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Feeding Live Birds to Ball Pythons

Feeding Live Birds To Snakes

  • Yes

    Votes: 4 8.2%

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    Votes: 42 85.7%

  • Do it and let me know how it turns out.

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My ball python is commin around to ist 1st birthday. I want to feed it a live parakeet. Is this a ok or HORRIBLE idea? I know they eat birds in the wild, and ive heard people talk about feeding them, but I have never done it. I know snakes could care less about thier b-days, it is more for my sadistic pleasure. Any thoughts???
Her hatch date is March 17 (St. Patricks Day), so whatever my pole says on that day is whats gonna happen.
Hopefully ill b drinkin a green beer, watchin my snake strangle the life out of some helpless lil yellow parakeet.
 
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That's a dumb idea imo. You'd feel kinda stup!d if the parakeet killed your ball. + other factors in it such as if the birds clean etc.
 
I know a lady whose ball python would only eat live chicks when it got old. It did quite well with them and she said it wasn't any different to see than it eating a f/t rat. Quick and clean.

That said, parakeets are kind of expensive for snake food and I don't think there is much nutrition from that type of bird. Not much meat at all.

If the parakeet is bothering you, give it away to some kid. (I can't stand those things...parakeets, not kids.)
 
I guess you get pretty bored down there in Missouri. :rolleyes:
I would not feed my snake a bird, ever.
 
Kiote_9 said:
I know a lady whose ball python would only eat live chicks when it got old. It did quite well with them and she said it wasn't any different to see than it eating a f/t rat. Quick and clean.

That said, parakeets are kind of expensive for snake food and I don't think there is much nutrition from that type of bird. Not much meat at all.

If the parakeet is bothering you, give it away to some kid. (I can't stand those things...parakeets, not kids.)
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i dont have a parakeet, i guy i know is gettin rid of them for $15 a pop. so i just figured it might be ok to feed it 2 a snake. (besides i think i could get into a lil trouble if i was feedin my snake children lol)
 
dragonvirus9@yahoo.com said:
i dont have a parakeet, i guy i know is gettin rid of them for $15 a pop. so i just figured it might be ok to feed it 2 a snake. (besides i think i could get into a lil trouble if i was feedin my snake children lol)
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Actually, I read it as feeding the parakeet to the children. (Children taste HORRIBLE! All those energy drinks and all that salt and sugar! My snakes don't even want to nip my kids! LOL)

But yeah, if you fed it a bird and it didn't want rodents anymore...what would you do?
 
Kiote_9 said:
Actually, I read it as feeding the parakeet to the children. (Children taste HORRIBLE! All those energy drinks and all that salt and sugar! My snakes don't even want to nip my kids! LOL)

But yeah, if you fed it a bird and it didn't want rodents anymore...what would you do?
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i had thought of that 2. thats y i posted this thread, for others thoughts. i had read some stuff about people havin issues with there balls eating mice/rats. so they tried gerbils. In doing so the snake would have nothing to do with mice/rats. it would only eat gerbils. So i guess if that happend, id have 2 feed it baby chicks.
 
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Yep, you'd most likely have to find parakeets to feed to it, every week (or every how often you feed), if it got imprinted with them. And what happens if you no longer have a steady supply of parakeets? Or what if you start to run low on cash and can't afford the parakeets every week? Or, what happens if you can't keep the snake any longer and need to sell it? You won't find many people willing to pay much for a snake that's imprinted on parakeets. You'll be lucky to find a TRUE rescue that's willing to take it on. So you might have many issues getting rid of the animal should to need arise for you to get rid of it.
 
I don't think the BP would even recognize it as food....

And to satisfy your own sadistic pleasure? Find a different hobby..

Regardless, I don't think it's the best idea in the world.
 
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I don't think the BP would even recognize it as food....
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Oh I think it would eat a bird no problem, but that is not the point. (and no I would never do it)

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Bumping your own thread? Need attention much?
But I am going to go now, I somehow missed the don't feed the trolls sign on the way in. :shrug01:
 
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