Is baby rabbits ok?

[fishdip]

Can I feed baby rabbits to a ball-python? I all ready have rabbits I bread for meat so it not be a extra amount to feed them to the BP.

[Capray]

I don't think you want to waste perfectly good young food for your ball python..rats are cheaper. Also, the snake may become accostomed to eating only rabbit and refuse to eat anything else, whereas rats are available at pet stores and such..

[fishdip]

Its for the most part free as id have 10-15 every 40 days or so. More then I can ever eat and rules for meat sale are to strict to sell rabbit so I may as well put them to good use. Will a BP get all it needs out of eating a rabbit.

[Kodieh]

I know for a fact that they sell large rabbits for large pythons, so I can't see why not. I'm not sure of the nutritional value therein, such as the case for why rats are better than mice to feed. If you've got it already, and can't sell it, I don't see why not.


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[satomi325]

It's totally fine if you could get your snake to eat them.
Ball pythons grow like weeds when fed rabbit.
It's not common to feed rabbits, but I've heard of an individual or two who has gotten their larger females to take rabbit kits regularly.

I've tried feeding a live newborn (about large rat size) to my big female, but she didn't eat it. She just didn't associate it with prey. I even scented the rabbit later with rats and she still didn't eat.|

And for the record, rats and mice have almost identical nutritional values... Rats are only preferred due to their convenience of size. Feeding 1 rat vs multiple mice is easier.

[Scubaf250]

Sounds like a good alternative sense you already have them. The only problem I could see would be possibly too much more fur/bones/claws compared to a rat.

[satomi325]

Sounds like a good alternative sense you already have them. The only problem I could see would be possibly too much more fur/bones/claws compared to a rat.

If the OP feeds a rabbit of the appropriate size (newborn rabbit), then it should be hairless(or nearly hairless) like rat pinks.

[Kodieh]

I thought it was better to feed rats to begin with because the pinks are more nutritious?


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[fishdip]

I thought it was better to feed rats to begin with because the pinks are more nutritious?


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I can feed fresh born rabbits right out of mom.

[Rat160]

I was thinking about using guinee (sp) pigs. My girls that are like 3000-3500 make a large rat seem like a snack.