How do you Zombie dance?

I generally hold the rodent by the waist or the back legs. I've always called it the dead rodent puppet show but I guess with the popularity of zombies these days zombie dance is as good of a name as any. I also like to make up funny voices and pretend that the rodents are insulting or goading the snakes while dancing them around. :rolleye2:

For me, it depends on the snake... some prefer the zombie handstand, some like the rodent on all fours, and with others I simply leave it in the tub. This thread is making me laugh. :D

Oh, and with my colubrids I only have to watch my hands - they strike pretty much the second the tub is opened! My hognose, since she isn't a constrictor, can't catch the mouse if I dangle it from the tail... it literally looks like a blindfolded child trying to break a pinata. :P So I've learned to grab it (with the tongs) around the middle, where I get the most leverage to keep it steady for her.

It kinda depends on the snake and that snake's mood at that particular time. For instance, when someone is easing back into feeding mode, they seem to want me to just lay the warmed rat in the tube, close it, and move on. I check back later and if it's still there, it is re-warmed and given to one of the back-up snakes. (This is only for well-established critters, never QT!)

Other than that, I voted scruff. I hold the rodent on forceps behind the shoulder blades for most of the snakes. For babies, I like to grip the rodent at the hips, so I can hold it level like it's upright and alive. I don't really move the rat for anyone unless they seem on the fence about eating, then how really depends on that snake.

I actually use a combination of them all tbh. Some snakes won't take a dead rat unless it looks like its actually alive. Others will take it hanging from the tail because all they think is HEY IT'S DINNER TIME!!! And then others I just have to mess around with them a minute to get them to eat, usually consisting of multiple positions lol.

I just wanted to take a quick second to thank everyone who has participated in this thread :)

For my ball I do the head stand, she doesn't like food that just lays there. for my RTB I just drop it in and bam.

Sorry for the typos, I have large thumbs and they make typing difficult.

I just want to state for the record that this is the awesomest poll ever.

Wasabi always watches me before I feed him and as soon as the zombie is in range....boom...headshot. No dance needed.

Most of my snakes either take their food as soon as it appears inside their tub, or will take it after I leave when it is laying still in their tub. The rare occasion one needs some encouragement, I'll hold the rat by the tail, just because that's the easiest place to get a good grip (for me).