Re: Dealing with getting but for the first time
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Originally Posted by
hpark14
thank you I will start doing this and also I'm sorry I'm using my phone for all this so my grammar is off since I had to type so much I couldn't make sure everything was correct and the bold too I didn't know it was on till you said something :b thank you tho I just worry with his substrate if I feed him in the cage I don't want him getting all sick
It's ok, no worries at all! Just try to use that punctuation. Not everyone has perfect grammar and that is fine. But a few periods will help us understand you better. I don't know what kind of phone you have, but there is an app called Tapatalk that is designed for forum use and a lot of our members use it. Perhaps that would make things easier for you? Just a thought. ;)
And don't worry about the substrate. Snakes don't eat off a plate in the wild. A bit of substrate really won't hurt them and most them don't swallow it anyhow, they'll spit it out. What kind of substrate do you use? If you really are worried about it, lay a sheet of newspaper down in your snake's enclosure first and feed on that. You can remove it later or even the next day once the snake is no longer in feeding mode.
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Originally Posted by
Diamond Serpents
Well you see, dealing with getting but the first time can be complicated for most. Make sure you love each other... oooo bit
On a serious matter ( Thank you for the laugh) .... Like others have said feed in the same enclosure. Evenstar makes a great point there is no way you want to do this when he is full grown at 8 foot. It just stresses him out on top of everything to.
It is also just a bad habit to get into generally because if you want to move on to giant snakes like burms or retics. Good luck with feeding in a separate enclosure with those.... you should just attempt to do it out side the ER because your going to get a nasty bite.
I know you are concerned about your snake and the substrate, but a bite from an 8 foot boa is no joke. I have a 6 foot juvenile Argentine that there is NO WAY I would attempt to move. I've been bitten by several of my animals, including my 5 1/2 foot GTP and my adult male Leachie gecko (they have BIG teeth) and I am not afraid of being bitten. But Holy Hannah, there is no way I'd attempt to move my male Argentine. That is just asking for trouble. :D
