Does Feeding Day Ever Get Old?

I love feeding f/t but I cringe when I have to feed live rats to the two problem snakes.

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Originally Posted by akaangela

wow 200?? That must take all day? do you feed live or f/t (mind if I ask?) I love watching mine but I only have 12 bp. I enjoy knowing they are eating and growing and being healthy.

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Some eat F/T most eat live..

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Originally Posted by loonunit

AT LEAST I've never had anybody kill a live mouse and then get bored with it and refuse to eat it, and after I've made a special trip out to Mesa to buy it, too. I have a friend who feeds about 50/50 frozen vs. live, and this happens to her all the time.

(I've actually noticed the babies are my best eaters. My 1 year-olds eat like clockwork, and then sit around hoping the big mamas won't eat so they can have third and fourth helpings. Doesn't help if I'm left with a rat that's bigger than they are, but they're handy little mouse garbage disposals.)

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yeah im about 50/50 on f/t vs live and it sucks when the ones that eat live are being picky.. like the ones i was describing above lol and i just tried again but its still a no go so there goes 3 hours of my night. and at least one in the morning.. if that doesnt work the mice are getting thrown into the big girls

i've only got 2 snakes, but each feed is fun to watch - every time..

I have 12 BPs and 11 other snakes. Feeding day takes about 3 hours total for me and I love it.
Not a chore for me at all :)

Most of the time it feels like a chore, though I do still love watching em snatch and grab!

Yes... It takes me a good 3-4 hours to feed, check, move and adjust rodents and feeding flow.

But when an animal eats, its always a relief and a pleasure.

Not for me but i only have 3 so far. and today is feeding day!!!

Feeding day isn't very exciting for me any more. I feed f/t and most of mine are pretty quick to grab them. Feeding day was never very exciting for me anyways though. My normal used to eat live mice and I'd hate to watch the mouse die. I love my snakes, but I get more joy out of holding them than I do feeding them.

I only have two snakes but it can be a pain because my male normal only takes live and my new little girl eats f/t. I go to bed very early in the evening and I usually have to wake up around 10 p.m. to feed my snakes. So once it is all said and done, I am very tired and just want to go back to bed, lol. In case you are wondering why I go to bed so early, my bofyriend works third shift and our sleeping schedules are totally different.