Quote Originally Posted by Xazereth View Post
That's a really cool idea!! Thanks for sharing, I'm gonna do that.


Rather than make a new post about it, I'm just gonna throw this out here. Now this is just a thought, an idea, a paranoid one at that. So those who look down on live feeding argue that the mouse could hurt the snake, which is absolutely true. But...not with broken limbs...

Anybody ever think about doing that? Its pretty cruel but snake > mouse. I don't have intentions do necessarily do this but...it was an interesting thought I figured I would share.

Uh....yeah that's not....not very kind. Plus, it's not the limbs you have to worry about, it's the teeth. There are two things I would suggest for lives if you're really worried (which is legitimate) about the rodent hurting the snake.

1) Do a "sloppy" cervical dislocation. It's easier than it sounds, if you're new at it, you probably do it all the time. A broken back or a crushed skull will result in a twitching, jumpy mouse that the snake will think as live, but will not be functioning well enough to bite the snake.

2) If you don't want to do a CD, then "twirl" the mouse/rat. They get surprisingly dizzy very easily. Pick them up by the tail and twirl them either by spinning them or just twirling your thumb and forefinger for a bit. Get them good and dizzy and dump them in with the BP, it'll take them a minute to orient themselves and it may be enough time for the snake to grab them before they're able to respond.

Just some ideas...