Quote Originally Posted by silverbill View Post
I picked up a few day old chicks at the past expo since they were significantly cheaper than rats. They’re about the size of a weaned rat. I wasn’t sure if my ball pythons would eat them but thought it would be fun to try. Interestingly enough, both my smaller <500g balls took them right away but the adults >1000g were definitely not interested.

So what’s the verdict on chicks for ball pythons? Are they healthy as a meal? I’ve heard they’re quite nutritious but I’ll be sticking to mainly rats for now with the occasional chick as a treat.
All I know is I took a couple of Royals as a favour then he said they only eat day old chicks .. I fed them the ones he gave me but they looked so beautiful ..
Sounds gruesome but I snipped all their heads and legs off and then it was just like feeding little balls of fluff ... then switched them to rats soon after


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