I heard it was ok to feed raw chicken to a snake...the snake is a 8 foot albino burmese python.?

Question

I heard it was ok to feed raw chicken to a snake...the snake is a 8 foot albino burmese python.?

Answer 1

It's never a good idea to feed raw chicken to anything. You may have heard turkey, because some lizards can eat raw turkey. [Not snakes though...] But not raw chicken by any means. Raw chicken can carry salmonella and it's just not worth the risk.

Not to mention, the nutritional value from raw chicken for a burmese python is slim to none. Rats/rabbits are best for him, the snake gets nutrients from the skin, fur, teeth... everything. Raw chicken is just a bad idea in general. Stick to rats or rabbits for the big guy, he'll appreciate it.

Answer 2

Have seen it done.  You will need to scent the meat with rabbit or rat fur.  It is a pain in the butt and really only serves the purpose of attempting to increase snake's growth.  Messy, pain, not really cheap either.  I would not recommend it.

Answer 3

Yeah I used to use live chicks,,,it don`t hurt.

Answer 4

I wouldn't give it a raw piece of chicken breast. I highly doubt a snake would eat raw meat. Snakes may eat carion, but not chunks of meat.  You could give it a baby chick or as it gets older, a adult chicken.