Taking your non-feeder for a car ride

[python.princess]

I've had someone tell me that they did it and it worked for them. I believe he said he fed the snake about a half hour after he got home.

[qiksilver]

Sounds ridiculous. I don't think there is much logic behind this. Why would a snake that is presumably healthy and is likely stressed (hence not eating) be enticed to eat by a stressful car trip? But whatever works for you!

maybe so, but at least 2 people I've talked to have had it work, although they work with colubrids and boas. So I don't plan on discrediting it so quickly even though I have no idea how or why it would work. I would imagine the dark bag trick overnight would work before this, but then again, I've never had a tragically difficult feeder.

[Bruce Whitehead]

The logic behind this concept is that it stimulates the rainy season and puts the snake in feed mode.

All the jostling and bumping acts similar to the intense vibrations of a heavy rainfall... I had a vet tell me this about 4 years ago.

Bruce

[dadspets]

It worked for me. Last week I took some burm baby's to a friend of mine, he was going to daytona this weekend. One of the burms had not eat'n for a month, o and he lives an hour away. That night he offered the burm a large mouse and he ate it like no ones business. I have also heard this theory and now I know it realy works.

[snakelady]

I've heard it too but never tried it.

[jglass38]

The logic behind this concept is that it stimulates the rainy season and puts the snake in feed mode.

All the jostling and bumping acts similar to the intense vibrations of a heavy rainfall... I had a vet tell me this about 4 years ago.

Bruce

Eh...Ok. I'm still not buying it though.

[FIREball]

Im not going to reward my snakes with a car ride when they dont eat. I put them in time out till they learn to clean their plate.

[jglass38]

Im not going to reward my snakes with a car ride when they dont eat. I put them in time out till they learn to clean their plate.

I'm with you. No rewards for bad behavior.

[Bruce Whitehead]

Yeah, I never tried it either. I find tough love is the way to go.

No rides to the ice cream shop for the snakes if they don't eat.

But I think we tend to over-react when a snake doesn't eat. If the husbandry is good and everything is on track, then I just wait it out.

Bruce

[fergie]

Well there's been more folks testifying that this method does work over on the UK forum. So maybe there is some truth in it. I'm still highly sceptical though but if it does work and gets a non feeder going again, Happy Days