Ive been feeding him in the tub because if I feed him in his enclosure he will drop the mouse in the dirt/constirct it in the dirt and once it gets dirty he refuses to eat it/swallows substrate. I wish I could feed him in his tank because I know that's the preferred method but if I do he wastes mice and (more importantly) won't eat :/ feeding him in the tub doesn't make him go into feeding mode when I want to take him out and handle him so I have decided it's the best option
This is not the norm, but if it is what is working for you and the snake it is fine.
05-08-2017, 03:54 PM
Craiga 01453
Re: Is this normal???
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Originally Posted by spellbound04
Ive been feeding him in the tub because if I feed him in his enclosure he will drop the mouse in the dirt/constirct it in the dirt and once it gets dirty he refuses to eat it/swallows substrate. I wish I could feed him in his tank because I know that's the preferred method but if I do he wastes mice and (more importantly) won't eat :/ feeding him in the tub doesn't make him go into feeding mode when I want to take him out and handle him so I have decided it's the best option
Gotcha. I wouldn't want to disrupt what is working either. Like JodanOrNoDan said, if it's working for you and the snake it's fine. No need to reconsider since you've already tried feeding him in his enclosure.
Not trying to sway you away from what's working for you, just throwing it out there...Have you tried laying down a paper towel or paper plate or something in the enclosure for a feeding to avoid the substrate issue? I do that with my corn snakes because they tend to get some substrate if I don't. I know a little won't hurt the snake, but I figure why not avoid it if it's that simple to avoid?
Anyway, keep doing what's working for you and your snake :gj:
