BP food variety.

[BallsUnlimited]

Alright, a few of you may have seen me ask these same types of questions in the redtail boa area, but it's gotten me thinking too much. I'm just too curious.

1. What variety of food have you fed your ball pythons? (rabbits, mice, asf, rats, gerbils, guinea pigs, hamsters, birds/chicks, prarie dogs, squirrels, chipmunks, etc....)
mice,rats,gerbils,hamsters have had some picky eaters over the years but generally after a few feedings or mice,gerbils,hamsters i could get them back on rats.
2. Has anybody tried feeding their BPs birds/chicks? If so, what type/size?
no. they do just fine on rodents
3. If a BP would eat birds/chicks, would they be sufficient to keep the snake growing and healthy?
cant give you an accurate answer bc one ive never done this and two i dont know of anyone else that has.
4. What are the risks of feeding wild prey? (wild caught rodents)
parasites
5. If there are real risks of feeding wild prey, how likely are the risks to happen?
it could happen on the first feeding.
Sorry, I'm full of questions, and I know there may be a lot of speculation in the answers, along with a lot of pure opinion. I don't really expect that many people have actual data on these things, but again, I'm curious. Curious both to what you all think, and what data you all might have.