Strike Feeding?

[bclose93]

Hi does anyone know any techniques to get BPs to strike feed, I have tried everything i can think of but he just refuses to strike. Any help would be great thanks

[VEXER19]

There are people on here that have your same problem. The "weird eaters." I don't know if it is something you can teach a snake to do due to its own natural predatory instinct but does it coil and not strike or does it just slither up and chow down? What and how do you feed?

[bclose93]

i feed f/t mice and he doesnt appear to coil at all to just chows down

[VEXER19]

i feed f/t mice and he doesnt appear to coil at all to just chows down

That's odd. Maybe try a live mouse and see what he does. I mean if he knows its already dead then he may not care to kill something dead. I mean out in the wild snakes slither upon dead prey items and eat them so unless you first give him the challenge he may just may never strike. But he sure won't try to just walk up and eat something that's moving. Well I would at least hope.

[bclose93]

Ok i will give it a try on his next feed, thanks

[VEXER19]

Ok i will give it a try on his next feed, thanks

Anytime and PM me with the results.

[mr.spooky]

if hees eating, then whats the problem?
spooky

[VEXER19]

if hees eating, then whats the problem?
spooky

Very good point. No need to even try if he is eating unless its some personal agenda you have. I wouldn't care but to each his/her own.

[bclose93]

yeh i guess im lucky he is actualy eating

[Mike41793]

if hees eating, then whats the problem?
spooky

x3 why worry if hes eating?
Ive heard a bunch of other people on here say they have a snake or two that does this. Think of it this way: your snake is smart enough to realize his food is already dead so he has no reason to waste energy "killing" it.