Q's from a new BP owner...
A few questions from a first time snake owner..
1. Someone told me that I should try to handle my BP in the daytime as she is not in hunting mode during that time and that I should feed my BP at night because that is when she is active and hunting. But if I handle her in the daytime, isn't that when she sleeps? Will she be crabby if I wake her? Do snakes even get crabby?!
2. How often should I be handling by BP? Everyday? Every other day? Obviously not after feeding and while she is in shed? She is about 2 months right now, so still very young and a little defensive when I touch her. So far she has tried to strike at my dog (from afar and by accident their encounter!), and also at a camera phone. She hasn't tried to bite me yet persay. But she jumps a bit when I touch her sometimes. Any suggestions on making her feel more... safe?
3. I feed her every 5 days since she is young right now (she's eating very well by the way!) At what age can I start feeding her once a week? I'm feeding her frozen hoppers right now (i warm the hopper up first of course). As she gets bigger, will she eat larger mice? or younger rats? what are those called if you want to by them frozen from the petstore? how will i know when to change the food item?
4. What is all this controversy about feeding snakes in their enclosure vs. feeding them in a "feeding" area? Or feeding frozen vs. live? The girl I got my snake from said that the prey item can hurt the BP.. so she prefers frozen prey. Is one really better than the other? Or just a difference of opinion amongst snake lovers....?
5. When I feed her the prey item. I usually take a pair of chopsticks and just wiggle it around in front of her and she goes for it. Do I always have to wiggle it in front of her face to induce her to get it? Or will she eat it if I leave it in the enclosure? I haven't even tried the second option. Thus far I always have just wiggled it and waited for her to get it. She usually goes for it within a few minutes, but sometimes the arm gets tired!
Okay, that's it for right now! Thanks!!
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