Hampsters as food?

[Ironhead]

The pet store sold my nephew 3 FEMALE (haha) hamsters awhile back. Well needless to say, one was not a female. Now they have 14 little ones, each of the female hamsters are on thier second litter.

Question is, has anyone ever fed a BP a hamster? Do you think a BP would eat a hamster? Would a hamster be nutritious enough?

I dont even know if I could the cute little things.

If any one knows or has anything to add, please let me know. I dont want any of them as pets, so if I take some they will be for food for my smaller BP.

[mlededee]

aaw, hamsters are sooo cute though! out of control if they start breeding, but still cute. but then some people think rats are cute too.

[elevatethis]

Lots of fur and fat. Ball pythons are finicky eaters as it is, I personally wouldn't risk messing with their food intake even if the snake decided to take it.

[Jeanne]

I have a friend who fed a few of my sisters mean hammies to his bp, went down just fine, no issues, but his bp is a garbage disposal. So, in short, if your bp will eat them, why not feed them off. (Mind you, this comes from a person who has a pet hammie)

[led4urhead]

If he'll eat it .. go for it. I might be concerned that they would only want hampsters again, but you've said in the past that Cheetah is a garbage disposal.

[Ginevive]

I fed Goblin, my adult male Bp, a hamster once. The local pet store had a nasty male hammy that was biting every kid who picked him up, and they gave the hamster to me for free when I bought a few rats. I whacked it just like I'd whack a rat, since I did not want it biting my snake. I tossed it in, and Gob ate it just like he'd eat anything. I would not feed them too often though, cuz hamsters seem to be more fatty.