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alternative foods

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Question
hello. i have read online that their are "snake sausages" that are healthy enough for snakes to eat and i was curious if it would be ok for a boa or a python or even a corn snake to eat. please email me back at  

Answer
Colt,
  I am torn on this issue. On one hand, how can you make a better food source than nature provides? On the other Dr.Bill Haast used something similar to this that he made himself, but he had a PHd and knew what he was doing probably better than someone trying to sell the stuff. If it was me, I would stick to good ole rats, quail, chicks, and mice. Snakes are loved and expensive creatures, just like dogs. Why risk it?