Bite wound

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Originally Posted by lucky08

. . .and again everyone is so judgemental. I'm sorry, but I'd rather feed my snakes f/t or pre-killed and have NO chance of them getting hurt. And for all of you who feed live prey, Way To Go!

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You do realize that if you improperly prepare f/t you can kill your snake right? Plus some snakes will ONLY eat live, so do you just starve them? Just some food for thought. No matter how you feed, you need to be responsible. :rolleyes:

I used to feed my male ball live about 2 and a half years ago he got nipped on a tail..luckily it wasnt a bad bite and some neosporin did the trick but feeding live really isent a good idea if your snake with take pre killed or f/t its much safer for the snake and should be considerd by anyone who wants their snake "bite free"

After reading some of the previous posts im in no way saying that feeding live is "wrong" ive just seen enough bad bites and snakes that leave ugly scars all because the snake dident grab it right or missed if you wanna feed live then do it but be ready to take action if the rat gets the upperhand

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Originally Posted by Diceman

I used to feed my male ball live about 2 and a half years ago he got nipped on a tail..luckily it wasnt a bad bite and some neosporin did the trick but feeding live really isent a good idea if your snake with take pre killed or f/t its much safer for the snake and should be considerd by anyone who wants their snake "bite free"

After reading some of the previous posts im in no way saying that feeding live is "wrong" ive just seen enough bad bites and snakes that leave ugly scars all because the snake dident grab it right or missed if you wanna feed live then do it but be ready to take action if the rat gets the upperhand

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Sorry to say it, but if you're feeding live and your snakes getting bit, you're doing it wrong.

I feed live every week and I've never had a snake get bit. ;)

-adam

listen in my opinion feeding live is fine i do it myself.
but pk or ft definatly sounds like less of a hassell(?) in terms of watching the feed not that anyone is better or worse

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

Sorry to say it, but if you're feeding live and your snakes getting bit, you're doing it wrong.

I feed live every week and I've never had a snake get bit. ;)

-adam

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Far be it from me to disagree with my favorite member of this site (Adam, that would be YOU) but I saw my friend's BP get tagged by a mouse and he did not do anything wrong. The snake simply hammered the mouse on the hiny and the mouse bent himself around and bit the side of the BP's neck. There was nothing wrong with how he fed the snake, it was just a bad hit by the snake. What can ya do about that!!??

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Originally Posted by Eddie_Z

Far be it from me to disagree with my favorite member of this site (Adam, that would be YOU) but I saw my friend's BP get tagged by a mouse and he did not do anything wrong. The snake simply hammered the mouse on the hiny and the mouse bent himself around and bit the side of the BP's neck. There was nothing wrong with how he fed the snake, it was just a bad hit by the snake. What can ya do about that!!??

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Disagreements are all good. I don't take anything personal except someone elses hands on either my balls or my beer. :D

Was the snake fed in the cage? Hides in tact? Given at least 15 - 30 minutes with the mouse in the room prior to being offered? Was the mouse dropped in the cage gently on the opposite side from the snake? Were there people in the room watching to make the snake a little less secure? Was there a change in the usualy feeding routine?

Snakes are very very very good at hitting, killing, and eating live prey ... if there was an injury, there was probably a reason for it. Something made the snake hit the mouse at the wrong "spot". ;)

-adam

You gotta go ahead and allow for the occaisional oddball....I feed live, none of mine ever get bit, and I feel live feeding is the way to go with ball pythons all things considered- BUT, I do have a female that is a complete tard and always grabs the butt end of her rats. She's gotten a few nips here and there, but none that left any damage worth treating and all the nips do is cause her to throw another coil around and do her thing.

You just gotta get to know your snakes and do what works for you and them, whether it be live, pre-killed, f/t, alien-abducted, whatever....

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Originally Posted by tigerlily

You do realize that if you improperly prepare f/t you can kill your snake right? Plus some snakes will ONLY eat live, so do you just starve them? Just some food for thought. No matter how you feed, you need to be responsible. :rolleyes:

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ok im going to sound stupid here but how would you improperly prepare them? i just want to know so i dont do it.

There's been some cases where people have failed to completely thaw the rodent, and a snake eating a mouse or rat in which their inner skull may still be frozen causes MAJOR digestive issues and possibly even death.

Also, Rodentpro says that essential vitamins begin to break down after about 6 months. If you buy them in bulk and have frozen rats over 6 months old, chances are they aren't getting a whole lot out of them except a bunch of empty calories.

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Originally Posted by snakebitten69

ok im going to sound stupid here but how would you improperly prepare them? i just want to know so i dont do it.

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F/T rodents that are not 100% completely thawed, thawed and then left to sit out too long afterwards, or thawed in a microwave can actually cause big problems for your snake.

-adam