Best way to feed a boa?

[Kevin Djuvfeldt]

hello i been keeping snake for about 4 months and i will allways try to improve to keep my snakes happy.
heres a video how i usualy feed my snakes and somtimes in a box whats the best way to feed em?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbhLX-MiUGY

[bcr229]

F/T feeder, feed in the enclosure, use long tongs so you don't get bit.

Also many snakes don't like the feeder to be over the head, they'll strike faster if you use the tongs to "zombie dance" the feeder on the ground up to them.

[Kevin Djuvfeldt]

F/T feeder, feed in the enclosure, use long tongs so you don't get bit.

Also many snakes don't like the feeder to be over the head, they'll strike faster if you use the tongs to "zombie dance" the feeder on the ground up to them.

Would it be okay for the snake if hes my arm while i feed him

[Zincubus]

Would it be okay for the snake if hes my arm while i feed him

Just rephrase that question please ..

[Zincubus]

For what it's worth I feed both mine in their vivs, I put card down so to minimise any ingestion of the substrate . My two Boas ( one adult , one youngster ) are both happy to DROP feed where you just leave the thawed mouse / rat on the card for them to get themselves ..

[Tigerhawk]

If you are asking can you hold your snake while you feed him. NO unless you like getting bit or worse. Plus it will really stress him out.

[Zincubus]

If you are asking can you hold your snake while you feed him. NO unless you like getting bit or worse. Plus it will really stress him out.

So very true , most snakes especially the ones with a good feeding response can get very unpredictable when there's food on offer ....

[Sauzo]

You can try and hold my retic in your arms while waving a rat around. Heck I'd almost pay to see that hahaha.

[Zincubus]

You can try and hold my retic in your arms while waving a rat around. Heck I'd almost pay to see that hahaha.

Same with my Burm , Retic and all the Kings

[Gio]

I would NOT recommend feeding the snake while holding it. HOWEVER,,,,, early on my coastal carpet would oddly, eat more comfortably when I had her in my hand. She would open her mouth and take a small fuzzy rat.

She was and still is a very, very bizarre eater. She was tiny back then, but now I only use tongs and feed from a distance.

Boas don't ever seem to run into feeding issues and are rather voracious eaters. Risking bite isn't worth it IMO.

Safe practices are most important in the end. 99% of all bites are human error.

The recommended, tried and true, practiced techniques are the best ones to follow.