Where do you feed your BCI?

People freak out over a little substrate going down all the time. But think about it, out in the wild they swallow all kinds of crap off the ground along with the prey item and do just fine. We just tend to over analyze everything with our pets because we care about them so much. But sometimes you gotta sit back and use common sense.

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Originally Posted by Rob

People freak out over a little substrate going down all the time. But think about it, out in the wild they swallow all kinds of crap off the ground along with the prey item and do just fine. We just tend to over analyze everything with our pets because we care about them so much. But sometimes you gotta sit back and use common sense.

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I'm with you on that. They break down bones for crying out loud.

I know I'm chiming in a bit late here, but imo it is of the utmost importance to establish a feeding routine early on. While moving a baby for feedings is not a concern, moving a hungry adult it's ridiculous. When feeding my female, I won't get my hands near the cage (I open the cage using a clothes hanger). As soon as she senses the door opening she pops out like a 5-foot spring. If I don't have a rat to occupy her immediately I'm in trouble, and even then she tends to overshoot... Us ball python owners know that an aggressive feeding response is a GOOD thing, but it also means that more care needs to go into feeding routines and hook training.

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Originally Posted by boadaddy

I feed in the enclosures it's pointless and not smart to try and move a boa around when it's feeding time, "cage aggression" is bs and is actually a great feeding response that most people misinterpret. When you move them in and out of tubs you risk getting bit and regurges so it's just stupid and a waste, don't feed in tubs! I hook train all my snakes, I just rub a coil with the rounded part(back side) of the hook then reach in and grab them out with my hands.

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This exactly. Hook training really works, especially if you start them young.

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Originally Posted by Rob

People freak out over a little substrate going down all the time. But think about it, out in the wild they swallow all kinds of crap off the ground along with the prey item and do just fine. We just tend to over analyze everything with our pets because we care about them so much. But sometimes you gotta sit back and use common sense.

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I totally agree - it's exactly what I said..... ;)