Putting food for rat in snake enclosure to distract them?

This was a nice read:D, If it makes someone feel better to add a piece of kibble or not then that is their prerogative. In my experience, the rats reaction is just as quick as the snakes strike; eating or not. The rats senses are beyond are my understanding but I know they can smell that they are not in a place conducive to their well being:P and they are constantly on the alert. I will say that if they are eating it keeps the rat in one spot; kind of like baiting bears for hunting, but I have not seen it make the rat any slower at defending itself. It is beneficial to the hobby to have people think outside the box and try new things, that is how it has evolved over the years, but going back and fourth over something that has been done for years is just another "F/T vs live feeding debate", one is not better then the other IMO.

The whole point to use kibble is to keep the rat still, that way the snake can be sure to get a good strike on the rat.

don't forget to add water from an underground natural aquifer. it's pure deliciousness could also distract the rat and i heard it's the best for your BP to drink. ;)

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Originally Posted by Ax01

don't forget to add water from an underground natural aquifer. it's pure deliciousness could also distract the rat and i heard it's the best for your BP to drink. ;)

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Lol im not even gonna start with this again.

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Originally Posted by Ax01

don't forget to add water from an underground natural aquifer. it's pure deliciousness could also distract the rat and i heard it's the best for your BP to drink. ;)

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Originally Posted by highqualityballz

Lol im not even gonna start with this again.

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good lol.

anyway if putting in a kibble gives your snake an advantage and it won't hurt it, do it. as snake keepers, we do many things to give them advantages over their wild counterparts. we give them reliable heat, feed them weekly, give them Fiji water, take them to the vet as needed, etc. etc.

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Originally Posted by Ax01

good lol.

anyway if putting in a kibble gives your snake an advantage and it won't hurt it, do it. as snake keepers, we do many things to give them advantages over their wild counterparts. we give them reliable heat, feed them weekly, give them Fiji water, take them to the vet as needed, etc. etc.

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Just fyi i dont give my snakes fiji water they all get tap. In the beginning when i first started with bps i was not sure about tap for their drinking water but after i realized that almost everyone uses tap i used it and they have no problems with it, but that besides the point. I personally like the kibble idea and it works for me, i just thought others may benefit from it. Also thought i should throw out there the kibble thing was not my idea, i just read about it a few days ago!

***Makes mental note to pick up some Fiji Water***

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Originally Posted by highqualityballz

Just fyi i dont give my snakes fiji water they all get tap.

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:taz: BURN HIM!!! :taz:

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Originally Posted by Slim

***Makes mental note to pick up some Fiji Water***

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Lets stay on topic and not take other peoples jokes!

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Originally Posted by highqualityballz

Lets stay on topic and not take other peoples jokes!

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Topic's been pretty well covered at this point. It's gotten much more entertaining since then! :D