Quote Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki
... if the hamster was large enough to have a thick full coat of hair and the ball python was on the small side, all of that hair could have caused an intestinal blockage that would have killed the animal within a couple of weeks ... I've seen it happen in the past.

Hope this helps.

-adam
Interesting.... That's the first time I've heard that one.
Adam, would you say that those "Rex" rats pose the risk of what you stated above? Ive seen a few people breeding these for feeders, and was considering adding one or two into my colony. After having read this, Im reconsidering, as Ive never heard of too much hair posing digestion problems before.

Thanks for that tidbit