Quote Originally Posted by snakeLVR
Hi all! Hope everyone has a great New Years Eve! Anyway, back to the question. I was feeding my big girl last night, the one I posted needed some weight, she eats F/T with gusto. I had the weaned rat on the end of the metal tongs, and as she struck, I swear she missed and hit the tongs instead. Well it freaked me out, because she hit them pretty hard. Fearing the metal tongs might injure her, I used my skimpy wooden ones, and she got it ok with those. Just wondering if anyone has had a snake injured with metal tongs when they struck. I hear they make them with a rubber tip, if they do, I think I will invest in those.
Well she could injure her teeth if she did infact grab the tongs instead.Have you ever just layed the rodent in her enclosure and see if she will eat it right off the floor? Sometimes i use a long stick or something like it and move the rodents butt a little and they grab it.