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How to feed

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bballmatt100

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OK. I keep my snake on aspen and feed it in a little critter cage. What is a good solution when it outgrows the feeding cage and im not sposed to handle for 2-3 days after feeding it how do i get it back in the reg. cage? :shrugs:
 
Hello! Do you mean after you have fed him/her? Because you can hold them to just put them back in their viv about 10mins after feeding i think, your just not suppost to hold them for long periods of time afterwards. :)
You might want to wait for someone with more experiance with snakes than i have though.
 
Stix said:
Hello! Do you mean after you have fed him/her? Because you can hold them to just put them back in their viv about 10mins after feeding i think, your just not suppost to hold them for long periods of time afterwards. :)
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This is correct! As for a new feeding container, just go to Wal Mart, Big Lots etc... and pick up a plastic storage bin with a lid. Drill/melt some air holes in it, and you're done!
 
The critter keeper I feed my girl in is just left in the corner of the viv. so she can come out when she's ready, at which time she heads for the 'hot-spot' and doesn't move for days. What a life to lead, eat, sleep, hunt for a day or two, then start again.
 
I just use a cardboard box with some paper towel in it. I put the snake in there, give them the mouse, wait until they're done and then lift them out and put them back. I don't need lids as I don't keep them in there past the time they've moved the food down to the lower third of their bodies and are searching out a place to hide and digest.
 
I know I could probably find this elsewhere on the forums, but this thread made me start thinking. I haven't gotten my corn yet, but will on Wed. and am wondering when I go to feed it (in a seperate container), is it best to place the snake in the container first or the mouse?
 
I put the snake in first and then dangle the mouse for them. Almost all of them will strike and constrict even though the mouse is already dead. Gives them a little more exercise I figure. If I tried to put the mouse in first, my amel would be climbing up my arm to find it! He's very aggressive at feeding time. Wants his rat NOW!
 
craig06 said:
i just put the mouse in the reg cage is that ok?
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Plenty people do but depending on your substrate, it's not always the best idea.

If the subtrate sticks to the food and the snake ingests it, you could have problems.
 
If you have aspen in the viv, you really should take your snake out first, so that he doesn't eat the aspen too. It can kill them. If you put a papertowel over the aspen, he could get the mouse and take it to the aspen under the paper towel. If you don't have something to put him in, if you are careful and watch him, you could just put him and the mouse on a couple of sheets of paper towel right on the table or counter or wherever, then when he is done, just gently lift him up and put him back in his viv, or you could take both sides of the paper towel and use it like a sling to lift him and then put the paper towel in the viv with him in it. You really can use anything to feed them in. The list goes on and on. Plastic tupperware containers, cardboard boxes, shoe boxes, pots and pans, dishes, paper bags, just use your imagination. The snake doesn't care where it eats.
 
OK so I know I'm going to get told off for feeding 4 snakes in one tub but I've been doing this for just about forever and it works just fine!!!

This is a cheap plastic tub with some holes drilled in it and a lid with snap-down sides. I dump the snake in there with its dinner and it's all done a few minutes later. If I can't sit and watch I put the lid on and do other stuff while the snake is swallowing and then come back to move it back home a few minutes later.

In this particular case, I was very short of time and had to feed 14 snakes so I fed my 4 2004's at the same time. I usually do these ones 2 at a time but was really pressed for time. As each one finished lunch, I fished her out and put her back in her tub. Makes for a cute picture too!!!
 

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I guess if it works for you and the snakes aren't stressed, but I wouldn't recommend it for just anyone to try especially if they aren't experienced with snakes. It can be hard to tell if one's getting stressed out or something, and I'd hate to have two accidently take the same mouse. I certainly would not put some of mine together as I know they would stress out.
 
Yeah, it takes a healthy dose of judgement and when I have them feeding together I don't leave them alone. These 4 girls have lived together most of the time since they were hatchlings and will get split when I brumate them this coming winter. The snow and the sunglow will breed next year but the other 2 might go a bit longer as they're not so heavy yet and I don't want to push my luck and breed them early!

A lot of keeping snakes is getting to know them as individuals. There are some I keep that I wouldn't dream of keeping with another snake but these 4 get along just fine and are as happy as I can judge them to be!

I do agree though that it's not a great idea for anyone to do it like I do...
 
~slither~ said:
The critter keeper I feed my girl in is just left in the corner of the viv. so she can come out when she's ready, at which time she heads for the 'hot-spot' and doesn't move for days. What a life to lead, eat, sleep, hunt for a day or two, then start again.
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Slither, do you put a lid on it or anything or a hole or what. That sounds like a good idea when I finish my big viv.
 
The critter keeper I use came with my mantis. It's only approx 10 inch * 4 inch, and it is plenty big enough for my yearling. It does have a lid, but for my snake I dont use it, she just climbs out when she's ready. My mantis on the other hand, when she gets fed I have to use a lid because alot of the time her prey could just fly out. They're also handy with having two toddler brothers, who love to watch. I'm getting them into animals early because I was never allowed pets till 16.
They only cost around a fiver, but I'm sure you'd get something cheaper at a wilkinsons, or somewhere like that.
 
I feed my snakes in a tub without a lid and their all happy enough, the tub is 12" long 3" high and 5" wide, the amel in the pic is now 3ft long and still eat's out of it, he was about 18inches long when this pic was taken. My 2 corns share this tub (not together, 1 first then the other) and my boa's have another of the same for their feeding, i do have the lid but usually don't need to use it.

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Psssdjay, I feed using tongs. I get her attention and put up a bit of a fight so she constricts. I then simply slide her off the end of the tongs and into the container. Then place the container in my viv. and remove when she's gone.
 
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