Longest time you've left a refused feeder in cage before removing it
My bp is a pretty good eater, but sometimes is reticent, or sometimes completely refuses food that's offered.
I'll nonetheless leave f/t feeders in the tank with my snake that were refused initially, with varying success depending on the season.
This morning he ate a f/t rat after it sat around 10 hours in the tank (10:45 pm -> 9:30 a.m.) This is the longest time I've observed from offer to ingestion. I was literally walking to the tank to remove it when I noticed it gone.
What's the longest time you've observed a snake waiting to take a refused feeder left with it in the tank?
Re: Longest time you've left a refused feeder in cage before removing it
Sometimes I'll leave one overnite .. That's about the longest ... One of my females likes to wait awhile after she constricts it ...
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Re: Longest time you've left a refused feeder in cage before removing it
I feed a mixture of live, ft, and fk. For smaller snakes I give them live blind pups that I will allow to stay in the tubs for around 20-30 minutes depending on the snake(I have one new baby that will only eat in the dark and even then it takes 30 minutes). For ft and fk, if they don't strike while I am offering and act scared of it I, will leave it in the tub until i'm off to work the next morning which is typically around 10 hours as I feed at night.
**EXPERIENCE ALERT EXPERIENCE ALERT**
NEVER LEAVE A DEAD RAT ON THE HEATED SIDE OF THE TUB!! :rage:
Re: Longest time you've left a refused feeder in cage before removing it
I used to do this, but anymore if they don't take it when offered then it never leaves the tongs and it's on to the next snake. If they are going to eat, they will take it. A LOT of people forget that snakes are OPPORTUNISTIC FEEDERS!!! .... Missing a meal here and there is no big deal. Due to my OCD, I am very particular about how I feed and the method in which I offer the feeders to my snakes. (Example: the temps of the feeders when I offer them are between 98-105℉ ... I'm careful as to never bump or startle the snake with the feeder until it knows the feeder is present ... Scenting the room is a must for me (I warm my feeders from room temp to the temp desired all while in the snake room) .... After learning their body language you can tell usually within the first 10 seconds if they are going to going to take the feeder or not.
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ItsAllNew2Me!
**EXPERIENCE ALERT EXPERIENCE ALERT**
NEVER LEAVE A DEAD RAT ON THE HEATED SIDE OF THE TUB!! :rage:
:rofl::rofl::rofl: ..... ^^^ These are words of painfully experienced wisdom right here!! :rofl:
I had a regurge happen over the hot-spot once .... very very unpleasant the next morning !!
Re: Longest time you've left a refused feeder in cage before removing it
One of my BP's only eats if I show him the mouse, lay it down in his tub, and leave. I usually put it in there after 10pm and it's always gone when I check the next morning. I'm not sure if he eats it right away, or waits awhile. And I agree, never ever leave it over the hot spot. 😄