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Feeding Question!

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  • 05-18-2007, 02:43 PM
    Cassandra88
    Feeding Question!
    Hi this is my first post on here! Anyways i've been doing my research and im hopefully getting my baby BP soon, but i had a question about feeding. Many things ive read say that you should not feed your snake in his cage. However i also know you shouldnt handle them after they feed or they could regurgitate and i was wonderign how if i fed him in a different place would i get him back into his enclosure without bothering him too much and ive also seen pics of some of your guys snakes on here eating in their cage. From your experience is this okay to do?
  • 05-18-2007, 02:56 PM
    Freakie_frog
    Re: Feeding Question!
    First welcome to the site..

    Second I feed all of mine in their enclosures. You should be ok feeding in the tub just watch out for loads of substrate getting stuck on the prey. Handling after a feed is stressful. However I wouldn't classify picking it up to return it to it home handling, keeping him out and messing with it thats handling, the worst you run from feeding in something other than your snakes home is the threat of getting bit. They stay in feeding mode for a while after eating and then here comes a nice warm hand in to get them and whack it might get ya..

    hope this helps.
  • 05-18-2007, 02:58 PM
    lord jackel
    Re: Feeding Question!
    There is no reason to feed him in a seperate container. To your point, it can cause more stress and harm. Ball's are ambush predators so they like to stay in their hide (their cage) and wait for the prey to walk by and then grab them.


    I would just plan to feed them in his cage...the only change might be to remove the hide he isn't using at the time so the mouse/rat doesn't make use of it. :)

    BTW....welcome to BP.net!
  • 05-18-2007, 03:10 PM
    Cassandra88
    Re: Feeding Question!
    Thanks very much for the help! :)
  • 05-18-2007, 03:12 PM
    joepythons
    Re: Feeding Question!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by lord jackel
    There is no reason to feed him in a seperate container. To your point, it can cause more stress and harm. Ball's are ambush predators so they like to stay in their hide (their cage) and wait for the prey to walk by and then grab them.


    I would just plan to feed them in his cage...the only change might be to remove the hide he isn't using at the time so the mouse/rat doesn't make use of it. :)

    BTW....welcome to BP.net!

    Its not a good idea to remove his hide as it will cause the snake to feel unsafe.The less you stress the snake the better off he will be.;)
  • 05-18-2007, 03:14 PM
    Freakie_frog
    Re: Feeding Question!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by joepythons
    Its not a good idea to remove his hide as it will cause the snake to feel unsafe.The less you stress the snake the better off he will be.;)

    Hides what are these hides you speek of :D
  • 05-18-2007, 03:19 PM
    joepythons
    Re: Feeding Question!
    the only change might be to remove the hide he isn't using at the time so the mouse/rat doesn't make use of it. :)

    BTW....welcome to BP.net![/QUOTE]This is what i was refering to :P :P
  • 05-18-2007, 03:20 PM
    lord jackel
    Re: Feeding Question!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by joepythons
    the only change might be to remove the hide he isn't using at the time so the mouse/rat doesn't make use of it. :)

    BTW....welcome to BP.net!

    That is exactly what I said (or should I say typed);)
  • 05-18-2007, 03:22 PM
    joepythons
    Re: Feeding Question!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by lord jackel
    That is exactly what I said (or should I say typed);)

    I was pointing out to freaky frog what i was quoting in my previous response.Its not a good idea to remove the hides during feedings.
  • 05-18-2007, 03:24 PM
    lord jackel
    Re: Feeding Question!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by joepythons
    I was pointing out to freaky frog what i was quoting in my previous response.Its not a good idea to remove the hides during feedings.

    OIC...then I disagree with you. By removing the hide that the snake is not using it won't stress the snake (since he isn't using it) and it will prevent the prey from finding a place to hide of his own.
  • 05-18-2007, 03:26 PM
    MeMe
    Re: Feeding Question!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Freakie_frog
    Hides what are these hides you speek of :D


    follow me...I will take you to this hide we speak of....


    :devilish: mwuahahaha
  • 05-18-2007, 03:34 PM
    Freakie_frog
    Re: Feeding Question!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by jeffnme
    follow me...I will take you to this hide we speak of....


    :devilish: mwuahahaha

    :oops: :wuv: Just be gentle :D
  • 05-18-2007, 03:43 PM
    MeMe
    Re: Feeding Question!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Freakie_frog
    :oops: :wuv: Just be gentle :D

    Gentle is for sissy's!!!

    :twisted:
  • 05-18-2007, 03:48 PM
    Freakie_frog
    Re: Feeding Question!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by jeffnme
    Gentle is for sissy's!!!

    :twisted:

    :eek: Well either way I think I could be a man about it.. :cool:
  • 05-18-2007, 05:54 PM
    dr del
    Re: Feeding Question!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Freakie_frog
    :eek: Well either way I think I could be a man about it.. :cool:

    Refuse to ask for directions and roll over and fall asleep just as it gets intresting?


    dr del
  • 05-18-2007, 05:58 PM
    Freakie_frog
    Re: Feeding Question!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by dr del
    Refuse to ask for directions and roll over and fall asleep just as it gets intresting?


    dr del


    I don't know depending on what Meme had planned..And she said she was leading the way... I like a woman who will take control every now and then.
  • 05-18-2007, 07:44 PM
    Ginevive
    Re: Feeding Question!
    I would remove the hides. Unless the snake is inside one with its head poking out.. then you can just drop the prey item in, and the snake will usually sneak out stealthily and grab it.
    I don't know though, about even giving advice on this sort of thing. you end up getting a feel for the snake and you will intuitively know if you should leave the hide in, or even bother to feed at all.. by the snake's initial reaction to the rat/mouse in the cage.
  • 05-18-2007, 08:31 PM
    bearhart
    Re: Feeding Question!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Cassandra88
    Hi this is my first post on here! Anyways i've been doing my research and im hopefully getting my baby BP soon, but i had a question about feeding. Many things ive read say that you should not feed your snake in his cage. However i also know you shouldnt handle them after they feed or they could regurgitate and i was wonderign how if i fed him in a different place would i get him back into his enclosure without bothering him too much and ive also seen pics of some of your guys snakes on here eating in their cage. From your experience is this okay to do?

    I feed in a seperate enclosure and then carefully move my snake back to his cage once he is done eating. I was told to do it this way and I imagine it all works quite well because the pet store probably had been doing it that way since he had arrived. I live in Austin, TX and both of the hardcore herper stores near my house feed that way.
  • 05-18-2007, 08:51 PM
    MeMe
    Re: Feeding Question!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Freakie_frog
    I don't know depending on what Meme had planned...


    :devilish:

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Freakie_frog
    I like a woman who will take control every now and then.


    i have been known to be control freak!

    :twisted:



    btw....as for the hides, I leave them in the tank and I leave my snakes in their enclosures.


    I like to watch them hunt their prey. :rockon:
  • 05-18-2007, 09:29 PM
    MeMe
    Re: Feeding Question!
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by dr del
    Refuse to ask for directions and roll over and fall asleep just as it gets intresting?


    dr del

    :8:

    you kill me!
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