On Average Half My Snakes Won't Eat....WTF?

[dr del]

Hi,

So, if I understand this correctly, are you all saying that leaving the thawed frozen mouse in their enclosure, the snake will approach it and kill it, even after the mouse has become room temperature again?(even if it was heated higher with a hair dryer, that temp level won't last long)

Will the snakes eat the mouse if I leave it in there, not wiggling or anything? i.e. do they hunt by smell even if it's not a heated mouse?

I still offer from tongs - but I keep it at least 4-6 inches away from the snake when I offer it and let them come to it. Going too close can make them go into defense mode instead of feeding mode.

But some will indeed eat a cooled down mouse from the floor if it is left in over night.

Pre-scenting makes the most difference of anything I have seen.

I can normally open any tub in the house and reach in and stroke the snakes with no problems.

But when I have food defrosting I open them wearing motorbike gauntlets from full arms reach and still have to dodge on occasion.


dr del