Do you feed in tank?

We feed f/t to both our Ball and Corn in separate tubs. Both were adopted, but both were also previously fed in a bin. They're docile as can be...

but they know that once they're in their tub, it's feeding time. Also, they both have wood chips, and it avoids impaction.

I only have two snakes, though which makes it easier than if I had, say, 20 or more. It'd be too much of a hassle to feed outside the tank. I don't plan on having more than 10 at any given time, so I'll continue to feed them in a separate tank. :)

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Originally Posted by Kamille Kirkendoll

but they know that once they're in their tub, it's feeding time. Also, they both have wood chips, and it avoids impaction.

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Wood chips cause impactions? I had no idea...........

Ever experience this firsthand?

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Originally Posted by Skiploder

Wood chips cause impactions? I had no idea...........

Ever experience this firsthand?

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Yeah.. You know.. Wood is so much harder than bone and therefore impossible for a snake to digest or pass... Bone and fur however, well.. Yeah.. Wait...

It has nothing to do with hardness. BPs dont have the necessary enzymes to digest plant matter because they are not vegetarians. Take biology, it'll all make sense.

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Originally Posted by interloc

It has nothing to do with hardness. BPs dont have the necessary enzymes to digest plant matter because they are not vegetarians. Take biology, it'll all make sense.

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Your statement doesn't make sense.

You realize that snakes have to process plant matter - especially plant matter that is in the digestive tracts of animals they prey on - right?

So, I'll ask you the same question: Do you have first hand experience with substrate caused impactions?

Man I'd love to have a hardness checker about now...
I have a hard time believing wood bedding is harder than bones.

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Originally Posted by snakesRkewl

Man I'd love to have a hardness checker about now....

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:rofl::rofl::rofl::oops::rofl::rofl::rofl:

I've been feeding in my tubs for about 6 years now. Never had an impaction. I use aspen chips in my
Tubs. If they can process bone they can process a wood chip here or there. Since im sure in the wild they don't have special boxes they go into to eat, their digestive systems are
More than capable of handling plant fibers.


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Originally Posted by Homegrownscales

I've been feeding in my tubs for about 6 years now. Never had an impaction. I use aspen chips in my
Tubs. If they can process bone they can process a wood chip here or there. Since im sure in the wild they don't have special boxes they go into to eat, their digestive systems are
More than capable of handling plant fibers.


Check out what's new on my website... www.Homegrownscales.com

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Duh - not only do they have special feeding boxes with placemats, but they have hot spots of exactly 92 degrees and cools side hides of no less than 78 degrees with humidity of 60% - all in the wilds of Africa.

It's very exact and there are no deviations. Also, the animals they eat all get colonics and wheat grass enemas prior to be digested so that no plant matter, seeds, nuts, etc. can dare impact the delicate digestive systems of the wild ball pythons.

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Originally Posted by Skiploder

Duh - not only do they have special feeding boxes with placemats, but they have hot spots of exactly 92 degrees and cools side hides of no less than 78 degrees with humidity of 60% - all in the wilds of Africa.

It's very exact and there are no deviations. Also, the animals they eat all get colonics and wheat grass enemas prior to be digested so that no plant matter, seeds, nuts, etc. can dare impact the delicate digestive systems of the wild ball pythons.

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Omg I almost just fell out of my chair!! I wasn't really enjoying that drink of coffee I just took anyway.. *cough cough hack hack*
lmao!!!