Mike (McAdry) and I have a couple of WC adults that are doing quite well on the ASF's and one snake we've had since she was a hatchling. She's always been the most picky, ultra specific prey size snake I've ever seen. The ASF's have been a godsend with her as they fit the exact size that Rionnach will eat without me having to sort madly through the regular rat feeders to try to accommodate this snake.

While the rest of the collection will be fed regular rats, the ASF's are coming in very handy for some of the pickier ones and for the WC's (LTC I guess they could be called now).

I've only had one bite from an ASF and it was the male. He is very protective of his mates and their litters. I can't blame him for that and I just try to not trigger that when I deal with the breeding trio. I'm actually quite impressed on how much the male tends to the litters. It's quite common to see him over them, keeping them warm, doing the face and butt washing duties while the two females are off resting in another hide or getting something to eat or drink.

Little trick for catching an adult ASF. We did have one female get loose on us for 2 days. The way I caught her was to get her cornered, then lay down a large empty margine container on it's side in front of her only escape route. I just slapped the floor behind her and she instinctively ran for the "cover" of the plastic tub. Easy as pie to flip it upright, pop on the lid and get her safely back home again.