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    My father had rabbits accidentally breed and the mother rejected the litter so he ended up giving me the litter as feeders. My mojave, jungle corn, and boa took to them with no hesitation, my other ball python and pure corns had no interest in them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by satomi325 View Post
    If the OP feeds a rabbit of the appropriate size (newborn rabbit), then it should be hairless(or nearly hairless) like rat pinks.
    That's pretty cool! I always picture the tiny, cute, extremely fuzzy things when I think of baby rabbits.

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    5 of my girls took G.Pigs the other day! I was so excited especially because i have an unlimited supply for $2 each.


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    If it was me. I would feed rabbits if I bred them. The only thing I would suggest is every once in a while feed a rat to keep them interested in them. I wouldn't want to make her dependent on just rabbits in case you every sell her or trade her to someone that doesnt have a supply of rabbits.
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    Re: Is baby rabbits ok?

    Quote Originally Posted by Rat160 View Post
    I was thinking about using guinee (sp) pigs. My girls that are like 3000-3500 make a large rat seem like a snack.
    Go colossal

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    Re: Is baby rabbits ok?

    From my understanding, generally speaking rabbits are a leaner meat than rats. Now I’m not sure about comparisons of younger ones. I’d expect a weaned rat to be leaner in fat than a large adult rat. I will say that I had a Ball that would only eat gerbils which was a real pain in the butt so my experience is they can can get stuck on one particular food type. Guinea pigs are really big as a food staple in South America so I’m guessing they have a good nutritional value but rabbits would still be better.

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    Re: Is baby rabbits ok?

    Quote Originally Posted by Kingbuda313 View Post
    Go colossal
    Way to go on bumping a 6 year thread by suggesting something way overkilled and detrimental to this species and it's metabolism, even a female in the 4000 grams range does not need anything bigger than 150 grams rat once a week.

    The goal is not to overfeed them, making them fat sluggish and prone to fatty liver issue or reproductive issues.

    I would recommend you to refer to our feeding chart for proper healthy feeding.
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