Quote Originally Posted by EthanMG View Post
Lol thanks “charging rhinoceros” lmao! I was laughing while reading your response. I know he’s just a little baby BP, I couldn’t imagine feeding a boa. I’m kind of scared of them because they can be unpredictable and whip around. Definitely sticking to ball pythons for now. Thanks for explaining how to do it. I’ll definitely do this next time if it ever happens again


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Yes, I was laughing too. But no joke, you don't want a "feeding bite" from a snake, as they tend to hang on & wrap on you- some snakes can be very determined once they "catch something", lol.

BTW I currently have 7' rat snakes that are quite fast at grabbing food too. Keeps my reflexes in good shape. But with them, I can "tell them NO" with a little spritz of clean water mist to their face so they know it's me & not "incoming prey", whereas that might be too much for a baby BP- BPs are much shyer snakes & you don't want to scare them. Honestly, nothing could scare my rat snakes, & they'll happily drink from a water spray. They're fun snakes, with great appetites.

Zincubus brought up a good point too, when feeding f/t rodents, it's best to offer with cardboard for a "plate" underneath if you can, to minimize the chance of your swallowing substrate.