how do you feed live?

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Originally Posted by Wolfsnaps

The only time I use tongs is on dead rats to make them do the zombie rat dance.

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haha, nice

i feed in a seperate tub by hand and point the rodents head the opposite direction of the snake.as for handling the snake after the feeding,if you are quik with soft hands there will be no regurge

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Originally Posted by MeMe

I feed live.

My room is already pre-scented because the rats and snakes share a room.

I open tub...toss rat in..snake eats.

repeat.

I do not recommend holding the rat by the tail because you will likely stress out the rat to where it is in a strong defensive mode and could get aggressive with your snake.

the key to feeding live is to be patient..feed proper size prey and always...monitor live feedings.

:gj:

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We feed our snakes just like MeMe explained. I also agree that holding a rat by the tail really stresses it out and sometimes makes it mad so it may be more prone to bite.