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Should I be Feeding My BP with Goldfish AND Mice?
I used to have a friend who would have their Ball Python eat Rats, Fish (feeder Goldfish) and Frogs ocassionaly... My question is (since I am a new owner) should I be feeding my BP a mix of Mice and Fish? Or just mice? They are frozen mice btw.... Thanks everyone! 
Last edited by The Real Krafty; 05-02-2013 at 08:10 PM.
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Should I be Feeding My BP with Goldfish AND Mice?
Fed it fish and frogs? Pics or it didn't happen... 
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Re: Should I be Feeding My BP with Goldfish AND Mice?
well this was when it was juvenile and it was at least 10 years ago lol
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I have not once heard of feeding goldfish to a BP... I mean, I guess it couldn't HURT, but I'm pretty sure they need the quality of red meats to sustain, so maybe the goldfish were an occasional treat? I don't think I'd personally try it, with how picky BPs can be. If a snake likes the taste of a fish, it may not want to go back to rodents, which could pose a supplemental issue.
1.1 Ball Pythons
a) Calliope 0.1, Banana Ball, 2018/19 season, 600g
b) Geralt 1.0 Chocolate Sable Mojave pos. Trick ball, May 27th 2020
3.2 Cats (Fury, Leviathan, Walter, Chell, Amelie); 2.0 Dogs (Bjorn, Anubis); 2.1 Ferrets (Bran, Tormund, Arya); 0.1 Beardie (Nefertiti); 0.1 Slider Turtle (Species uncertain) (Papaya); 2.0 Hermit Crabs (Tamatoa, Sushi); 0.1 Conure (Mauii); Two Axolotyls (Quetzl and Unnamed); Two Tree Frogs (Pluto and Colossus); One Anole (Zeus); One Crestie (Noferatu); 3.0 Guinea Pigs (Paco, Poncho and Piccolo); 0.1 Pink Toe T (Azula)
Fish:
1.1 Oscar Cichlids (Rocky 1.0, hx2020, Red Fire, and Bubble 0.1, hx2019, Tiger), 1.1 Convict Cichlids (Hurley and Sloane), 0.1 Strawberry Peacock Cichlid (Comet), Two Plecos, Rubby the Rubbernose Pleco and Trinidad the common Pleco, 2.0 Upside Down Catfish (Poseidon, Neptune), One Red Parrot Cichlid (Firefly), 1.0 Betta Fish (Jenkins), 2.2 Cherry Barbs ("The Worst"), 1.0 Electric Blue Acara (Goldeneye)
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Should I be Feeding My BP with Goldfish AND Mice?
I'm willing to bet money that you couldn't even get a bp to eat a fish, voluntarily.
EDIT: skip or wes may have some randomn study from the 70s that proves me wrong, but i really doubt it here...
Last edited by Mike41793; 05-02-2013 at 08:20 PM.
1.0 normal bp
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Sometimes i just sit here and laugh at your comic genius Mike. Lol.
But yeah, rats will give your snake all the nutrients it needs, don't worry. With an occasional supplement if prescribed by a vet.
1.1 Ball Pythons
a) Calliope 0.1, Banana Ball, 2018/19 season, 600g
b) Geralt 1.0 Chocolate Sable Mojave pos. Trick ball, May 27th 2020
3.2 Cats (Fury, Leviathan, Walter, Chell, Amelie); 2.0 Dogs (Bjorn, Anubis); 2.1 Ferrets (Bran, Tormund, Arya); 0.1 Beardie (Nefertiti); 0.1 Slider Turtle (Species uncertain) (Papaya); 2.0 Hermit Crabs (Tamatoa, Sushi); 0.1 Conure (Mauii); Two Axolotyls (Quetzl and Unnamed); Two Tree Frogs (Pluto and Colossus); One Anole (Zeus); One Crestie (Noferatu); 3.0 Guinea Pigs (Paco, Poncho and Piccolo); 0.1 Pink Toe T (Azula)
Fish:
1.1 Oscar Cichlids (Rocky 1.0, hx2020, Red Fire, and Bubble 0.1, hx2019, Tiger), 1.1 Convict Cichlids (Hurley and Sloane), 0.1 Strawberry Peacock Cichlid (Comet), Two Plecos, Rubby the Rubbernose Pleco and Trinidad the common Pleco, 2.0 Upside Down Catfish (Poseidon, Neptune), One Red Parrot Cichlid (Firefly), 1.0 Betta Fish (Jenkins), 2.2 Cherry Barbs ("The Worst"), 1.0 Electric Blue Acara (Goldeneye)
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Should I be Feeding My BP with Goldfish AND Mice?
I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic lol. I was being 100% serious though. Ball pythons see their prey mainly by heat and smell. If it isn't hot like rat and doesn't smell like rat... Its probably not gunna go for it.
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Re: Should I be Feeding My BP with Goldfish AND Mice?
 Originally Posted by Mike41793
I'm willing to bet money that you couldn't even get a bp to eat a fish, voluntarily.
EDIT: skip or wes may have some randomn study from the 70s that proves me wrong, but i really doubt it here...
I can just picture a bp trying to constrict a slippery goldfish...would be pretty comical...
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Should I be Feeding My BP with Goldfish AND Mice?
Originally Posted by sho220
I can just picture a bp trying to constrict a slippery goldfish...would be pretty comical...
Well like 10years ago it was different though...
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The issue with BP (not talking of any other snakes) is that they have a natural tendency to be finicky eaters.
The chances of your BP eating something else than mice or rats is very slim and even if it does you want to avoid feeding something that is not readily available and accepted by your BP.
Feeding issues are the number one problem with BP, keep it simple.
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