First Feeding

So today is the day, my two new albino het.'s get to eat for the first time, in their new enclosures.

I wanted to ask what you guys think, I should do in terms of mice.

ATM they are eating live.

The Male (Nov 6) is eating a hopper.
Female (June 27th) is eating a big hopper / small adult.

I have quite a few plans tonight, so I was curious if it is safe to leave them in the cage, or if I should monitor, as it is the first time, and there is a possibility they will not eat.

I know alot of people are confident a live mouse wont chew their snake, but I dont know how these guys(Mice) are kept, how they are fed, and treated.

and of course, it is natural that a hungry mouse, will be hungry... ;)

Also,

should I shave the mice, cause hair will get stuck in the digestive tract and hurt them in the future........?

(Joking)

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Originally Posted by DarrinLowe

So today is the day, my two new albino het.'s get to eat for the first time, in their new enclosures.

I wanted to ask what you guys think, I should do in terms of mice.

ATM they are eating live.

The Male (Nov 6) is eating a hopper.
Female (June 27th) is eating a big hopper / small adult.

I have quite a few plans tonight, so I was curious if it is safe to leave them in the cage, or if I should monitor, as it is the first time, and there is a possibility they will not eat.

I know alot of people are confident a live mouse wont chew their snake, but I dont know how these guys(Mice) are kept, how they are fed, and treated.

and of course, it is natural that a hungry mouse, will be hungry... ;)

Also,

should I shave the mice, cause hair will get stuck in the digestive tract and hurt them in the future........?

(Joking)

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Don't do it...if you don't have the time, wait until you do. Please...

I've never heard of anyone shaving a mouse..

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Originally Posted by hops523

I've never heard of anyone shaving a mouse..

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I believe that was just a joke refering to another thread...:)

Wait until you have the time to monitor. Do not put the mice in there and leave.

How much time should I allocate?

It's not that I dont have it, I just have alot to do..

Pay tickets, work out, take the gf out for dinner, buy the feeders, get to my house across the city xD

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Originally Posted by sho220

I believe that was just a joke refering to another thread...:)

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Haha oh ok.

As far as how much time to set aside, it really depend on the snake. One of my BPs takes around 10 minutes to finish eating, if that long. Another I have has taken up to an hour to finish a meal.

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Originally Posted by DarrinLowe

How much time should I allocate?

It's not that I dont have it, I just have alot to do..

Pay tickets, work out, take the gf out for dinner, buy the feeders, get to my house across the city xD

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Usually only takes a minute to know if they're gonna eat or not...if they come out and strike/constrict ur good to go...if they don't show a whole lot of interest, pull the mice back out and try another time...

So the female ate, were not sure about the male, he doesnt like to move much and the mouse went into the hide on the otherside and fell asleep....

Just an update, as it is ridiculously difficult to post with tapatalk.

I was mad at the mouse for falling asleep in the cave xD so we took the cave out... Then decided ice crea would be a good idea, and paying my ticket. When we got back the mouse was gone!!!

Almost joined the tagged club cleaning up some poop, and trying to put his hide back in xD I guess he'll have to live with the humid one for a day or two. (thank god for observing the snake, and not the poop >.< )