Feeding Rituals

[Zincubus]

Nothing special. I fed my bp at night. I thawed the rat in cool water. Brought it up to room temperature in warm. Put a hairdryer on it until it was dry. Fed him from the thongs. If he didn't take it right away, I'd try to entice him with some wiggling. If that didn't work, I'd just lay it in the enclosure. If the rat was still there in the morning, I threw it in the garbage. Whether he ate or not, I waited 10 days before I fed him again.

If we are talking about a snakes with heat pits then the trick with the hairdryer isn’t just to dry the rodent - it’s to raise the temperature high enough for the rodent to register with the said heat pits ..

I feed evenings , in a dimly lit room and have the hairdryer plugged in next to the snake vivs …

I thaw the rats / mice naturally in the snake room then give the rat a good blast around the head shoulders area then offer / dangle it in front of the snake INSTANTLY whilst it’s still warm …

Royals / Ball Pythons strike extremely vigorously if they are under a hide and you dangle the WARM mouse /rat in front of the hide entrance.


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