Balls Eating Rabbits???

[satomi325]

It doesn't have to be a baby rabbit there are types of large adult rabbits that ball pythons can take, not every rabbit is huge. People just get too fixated on rats as food for Bps, when that's just what most (not everyone) people offer in captivity. If more people started cost effectively mass breeding other animals as feeders like they do rats, I'm sure that would change.

But the thing is most food grade rabbits are huge. And a small food grade adult rabbit is still rather big for a ball.... Most smaller breeds are for show or pet grade. I'm not saying that you can't buy a smaller breed to feed a ball, just most small breed rabbits aren't worth buying as food because they're meant for show or as a pet. Their price tags are significantly higher than a rabbit meant for consumption.

My boyfriend just bought his ball and ferrets a few rabbits to try out for the first time. The kits still had their eyes closed and were about medium-large rat size. The rabbits were cheap. 4 kits for $4($ per pound). That's cheaper than medium rats. The guy specifically breeds meat rabbits.

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[bubblz]

Just because he said rabbit doesn't mean it was a large food grade rabbit. Rodent Pro has 200+ gram rabbits starting at $5, that's the same size as a large rat.

[RichsBallPythons]

If i could get all my females like i said to eat 100g baby rabbits, I would, their growth rate will be faster than on rats. But its time consuming, and rabbits are expensive to breed

[gardenfiend138]

A quick google search said that a person who recently had a litter of a relatively large breed of rabbits had an average neonate size of 3 ounces, or around 84 grams, so it's definitely possible.

[satomi325]

Just because he said rabbit doesn't mean it was a large food grade rabbit. Rodent Pro has 200+ gram rabbits starting at $5, that's the same size as a large rat.

Are they adult rabbits or kits?

I wasn't saying that it was a large food grade ADULT rabbit. And I wasn't saying snakes can't eat smaller breed rabbits. It's just not practical or worth buying smaller breeds because they are typically show/pet value. No one wants to pay $50-60 for a meal. Food animals are significantly cheaper. I can get baby food rabbits the size of a med-large rat for a dollar.
So all in all, its just cheaper and easier to buy a food grade rabbit kit to feed off than an adult small breed rabbit.......

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[Domepiece]

I have one very large female that I believe could take down a rabbit easily.

[che]

Theres a guy i buy rats and mice from who also breeds rabbits. And i once went in to pick up rats when he was attending to some new born rabbits. He offered them to me at twice the price of rats, so i was very keen. My only concern was that someone told me the snake may not take rats as easily there after. The baby rabbits are at the right size for BP's for such a short time that i didnt figure i would have a constant supply .

[bubblz]

Maybe small small small rabbits or rabbit kits.
Definitely not a food grade rabbit. Those are huge!

You brought up food grade rabbits, not all food grade rabbits are the same size. Just like not every chicken, turkey, pig or what ever is the same size as an adult, same species or not.

So I was at my local mom and pop petstore today and was talking to this guy there about his bps. Anyways eventually the conversation migrated towards talking about feeding. He said he had some bps that ate rabbits! I thought he was joking so i asked him if he was still talking about balls just to be sure... He said yea I have some females who are like 4 feet long that put down rabbits no problem. So my question is would this even be possible or was he yanking my chain? I mean even if a bp could eat a rabbit wouldnt it have to be bigger than 4feet? I would picture like a 6 foot 5,500 gram monster female maybe being able to do that...

The Ops question,.. would it be possible,.. yes it's possible, it happens and it doesn't have to be 6ft what what ever 1000 odd grams to do so. He didn't say exactly how big his females are or the size of the rabbits.

Like previously stated not all rabbits are huge, the same way not all 3 or 4 ft bps are only 1500 to 2000 grams.

[kitedemon]

Are they adult rabbits or kits?

I wasn't saying that it was a large food grade ADULT rabbit. And I wasn't saying snakes can't eat smaller breed rabbits. It's just not practical or worth buying smaller breeds because they are typically show/pet value. No one wants to pay $50-60 for a meal. Food animals are significantly cheaper. I can get baby food rabbits the size of a med-large rat for a dollar.
So all in all, its just cheaper and easier to buy a food grade rabbit kit to feed off than an adult small breed rabbit.......

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In my area feeder rabbits are 8$ and 300-800 gm my girl was taking 300-400 gm rabbits before I had her The large rats are 6$ but they are only 175 - 280 gm that would take two smaller ones that makes it quite reasonably priced.

[Amaya K]

lol the thing about rabbits-- it's just like saying "python" or "dog" or "cat"

It's a general animal term. When someone says "the size of a dog" it isn't very specific; they could be talking about a teacup poodle or a great Dane. Some rabbit breeds average a couple pounds as adults. Others average five or six. Some are usually over 10 pounds or better.

So it really depends on what type of rabbit or bunny you're talking about. Flemish Giants? Google images of it, it will make you laugh.They can get the size of border collies. Jersey Wooly's should average between 2-4lbs. Californians and New Zealands go around ten pounds. Mini Rex, Holland Lops, and Dutch all go around 3-5lbs.

So over all, depending on what breed and age of the rabbit you're talking about (remembering that a 2lb. adult is going to have some pretty tiny babies) you can definitely feed babies to medium sized snakes. I even had a couple baby rabbits that were too SMALL for my ball, and had to go to my corn (They died of natural causes-- first time mother didn't nest properly).