Re: he popped him right out of the box!
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Originally Posted by Mogley837
because eventually they will associate you opening the tank with feeding time and might try to bite you when trying to handle them not feed them so you're supposed to put them in somethin else
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I always feed mine in their tub. They haven't mistaken me for a mouse yet.:)
Re: he popped him right out of the box!
i think you've missed the point, they WONT mistake you for a mouse, they know what your hand is, just don't be smelling like a mouse/rat when you do put your hand in,or you might get a test bite or worse a contrict,also don't do sudden jerking movements, they get nervous around nervous people.
Re: he popped him right out of the box!
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Originally Posted by jeffjr464
i think you've missed the point, they WONT mistake you for a mouse, they know what your hand is, just don't be smelling like a mouse/rat when you do put your hand in,or you might get a test bite or worse a contrict,also don't do sudden jerking movements, they get nervous around nervous people.
There was no point missed,:)
Re: he popped him right out of the box!
All of mine are fed in their enclosures, always have been (I have sixteen). I've never been mistaken for food. Complete myth!
Re: he popped him right out of the box!
i feed mine in her enclosure too. i just take all the stuff out before the rat goes in. it's amazing to watch her behavior change. she can tell that when all the hides and such are gone and that it's feeding time. she's never struck at me.
Re: he popped him right out of the box!
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Originally Posted by Christina
i feed mine in her enclosure too. i just take all the stuff out before the rat goes in. it's amazing to watch her behavior change. she can tell that when all the hides and such are gone and that it's feeding time. she's never struck at me.
I don't remove a thing - mine seem to prefer to hunt from the security of their hides. Plus - I'm not about to reach in the enclosure to remove ANYTHING on feeding day! They're locked and loaded! :D
Re: he popped him right out of the box!
this myth has been around forever. when i raised larger snakes (burms and rtb's) i used to hear it alot, from pet store cowboys to what were "supposed" to be knowledgable keepers. what would be most interesting to me is to find out where it originated. any ideas? i think it is just an anthropomorphic desire to associate some sort of pavlovian reflex to an animal that really just views us as "warm furniture". More than likely it is our "need" to believe these animals actually notice us rather than anything to do with the animal. but that is just a goofy opinion. any other takers?
