Couple questions about my young red tail

[MarkL1561]

Thanks for the reply . That's great! I'll buy her a frozen mouse tomorrow. See how she does. I've noticed she's a very good eater. Nothing like the ball pythons ive kept in the past. Lol

I was thinking about feeding her in a separate enclosure too. Reason being is I have her housed in zoomed forest floor which is Cypress mulch. Last two times she ate she got a huge piece of wood (or whatever that stuff is) stuck in her mouth. They were not little pieces so I didn't want to risk her swallowing them. She struggled with the pieces for a while before I had to gently remove them from her mouth (which sucked bc I could tell it stressed her).

Would feeding her in a separate tub with no substrate be ok?

Try coco fiber/husk. I put down a layer of eco earth first then coco husk on top. This helps to keep the humidity up while avoiding conditions that are too damp. The eco earth stays more moist under the husk. Also the husk is soft and doesn’t seem to get in their mouth. My guy likes to climb at night though so when I feed him he isn’t on the bottom of the enclosure. If you feed in a separate tub you will have to handle your snake when it’s in feeding mode and while it’s got a rat in it’s gut. Also you shouldn’t need two under tank heaters unless you keep your house cool.


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