Feeding Today

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Originally Posted by Kaorte

If you have had snakes for a while, you can tell when they are in feeding mode and when they are in "whats going on" mode. If a snake is in feeding mode and you need to preform cage maintenance, wouldn't you rather do it safely without the risk of being bit. If a snake bites you, your reflex is to pull away and this can be dangerous for the snake. Spraying them with a bottle of water might startle them, but its not "inflicting fear" or anything. They usually forget it even happened after a minute or two.

I don't spray my snakes because they don't bite. They just ball up.

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i can see it from that aspect and i already can identify the difference between im hungry and whats going on. and mine also ball up if i get things moving around.

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Originally Posted by Slim

I thought he was talking about messing around in the enclosure right after feeding. With my guys, I would EXPECT to get popped if I stuck my hand in right after they got done adjusting their jaws from a feed.

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i agree there thats why i wait 30-45 min.

Personally, if I need to do something in the snake cage and she is looking at me with hungry eyes or I need to weigh her, I just tap her on the head and she usually balls up.

I don't think there is anything wrong with the spray bottle though.