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Would you feed a ribbon snake to a king snake?
So I have Oreo my king snake. I know they do eat other snakes in the wild. There is a breeder selling ribbon snakes for $5 each. Captive breed. Is it a good idea or just silly?
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Re: Would you feed a ribbon snake to a king snake?
Originally Posted by Skyrivers
So I have Oreo my king snake. I know they do eat other snakes in the wild. There is a breeder selling ribbon snakes for $5 each. Captive breed. Is it a good idea or just silly?
Please don't ... I have enough trouble coping with the idea of snakes being fed live mice and rats ..
Just feed yours rodents..
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Re: Would you feed a ribbon snake to a king snake?
Originally Posted by Zincubus
Please don't ... I have enough trouble coping with the idea of snakes being fed live mice and rats ..
Just feed yours rodents..
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LOL.... was just curious what others would do. Not sure I could either.
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Re: Would you feed a ribbon snake to a king snake?
Originally Posted by Zincubus
Please don't ... I have enough trouble coping with the idea of snakes being fed live mice and rats ..
Guess you don't want to know what I do with balls that need to be culled.......... I love my MBKs
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Re: Would you feed a ribbon snake to a king snake?
Originally Posted by PitOnTheProwl
Guess you don't want to know what I do with balls that need to be culled.......... I love my MBKs
I think there is a world of difference between what you do verses going out to purchase a fully functional animal to feed off, I think it's wonderful you don't just throw the babe in the trash but instead make use of a life form that never got to be
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Re: Would you feed a ribbon snake to a king snake?
Makes sense to me if you’re culling snakes and you’re trying not to waste them. But you can feed your king for cheaper than $5. I’m not seeing a benefit.
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Re: Would you feed a ribbon snake to a king snake?
Originally Posted by BPGator
Makes sense to me if you’re culling snakes and you’re trying not to waste them. But you can feed your king for cheaper than $5. I’m not seeing a benefit.
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^^^ agree 100% ^^^
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Re: Would you feed a ribbon snake to a king snake?
Originally Posted by BPGator
Makes sense to me if you’re culling snakes and you’re trying not to waste them. But you can feed your king for cheaper than $5. I’m not seeing a benefit.
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Very true.
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I like snakes, ANY snakes, better than mice, so you'd never find me doing that. I'm not saying I hate mice either, but they're plentiful & not all that smart.
As already mentioned, there's no reason a king snake has to eat other snakes, just because they can & do in the wild. Actually, you risk more parasites &
pathogens being shared with YOUR pet from feeding any other herps...so between paying more for the 'feeders' & then trying to clean up whatever your
king snake catches from them, no, I'm not seeing it...
I know that zoos feed ophiophagus serpents (like some fussy cobras) on other culled snakes & I accept that, but I'm still awfully glad that's not my job.
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Snakes in the $5-10 range usually end up as feeder snakes for eastern indigoes and cobras. I don't see the point for a king snake when a mouse is $1.25 though.
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