hand feeding?

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Originally Posted by xdeus

I'm the same way. I use 12" tweezers for anything less than 3 feet, and the 18" Hemostats for the big ones. Even with the tweezers, I get snakes that will try to move around the warmed rat because apparently my hand looks more inviting. I have to move my hand around and keep the rat in their face. Oh, and some of my girls have THE worst aim. I would never feed by hand. :colbert:

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Ditto on everything he said. I would hate to get hit by a large female, especially if the bite is a feeding response :grabbed: :sick:

So, me holding a mouse in my mouth, while blowing in the snakes face ISNT a good idea?! :O ;) Haha.

Not unless you enjoy picking teeth out of yer eyelids!

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Originally Posted by Ginevive

Not unless you enjoy picking teeth out of yer eyelids!

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Hey, that could be a new look for me. Plus, chicks dig scars. "Yeah, was feedin' my python, she ate my face before the mouse ... cool huh?!"

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Originally Posted by Vomitore

Hey, that could be a new look for me. Plus, chicks dig scars. "Yeah, was feedin' my python, she ate my face before the mouse ... cool huh?!"

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ROTFLMAO!

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Originally Posted by Vomitore

Hey, that could be a new look for me. Plus, chicks dig scars. "Yeah, was feedin' my python, she ate my face before the mouse ... cool huh?!"

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LMAO! Well unless you actually end up dating a snake luvin female who will then likely look at you and think "doofus!" and go back to her own collection shaking her head at you! :P

Gurgie, i used to do this with a rosy boa....will never, and i mean NEVER ever will hand feed a snake again. Rosies are one of the most "unbity" (is that a word?) snakes ever......well, when JR was younger, he mistook my pinkie for a mouse pinkie and wouldn't let go...even constricted my finger and evrything! i had to laugh at this, it was completely my fault. i bled all over the place, and had for a week on my finger what looked like a tiny shark bite witha bruise all around it.....from a rosy boa!!!!! Please do your snake and yourself a favor.....use tongs.

You're funny Miss SnakeLady. My Rosy will eat my flippin' lunch if I try to go handle him!

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Originally Posted by 4theSNAKElady

i bled all over the place, and had for a week on my finger what looked like a tiny shark bite witha bruise all around it.....from a rosy boa!!!!!

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We're gonna need a bigger boat...

I've done it a couple times and learned my lesson REAL quick. Tooth scrapped across my knuckle from a ball and my eyes bulged. Sometimes we forget that we're not invincible. I'd suggest either using tongues or dropping the live mice in and staying there with your snake the entire feeding.

Ophelia prefers 'em live so I drop one in and she hunts 'em.