Re: When do you remove your snake from the seperate feeding container?
Maybe I'm missing something but how can you have to much decor for the snake to feed. Just toss the carcass in and come back a few hours later. It will be gone. As long as the snake can get to wherever the body lies you should be good to go. Unless your snake just doesn't want to eat. In that case drag it around with the tongs for a minute or so and see if it catches her eye.
Re: When do you remove your snake from the seperate feeding container?
I have around 50 ball pythons and I feed in the same tub as they are house. I have a few that when I slide the tub forward from the rack, they come out about 18 inches mouth wide open head going side to side. I wish all my females had this feeding response. The few that does this, I just hook and grab with the other hand.My female that does it the worse, handles the best out of all my snakes. once they know it's not feeding time they are fine.
If you want to feed in a different tub, give the snake a little time after it swallows. this allows the food to reach the stomach and less chance of a regurg.
Re: When do you remove your snake from the seperate feeding container?
I feed outside because of the substrate. If they were on newspaper or something like that, then I'd just feed in the tank.
I do frozen/thawed and I'll tell you what, they know when it's feeding time when I move them into the feeding tub. Eve will rest her head on the side and when she gets a glimpse of the rat she'll start inching up waiting for me to present it to her.
When they start cruising the feeding tub I move them back. I find it easier to tell when I'm not feeding them enough either. When I go to get them out of the tub, they will sometimes get really curious about my hand. Walle has been doing that every feeding so this past feeding I gave him two mice. He took both just fine and when I got him out he was ignoring my hands.
I do know that this could all be in my head, too.
Re: When do you remove your snake from the seperate feeding container?
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Maybe I'm missing something but how can you have to much decor for the snake to feed. Just toss the carcass in and come back a few hours later. It will be gone. As long as the snake can get to wherever the body lies you should be good to go. Unless your snake just doesn't want to eat. In that case drag it around with the tongs for a minute or so and see if it catches her eye.
I feed live and have heard it isn't wise to leave it in there unattended.
Re: When do you remove your snake from the seperate feeding container?
I feed outside of the tub. I don't believe in feeding inside the enclosure even though there is plenty of room and there are no substrate problems.
I move the snake by hand into the feeding tub (no other contact on feeding day). I twirl the mouse around for a bit to get him dizzy and drop him in.
Wait until the snake is done pushing the mouse through it's stomach before moving it.
I don't pick my snake back up. I grab the whole feeding tub and gently place him back in.
No contact for another 24 hours after that. Simple.
Re: When do you remove your snake from the seperate feeding container?
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EvesFriend
I feed live and have heard it isn't wise to leave it in there unattended.
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bsd13
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Re: When do you remove your snake from the seperate feeding container?
Re: When do you remove your snake from the seperate feeding container?
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That's what I'm going to start doing but I can't lie, I find it very amusing watching her eat. It's obvious I am a new, first time snake owner but let me enjoy it. :)
Enjoy it, but not at the expense of the snakes specific eating routine. Over feeding could hurt the snake. Keep in mind, they can go over a year without food. They dont need to eat 3 meals a day like we do :D
