Question about feeding live?

While I agree you potentially COULD puncture your snake with an object while sticking it in a mouse/rats mouth, as with just about anything, just do it carefully. I've only had this issue twice with Kayly. One of her first times feeding with me, she got a little hasty and went right for the butt. She really only coiled around the back half and it took a while to adjust. LOL. The second time was a couple weeks ago with her first rat. I had to take one of my knitting needles and tuck it in its mouth and occasionally under a foot (it was kicking like crazy). I also understand not being able to break the neck or anything. I'm not sure exactly why watching my snake eat it doesn't bother me but that does but we're all different. I hadn't seen a CO2 chamber thing before. I'm thinking I should try it when I start switching her. :)

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Originally Posted by Nitewolfie

I've seen a post about putting food for a live feeder to distract it while the snake's getting ready to feast
But what if I held the live feeder by the base of the tale with tongs, would this be a way that would make the outcome with the snake less of a chance to get hurt?
(If this makes sense? been having issues with wording and lil but comprehension, etc lately )

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I wouldn't worry about a thing I feed between 200 and 350 rats to my ball pythons every week and I can't remember the last time I had a snake get injured. I place a blue clip on each tub that has a rat in it, after 10 minutes or so I go back to all of the snakes that have a clip and check to see if the rat has been eaten if there is a rat in the tub I remove it.

Like other's have said if the rat feels afraid or threatened it is more likely to bite so holding a live rat that has teeth in front of your snake is an accident waiting to happen.

Good luck

Brian / For Goodness Snakes / 408-981-6694

Thanks guys! I'll write that about the hair drier down, so i remember next time!! I'm hopefully, going to the store soon to get frozen(they were out of what I wanted last time)
Only reason why I asked about holding the live rat is b/c of my youngest female, Ryuu, is a rescue, so whenever I feed her she usually(getting better now) she strikes wherever she can, without giving it a chance to recognize what's going on, sadly she's been injured twice, thankfully nothing major. She used to strike before I could fully drop the rat in there, or when it barely hits the bottom of the enclosure, but now it's better to where if she's hungry(she's only refused a meal once while i've had her) she'll strike in 20 seconds or less.

Just did this for my boa; It helped! Thank you guys so much!!