Rats biting snakes

I found if you leave the tub open about a half inch the rat will be interested in getting out and a bit distracted while my BP sneaks up behind :)

Also @ BoostedMX3 iv been stuck with a rat for about 1-2 months when my BP went off feed, they grow FAST so be careful might outgrow your snake, also pick up a $5 ball bearing rat water feeder, TRUST ME I tried the shotglass it does not work!! they tip it over, stick things in it etc, its nearly impossible to get the rat to drink out of anything else, even if its just one it will save you from ripping your hair out.

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I reserved my trash talking for after she coiled when the lil bastard mouse was on its final breath haha.. I still have 2 lil prick marks from that thing..

Not to get to off topic here as this seems to have generated lots of responses but I bought two mice this last weekend.. Fed one and the other is in a lil critter keeper.. Not to find of these things do I threw in a lil aspen dumped some of the food from. The pet store in and filled a shot glass with water..

This booger has been putting food in the water idl if it has been drinking it tho.. I'm not planning on keeping mice on any regular basis so I don't plan on buying one of those bottles. But do mice/rats typically dirty their water if givin a bowl?

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I feed live, and haven't had any bites. I do stand by with my tongs, ready to stick them in the rodents mouth if I need to, if the snakes hit isn't right on. These guys know what they are doing, and are good at it.

As far as the feeder goes, do not spin, smack, or whack it prior to putting it in. Don't dangle it either. Scared, ticked off feeder is not what you want. Clueless and well fed is. Then they just clean themselves and explore and shove the paper towels around, lol.

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Originally Posted by DrDooLittle

I feed live, and haven't had any bites. I do stand by with my tongs, ready to stick them in the rodents mouth if I need to, if the snakes hit isn't right on. These guys know what they are doing, and are good at it.

As far as the feeder goes, do not spin, smack, or whack it prior to putting it in. Don't dangle it either. Scared, ticked off feeder is not what you want. Clueless and well fed is. Then they just clean themselves and explore and shove the paper towels around, lol.

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:number1: X2 - Exactly right!

I too feed live but stand by with tongs or sometimes fingers :/ to shove in the rat's mouth, needless to say, I much prefer the tongs. I've had a couple snakes strike weird and get very minor bites once or twice but nothing remotely serious. As long as you aren't dumping the rodent in and leaving you should be and most importantly always feed appropriately sized meals, never too big. The only time I've seen a rodent actually actively try to attack a snake was the one time I tried offering a gerbil to a picky eater.

i use to feed my snakes live rats but they bit one of my snakes under his jaw ...so now i hit every rat over the head then feed it to my snake

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i use to feed my snakes live rats but they bit one of my snakes under his jaw ...so now i hit every rat over the head then feed it to my snake

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Sounds cruel.

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Originally Posted by favela245

i use to feed my snakes live rats but they bit one of my snakes under his jaw ...so now i hit every rat over the head then feed it to my snake

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Do you hit them to kill them or punish them??

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..so now i hit every rat over the head then feed it to my snake

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Yikes......

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Originally Posted by Coleslaw007

Sounds cruel

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So to those of you who are reading clear advice from people that it's both inhumane as well as risky for your snakes' health and still advocating doing things like spinning, 'thumping' which is actually called bludgeoning, and the like, I pose the following question to you and you should think carefully before you answer it.

Why are you doing this?

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So to those of you who are reading clear advice from people that it's both inhumane as well as risky for your snakes' health and still advocating doing things like spinning, 'thumping' which is actually called bludgeoning, and the like, I pose the following question to you and you should think carefully before you answer it.

Why are you doing this?

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For the spinning, since I brought it up doesn't mean I do it, I guess the YouTube guy feels like the rat will be to dizzy to defend itself when a Bp strikes it. That's my guess. I usually just place the rats head in front of my bps head to ensure a perfect strike, doesn't work all the time though.

Heres the video I'm referring to:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lmxhpU3Nrwo