Drop feeding

[MuicyJelon]

Does anyone routinely do drop feeding?


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[MuicyJelon]

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[KKM]

Most of my snakes will accept drop feeding, though I always offer the food with tongs first. My milk and garter snakes, for example, will only strike about 50% of the time but always eat what I leave for them. On the other hand, my bp and sand boa, being my pickiest eaters, won't touch f/t mice unless they're moving, so drop feeding doesn't work.

[MuicyJelon]

Most of my snakes will accept drop feeding, though I always offer the food with tongs first. My milk and garter snakes, for example, will only strike about 50% of the time but always eat what I leave for them. On the other hand, my bp and sand boa, being my pickiest eaters, won't touch f/t mice unless they're moving, so drop feeding doesn't work.

My BP’s the opposite. He’ll happily do drop feeds. He’s 50/50 when it’s offered with tongs.
I check one hour after I’ve put it there for him an it’s always gone.


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[Alex Lehner]

I only drop feed with my guy now. He's lazy. Seems to prefer that I leave the rat right outside of his hide. He rests his head on it like a pillow until the light goes off at 9pm, then he will drag it in and eat it.

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[EL-Ziggy]

I drop feed my large bullsnake. She tends to come flying out of her cage when she thinks there's food so I distract her and throw the rat in. She still thrashes like crazy when she finds it. I imagine I'll have to drop feed my scrub as he gets larger too. He's got a pretty long strike range.

[Dianne]

My only consistent drop feeder is my Colombian rainbow. I offer on tongs so he sees it, then lay it in the cage. He eventually comes over to eat it. My new carpet may be a second drop feeder. So far he’s taken one small rat off of tongs and one that was laid in front of his hide.

[-ryan-]

My snakes appear to prefer drop feeding, but sometimes it is actually 'throw' feeding, because if they appear ready to eat I'll give the rodent a little toss toward them and sometimes it won't hit the ground.

I prefer drop feeding to tong feeding anyway. Sometimes the snakes have hit the tongs pretty hard, regardless of where they are positioned on the rodent.

[Brownspidey]

My male ball pythons seem to eat best during the breeding season when I drop feed.


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