Snakes that eat all year round
I only have two pet reptiles which are a pair of young bull snakes. Since they seemed to have slowed down with their eating habits lately I was wondering if anyone knew of any snakes species that make good pets that eat all year around. I have been wasting a lot of mice lately and I want another pet snake anyways but would prefer one that might be a good mouse dumpster for my bull snakes that seemed to have slowed down a lot lately. I had a red-tail boa as a kid and am considering that as an option because she never slowed down in regards to eating but I would prefer something that doesn't get a heck of a lot larger than a bull snake for the time being. Plus I want an excuse to get another snake since my fiancee keeps nagging me saying how "we have enough pets already" and I just would prefer a snake that tends to eat most of the year. Sorry if this is a little confusing because I may have had a few drinks before I posted this
Re: Snakes that eat all year round
I think the common boa would be a perfect choice if I wanted a snake simply for rat disposal purposes. The red-tail I had when I was a young lad had some temper issues that may have turned me off to them a tad. I just don't like them as much as I used to. As for corn snakes they have some cool looking morphs but I just prefer my snakes to be on the larger scale. I picked bull snakes for the time being because they just look evil as heck and they get pretty big but not too big and I just like them a lot. Like you said Deborah I don't want to get a snake just because it eats all the time. I was just considering adding a snake to my collection and would prefer to get one that would eat leftovers so I didn't waste money on unwanted mice. I don't think I am going to go out and buy a snake tomorrow or anything unless I can find a giant hognose somewhere.
Eating types of foods for Bull/Gopher
Is there any other type of food they eat. I am been trying F/T Mice on a Gopher/bull since I it was turn over to me. Still have not been able to get it to eat. Done everything I know. Left over night F/T, cover tank, tried live. Got tank in all the right zones. Has not had a meal for 3 weeks+, still very active, weight still good, nice likes to be handle. I big tank, he is about 5ft.
I even tried a smaller mouse F/T not go.
Is there anything else he would eat that I do not know about?????
Any help Please, We are doing the very best we can, we don't want to lose he. I have check is poop and his mouth nothing.
Terrance