I have absolutely no problem feeding off an albino rat or mouse. Animals with red eyes give me the creeps almost as bad as clowns, which is why I will never own any animal with red eyes, be it a mouse, rat, rabbit, guinea pig or snake, unless somebody has an albino BP with black eyes. Since I think the little black beady eyes are kinda cute, I will only buy albino feeders...
This is not always the case. You can find a lot of pictures of snakes who were on the losing end of the deal. If you end up feeding your little guy live make sure you supervise it. Don't leave live prey with your snake unattended. You also may want to consider having a set of tongs or leather glove nearby to remove the rodent if they go psycho and on the attack. To them, your fingers or hand will be just as much fair game. But don't worry. The majority of the time the snake dispatches the rodent with efficiency, gets a fat belly, and sleeps for the next 36 hours or so, and after 3 or 4 feedings, they will leave a nice big chocolate brownie in their tank for you...Originally Posted by PYMOM
If not feeding in another week I may have to go live....I keep telling myself its "the way of the World" Snakes are just higher up the food chain than a rodent. If you have taken on the responsibility of owning a snake then you must do whats necessary for it survival. Its dependent on you.
P.S. I personally dread going live. Please eat this week Diamond.
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