Quote Originally Posted by Bogertophis View Post
I've been keeping & also breeding some corn snakes for literally decades. (I currently have 5 corns, & 11 other rat snakes too.) I wonder where they got the idea to feed an adult colubrid snake every week? Maybe because they handle her for education, they've been trying to be sure she's "full" & won't bite or scare anyone- just my guess? But if so, that's misguided. I've done many programs with my snakes- even some where they meet (& are handled by) "the public" with no issues ever, & fyi, my snakes are hungry (due to be fed) when I take them. You just read that correctly, lol- I want them "empty" so they don't poo on me or anyone in public/programs. And I've never had any snake of mine bite me or anyone this way- they "change gears" quite well, they understand they're not being fed once I've picked them up. Even if they were hungrily chasing my motion thru the glass right before I took them out.

I have some very large yellow/Florida rat snakes with monstrous appetites to match their size, & one time I took 2 of them to the local library for a kid's program, & thought it might be interesting for the kids to watch them eat. So I took 2 thawed mice with me in a container, & after I handled the snakes a while, I put them each in their travel enclosure & offered them a meal, thinking surely they'd pounce- since I knew they were hungry. They actually hesitated & finally "accepted" the prey, but they were far less than eager. Then I understood- they were in "handling mode".

You might want to have them read this thread? Good luck.
I'm not sure where they got the information. I definitely appreciate someone as knowledgeable as yourself setting me in the right direction. I'm definitely the new person at work so it might take some convincing but I'm determined to give our animals the best care possible. It's so interesting how your snakes behaved. Another question, sorry about asking all the questions lol, do you typically feed your snakes in their enclosures or in a separate bin? My coworkers were debating that as well. My opinion is you're just adding stress that you don't need to add if you're feeding in a bin.

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