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  • 05-03-2006, 12:26 AM
    JLC
    Re: Feeding in the cage vs separate feeding area
    Ditto what Brad just said. Feeding large snakes in a separate enclosure is asking for trouble. For one, if they're really big, you have to manhandle them a lot more to get them from one place to another...which can cause regurge. And for another, as Brad says, they can become quite aggressive on feeding day, and you want to avoid anything that increases the chance of an SFE. (Stupid Feeding Error)
  • 05-03-2006, 08:52 AM
    frankykeno
    Re: Feeding in the cage vs separate feeding area
    There is no way in haydes you'd get me to try to remove Rauri the hungry 6 ft BCI to a seperate feeding tub....I'm not that brave LOL. Feeding day for him is all business and with his long strike range I'd rather just not risk it. Even after he eats, he's still hyped out a bit till he gets out of his hunting mode. He feeds in his enclosure which seems to make us all happy. :) :snake2:
  • 05-03-2006, 09:28 AM
    krackerJack
    Re: Feeding in the cage vs separate feeding area
    Does a sterilite 1960 have enough hieght (6") to feed a bp?
  • 05-03-2006, 09:32 AM
    jglass38
    Re: Feeding in the cage vs separate feeding area
    That is plenty of height. Snakes don't need height to eat..
  • 05-03-2006, 09:36 AM
    JLC
    Re: Feeding in the cage vs separate feeding area
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by krackerJack
    Does a sterilite 1960 have enough hieght (6") to feed a bp?

    I can understand the question because sometimes they rear up tall...I guess to let gravity help them get the mouse/rat down the hatch. LOL However, I've seen my snake do that...as well as stay in her hide to coil, kill, and proceed to eat her rat. And her hide is less than 2" deep. So they'll manage fine, regardless of the height of their enclosure.
  • 05-03-2006, 01:58 PM
    cornylover2
    Re: Feeding in the cage vs separate feeding area
    Thank you everyone for their input on feeding.


    Just thought I'd share something about my cornsnakes (the bp is for my husband to enjoy). I've been feeding them in a separate enclosure, however for one of my snakes, he just seemed deathly afraid of a live mouse. He'd go sniff it and when the mouse turned towards him he would jump and go slither to the other side of the feeding tank never to come back. He's currently on small hoppers. Snake is about 5 months old now so I have to prekill the mouse for him on feeding days.

    I have a sterilized sour cream container with the lid on the bottom of it as a hide in his tank. Last night was feeding time so I took the aspen out of the container, put the live mouse in, showed the snake the opening and he slithered on in. It usually takes more than 20 minutes for this snake to go sniff out a prekilled mouse just because he seems so skittish, but he went in there like a champ. Next thing I know I'm hearing the squeeling of the mouse. I was so surprised (and happy) and feel very confident that because the snake was in his own enclosure, he felt more secure about everything.

    So...I now have an option to feed in the enclosure without having to worry the snake is going to chow down on Aspen and don't have to kill the mouse myself. YAY!!
  • 05-03-2006, 02:18 PM
    elevatethis
    Re: Feeding in the cage vs separate feeding area
    I'll say it again- Snakes have powerful digestive juice that can break down prey items to gel, including the bones. A few aspen chips aren't going to cause an impactation, so you should not worry.
  • 05-04-2006, 05:24 PM
    LBWilson
    Re: Feeding in the cage vs separate feeding area
    I must say Elizabeth seems to enjoy her feeding tub. When I take her out on feeding day and place her there she knows exactly what's going on. She crawls to the same side every time and waits for me to drop the mouse. After the feeding she always just pops her head down and lets me take her back to her enclosure.
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