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  • Malum Argenteum's Avatar
    Today, 01:08 PM
    Interesting connection, and I'll bet I don't want to know anything more about the situations you've seen. I'll bet it was terrible. I'm not sure...
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  • Bogertophis's Avatar
    Today, 11:16 AM
    Many snake-keepers feel it's more natural & likely more healthy* to vary the diet of captive snakes, since that's certainly what happens in the wild....
    9 replies | 496 view(s)
  • mistergreen's Avatar
    Today, 09:05 AM
    It is an interesting topic. Since it came up, I can say that in my journey of life, I have been around humans who know starvation. They reached a...
    9 replies | 496 view(s)
  • Homebody's Avatar
    Yesterday, 11:19 AM
    Homebody replied to a thread Snakes and Stones in BP Pictures
    Aw! I feel for the little one. I hope it pulls through.
    957 replies | 3165181 view(s)
  • Lord Sorril's Avatar
    Yesterday, 10:14 AM
    Lord Sorril replied to a thread Snakes and Stones in BP Pictures
    Hahaha yeah. After 30 minutes of short wave light my eyes feel like they were sandpapered. I'm not going to use that light on my pythons unless I...
    957 replies | 3165181 view(s)
  • Bogertophis's Avatar
    Yesterday, 08:50 AM
    Well, I once watched a video (I'm pretty sure I also shared it?) of a cobra in the wild that came upon a dead bovine & tried to eat it! :O Talk...
    9 replies | 496 view(s)
  • Homebody's Avatar
    Yesterday, 06:28 AM
    And how hungry is the snake. I would think arboreal and fossorial snakes are less likely to encounter carrion in the wild, and so they are less...
    9 replies | 496 view(s)
  • Armiyana's Avatar
    Yesterday, 12:43 AM
    Yeah, Kingsnakes are garbage disposals. lol I've also seen some garter snakes eat some nasty dead fish before. I'm not surprised by it....
    9 replies | 496 view(s)
  • dakski's Avatar
    09-23-2024, 06:14 PM
    Yafe with a friend of mine. He's a big hit because of his size, dexterity, demeanor, and colors.
    564 replies | 314825 view(s)
  • dakski's Avatar
    09-23-2024, 06:12 PM
    Behira with a buddy of mine.
    918 replies | 415941 view(s)
  • Bogertophis's Avatar
    09-22-2024, 10:20 PM
    Bogertophis replied to a thread Snakes and Stones in BP Pictures
    Wow, that's AMAZING! SO beautiful...we'll let it go "this time" (that you omitted snakes). :D
    957 replies | 3165181 view(s)
  • Lord Sorril's Avatar
    09-22-2024, 10:07 PM
    Lord Sorril replied to a thread Snakes and Stones in BP Pictures
    Got my hands on a short wave UV light (365nm) off of Amazon. I wanted to take some Snakes and Stones photos, but, the light is irritating to the...
    957 replies | 3165181 view(s)
  • Malum Argenteum's Avatar
    09-21-2024, 10:04 AM
    I have not, but I don't have any snakes that are fussy specifically about prey temps. For a BP with any size to it, I would (and I do)...
    19 replies | 5979 view(s)
  • bcr229's Avatar
    09-21-2024, 09:05 AM
    bcr229 replied to a thread Snakes eat carrion? in General Feeders
    IIRC garter snakes will eat carrion. I'm not surprised that a king or rat snake would as they're garbage disposals. In the case with the glue...
    9 replies | 496 view(s)
  • Malum Argenteum's Avatar
    09-21-2024, 08:56 AM
    Interesting video -- thanks for the link. Personally, I would have suspected that the snake simply got stuck in the trap without the mice playing a...
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  • Homebody's Avatar
    09-21-2024, 07:00 AM
    In the Complete Children's Python, the authors describe instances of Children's, Pygmy and Stimson's pythons feeding on roadkill. The most...
    9 replies | 496 view(s)
  • Zincubus's Avatar
    09-21-2024, 04:21 AM
    Zincubus replied to a thread BP wants more rats in General BP's
    Thats how I thaw out the frozen rodents .. Have you tried the hairdryer method for actually feeding , incidentally ?? Sent from my iPhone...
    19 replies | 5979 view(s)
  • Gobuchul's Avatar
    09-20-2024, 11:27 PM
    Gobuchul replied to a thread BP wants more rats in General BP's
    Interesting. I hate to abandon coconut fiber when I have quite a large supply on hand, but if others concur it's risky I'll switch. I'll start...
    19 replies | 5979 view(s)
  • Malum Argenteum's Avatar
    09-20-2024, 08:27 PM
    Some discussions of feeding snakes (usually, discussions specifically about thawing feeders) either explicitly claim or implicitly imply that snakes...
    9 replies | 496 view(s)
  • Malum Argenteum's Avatar
    09-20-2024, 07:10 PM
    I would very strongly recommend against coco fiber. The fact that it is small bits seems, anecdotally, not to matter regarding a blockage risk. ...
    19 replies | 5979 view(s)
  • Gobuchul's Avatar
    09-20-2024, 07:02 PM
    Gobuchul replied to a thread BP wants more rats in General BP's
    Yeah, it's fine stuff, no chips. I suppose it wouldn't be hard for me to start putting the rats in ziplock bags for thawing, I just didn't want to...
    19 replies | 5979 view(s)
  • Armiyana's Avatar
    09-20-2024, 06:52 PM
    Armiyana replied to a thread BP wants more rats in General BP's
    Just to clarify on the coco fiber, you mean fine like the dirt? That's usually not too big of a worry since it is such small bits. Still nice to try...
    19 replies | 5979 view(s)
  • Armiyana's Avatar
    09-20-2024, 06:45 PM
    Armiyana replied to a thread Bogertophis Steps Down in Site Info
    This month has been a wild rollercoaster for me iRL so I missed this post. Thank you for all the work you put in Bogertophis! Now you get to kick...
    11 replies | 1532 view(s)
  • Gobuchul's Avatar
    09-20-2024, 06:38 PM
    Gobuchul replied to a thread BP wants more rats in General BP's
    Coconut fiber, rat is wet. Definitely a fair bit of it sticks to the rat. I hadn't been drying the rat because it was easier and neater not to do so,...
    19 replies | 5979 view(s)
  • Malum Argenteum's Avatar
    09-20-2024, 06:13 PM
    What is the substrate? Is the rat wet? Making sure those two issues are not a problem would probably minimize the substrate ingestion risk.
    19 replies | 5979 view(s)
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