Anyone every seen a BP do this??!!

[NH93]

There's just too much for me to say about this.

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...ius)-Caresheet

That is a general care sheet from this forum. PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRELY.

[meghanbu30]

There's just too much for me to say about this.

http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...ius)-Caresheet

That is a general care sheet from this forum. PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRELY.

GENERAL is the key word.
yes their general diet is rodents, foul is a perfectly exceptable replacement for a picky eater.

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[meghanbu30]

Do you happen to breed quail or have someone with availability?

I would just hate to see the next post that your ball wont eat and we are thinking mice or rats instead of her being imprinted on a different source.

Yes we have someone with availability very close, he is a friend and pet shop owner whom we go to for rat pups, mice and now quail.
he has been breeding for quite some time so quail are always readily available

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[Zombree]

Speaking of the flying or winged variety of animals ;P My fiance wants to breed chickens and the end result will be mounds of adorable, cute, pecking chics.

I want to feed them to my snakes :l

Not all of my snakes. Just my boa constrictors when they are eventually large enough. It will be a pretty cheap food source since he'll be breeding tons of them. I know ball pythons can get pretty emotionally attatched (kidding) to their food, but are BCC and BCI's the same way? I know this is off base, but I saw the comment about a quail and I was like hm, maybe I should ask.
Thanks in advance!

[ReagansViolent]

Do you happen to breed quail or have someone with availability?

I would just hate to see the next post that your ball wont eat and we are thinking mice or rats instead of her being imprinted on a different source.

you bring up something that has always puzzled me. in the wild don't balls get a choice a variety? why do we have to scent take rats with mice? why doesn't instinct say "fooooooodddd".

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[Zombree]

you bring up something that has always puzzled me. in the wild don't balls get a choice a variety? why do we have to scent take rats with mice? why doesn't instinct say "fooooooodddd".

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I think rats are the healthiest, I think. Maybe balls are just born knowing to go for the good food as opposed to unhealthy or fattier alternatives? I am not sure.
If only humans could choose the salad over the guinea pig as well. The world we would live in xD

[meghanbu30]

Quail is actually higher in protein.

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[meghanbu30]

Speaking of the flying or winged variety of animals ;P My fiance wants to breed chickens and the end result will be mounds of adorable, cute, pecking chics.

I want to feed them to my snakes :l

Not all of my snakes. Just my boa constrictors when they are eventually large enough. It will be a pretty cheap food source since he'll be breeding tons of them. I know ball pythons can get pretty emotionally attatched (kidding) to their food, but are BCC and BCI's the same way? I know this is off base, but I saw the comment about a quail and I was like hm, maybe I should ask.
Thanks in advance!

yes they can eat chickens as well, just watch the size of the check to the girth of your snake.

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[Zombree]

Quail is actually higher in protein.

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I believe it. Honestly I wanted to feed my ball pythons all kinds of things before I was told about their picky nature. I thought to myself, baby rabbits are full of practically everything and have 2x the amount of a rat. But when I looked into it, there were little tiny, key components missing out on every animal I sought as a food source. Components they needed in their diet. Someone finally told me that yes, some animals are better in some aspects than rats, but when it comes down to it- rats are all they need. So risking getting them something optional would just get me into trouble. But if you say your animal was having a hard time eating and the quail got her craving, then awesome.
You are the parent so it's your discretion. And all the better if they are readily available.

Crap. Now I want to get some Quail egg shooters from a sushi bar. This whole thread has me craving.