Uh-oh... Question about subsrate again.

[Zach]

i just fed 1 of my snakes in there cages like i usually do. But this time i fed him on the eco earth coco fiber substrate. some of the stuff got on the mouse wen he was eating it. Will he get impacted/sick? or is it fine?

im just asking b4 i go on feeding my other 2 snakes just in case.

[dr del]

Hi,

It should be fine I think.


dr del

[RichsBallPythons]

Nope hes fine. They digest bone like nothing, so dont worry about it

[Zach]

idk if it was on purpose or not but the mouse my bp ninja was eating had substrate all over it, and he dragged into the waterbowl and now theres no substrate on it and hes eating it now.

[fire-eyes]

Yeah no worries. If this still bothers you, consider feeding outside of its home in a different enclosure. I have two dishpans, i put paper towel in there, heat up the rat so there is some smell, bring the BP near it until it notices, and then put the BP into one of the dishpans.

I then put the other (inverted) on top and bungee-cord it shut (weak cords). When the rat is ready, show time.

Of course there are other ways of doing this, just talking about feeding outside of their home can start a fight.

[Foschi Exotic Serpents]

A little bedding wont hurt. You can also lay a big page of newspaper in the tank to put the rodent on at feeding time. As long as the snake doesnt drag it to the other side it wont ingest any bedding. I personally never had a problem with that bedding but the one that is cut very small like confetti was an issue for me. Its so tiny and clumps with the slightest moisture. I used it for a few weeks and stopped since the snake ingested so much of it when they ate. I mean mouth fulls. But with other beddings a little piece or 2 wont hurt. The eco earth is so much like dirt it shouldnt cause impaction issues.