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hello from Shinzon and james

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cdncameron

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hello all, was so happy to find a site like this. always good to see those with experience lending advice to those who need it.

My name is james, my corns name is Shinzon (if you read that name and who where it's from you gain points). he's a ghost, not 100% sure on the age. he is just over two feet long and is about 3/4 to 7/8 of an inch is diameter (any estimates on age would be accepted with thanks). I hope to get some pictures of him onto my profile but he has just eaten and i don't want to be a bother to him right now.

which leads me into my first question, someone elses thread spoke of feeding outside of the living area, is this recomended, and how do you go about moving them back. i was under the impression you should leave snakes alone to digest or you risk them regurging it.

~James and Shinzon
 
Hello and welcome to the forum!
I feed outside the enclosures because I don't want my corns to ingest substrate, so I put them in a feeding tub to do the business. Then to put them back, the small flighty hatchlings just get gently tipped into their living quarters, the bigger, calmer corns get gently lifted back into their homes. As long as the feeding lump has moved well down the body, and you don't try any prolonged handling, you should be ok. It works well for me anyway.
then I leave them alone for at least 2 days to digest their meals. Hope this helps.
My ratsnake was fed in his viv by his former owner and had a tendancy to strike all the time, either because he thought I was food, or was just not happy being handled. It took quite a while to get him into the 'handling is a good thing' routine!
 
I also remove my snake from her viv to feed her in order to prevent substrate ingestion but also to eliminate the association of my hand in the tank with food.

After she eats, I simply leave her alone for anywhere from a half-hour to an hour to make sure the food is well in the belly, not the gullet, and then I gently lift her out of her feeding bin and place her back in her viv. Then I leave her for 2 days or so before any handling sessions.

It works for me, and doesn't seem to have any negative effects on my snake. And if it can eliminate predatory strikes and the possiblity of ingesting aspen substrate, I'm all for it.

Oh, and Welcome Aboard!!
 
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