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Feeeding Question
So, i am going to attempt to feed the new Pied girl pretty soon, I want to feed her in her enclosure because i don't want to stress her out and cause a refusal moving her. I use Aspen as a substrate though. Should i just put a sheet of newspaper down, but her on there, and feed her in her enclosure, or put newspaper down, leave her for a few days, then try and feed her?
Im not quite sure what to do in this situation, so any help would be appreciated!!
Thanks all
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BPnet Veteran
Re: Feeeding Question
Well if you think about it, picking her up to place her on a piece of paper, you might as well move her to another cage if you are worried about bedding inhestion.
Just remember that injestion of substrate isn't something that only happens in captivity but also in the wild. I am not saying impaction can't happen or won't, i am just saying that no one places wild individuals into aquariums every time they eat. So just take my for what its worth.
~mike
“The richest value of wilderness lie not in the days of Daniel Boone, nor even in the present but rather in the future.” - Aldo Leopold
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Re: Feeeding Question
yeah...she is in her hide a lot, so i was thinking about putting newspaper down, and she comes out at night, and she will most likely be on the newspaper, and then feed her. I just don't want to risk anything happening to her. She's my most prized possesion, and i really don't want some silly aspen to hurt her.
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Re: Feeeding Question
i feedem all on Aspen. they usually take a little in..they're fine. I'm switching to newspaper as soon as this ginormous bag of aspen runs out
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Re: Feeeding Question
Being careful is probably the best, but no one can make a decision for you just remember that when people are throwing suggestions at you (including my owen). in the end it is your descision.
~mike
“The richest value of wilderness lie not in the days of Daniel Boone, nor even in the present but rather in the future.” - Aldo Leopold
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Re: Feeeding Question
all my bp's are kept on news paper so for me its not an issue . on the other hand my rosy boas are on aspen . with them i just put a paper towel down and put the dead rat on top of it . they pretty much crawl over and eat it where it sits .
Mark
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1.0.1 kenyen sand boas
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BPnet Veteran
Re: Feeeding Question
i don't think a little bit of aspen will make a difference, after all your snakes are digesting mice bones etc...
-Maple
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Re: Feeeding Question
the problem is that wood and bark are composed of cellulose and lignnin , both of which are nondigestible . when broken down into very small pieces(ie chewing) its ok ( we call this fiber) . since snakes dont chew , it can be a problem for them .
Mark
reborn herper
0.4 ball pythons
1.1 pastel ball pythons
1.0 het orange hypo ball pythons
0.1 bci
0.0.4 paulsoni
0.1 coastal rosy boa
1.1 mexican rosy boas
1.0.1 kenyen sand boas
0.0.4 house geckos
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Re: Feeeding Question
Originally Posted by markface
the problem is that wood and bark are composed of cellulose and lignnin , both of which are nondigestible . when broken down into very small pieces(ie chewing) its ok ( we call this fiber) . since snakes dont chew , it can be a problem for them .
Thanks learn something new every day. another reason i'm switching to newspaper soon
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Re: Feeeding Question
i thought that it was a problem, but i was not sure. Just checking in on what i should do.
Thanks
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