Lolo
Surrounded by snakes
LOL... really, it just comes down to personal choice. This is always an active debate on ANY snake forum, so I guess there's no "right answer." Just consider all the points we've made, and make the decision for yourself.
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LOL... really, it just comes down to personal choice. This is always an active debate on ANY snake forum, so I guess there's no "right answer." Just consider all the points we've made, and make the decision for yourself.
RobbiesCornField
Bring it on.
I doubt it! LOL. If it were Tony's choice, he'd probably just feed live so he didn't have to thaw anything out first. :laugh:
yellowbellyhippy
PaganVeganHippie!
Crazy snake people!!
VickyChaiTea
Snake enthusiast
I feed mine in a separate bin.
wstphal
working in the Gulag
I feed in a suitable tub inside the vivs. Humphrey is an enthusiastic constrictor who rolls around strangling the thawed mouse, and would manage to coat it in aspen otherwise. A paper plate isn't going to cut it with the amount of moving & constricting Humphrey does! Attitude is a hatchling & I want to monitor intake. Icabod is well behaved & probably doesn't need these precautions but...
So far no one has taken to striking at my hand as a result. Attitude tries to bite every time I open the viv, feeding time is no different. LOL.
I don't move them out any more after a cat decided to investigate the feeding tubs. No harm done, I was right there, but I think that cat (Phantom) might like to sample f/t mouse! Now the feeding tub goes into the viv, snake into the tub, then mouse, then lid goes back on viv to leave snake to eat in peace.
YMMV. This is just what I came up with after reading here.
So far no one has taken to striking at my hand as a result. Attitude tries to bite every time I open the viv, feeding time is no different. LOL.
I don't move them out any more after a cat decided to investigate the feeding tubs. No harm done, I was right there, but I think that cat (Phantom) might like to sample f/t mouse! Now the feeding tub goes into the viv, snake into the tub, then mouse, then lid goes back on viv to leave snake to eat in peace.
YMMV. This is just what I came up with after reading here.
Asbit
So Many Morphs...
I too feed them in separate tubs. Sometimes my adult snow motley female loves to "over" kill her frozen thawed mouse(I never know when she will do this) and I slit their backs for better digestion as suggested to me by Kathy Love. Now with a pre cut mouse having the living "s---" squeezed and rolled and thrashed out of it sometimes for over 15 mins, can you imagine the amount of aspen she would be eating as well as the bloody mess in her viv, literally!
Honestly, IMO not worth the bacteria that will be put in the viv from a raw meat source, the potential impaction or the potential needed clean up.
Honestly, IMO not worth the bacteria that will be put in the viv from a raw meat source, the potential impaction or the potential needed clean up.
spud
Need more Corns
I feed my snakes in their vivs, mainly because i use paper towel as the substrate so have never felt a reason to feed them outside there cages. If i used aspen, then i would feed them outside the viv or in a tub in the viv.
I like to use tongs when feeding the snakes as i like the idea of them 'chasing' the mouse around the cage instead of just throwing a mouse in the viv, at least they are then on a hunt so to speak. I have seen that with my snakes that if i use tongs and move the mouse about they strike, contrict and then eat the mouse, whereas when i put one in the will just pick it up and eat it. I understand if the snake is picky and won't eat until it is covered etc, but it works for mine so.
I like to use tongs when feeding the snakes as i like the idea of them 'chasing' the mouse around the cage instead of just throwing a mouse in the viv, at least they are then on a hunt so to speak. I have seen that with my snakes that if i use tongs and move the mouse about they strike, contrict and then eat the mouse, whereas when i put one in the will just pick it up and eat it. I understand if the snake is picky and won't eat until it is covered etc, but it works for mine so.
yellowbellyhippy
PaganVeganHippie!
Thanks guys! Lots of good opinions! I think Im going to do it in a seperate tub.
MalinoisK9
What to type here?
Out of their vivs. So far all of our's are ravenous eaters and finish their meals with in a couple of minutes. With the tiny guys we just feed them in a deli container, the larger snakes eat on the living room floor. If we come across an adult that is a slow or picky eater I'll use a tub container with them, but so far we haven't needed to. So far it's drop the food and stay back to avoid getting bit.
Marica
New member
I feed mine in separate tubs as I like to weigh them prior to feeding. For my adults I put the mice in first then add snake and cover. My bf likes to feed our yearlings, so after weighing them he dangles the mouse and watches them eat. While eating I clean their dishes and replace the water and do a spot-check or clean their viv. Plus I got to make cute name labels for their tubs.
After joining this forum and doing some reading I decided to try to feed Keenan in his viv. He dragged his mouse off his plate, all around his viv, then dropped it in his water dish and lost interest.
Really, it's whatever works for you and your snake. For every snake and every owner there's a different feeding method of which they'll give you pro's and con's of each. The major concern anti-tub feeders have is escapes, so make sure the lid of your tub is tightly secured and that there are air holes, or watch if you snake isn't shy.
After joining this forum and doing some reading I decided to try to feed Keenan in his viv. He dragged his mouse off his plate, all around his viv, then dropped it in his water dish and lost interest.
Really, it's whatever works for you and your snake. For every snake and every owner there's a different feeding method of which they'll give you pro's and con's of each. The major concern anti-tub feeders have is escapes, so make sure the lid of your tub is tightly secured and that there are air holes, or watch if you snake isn't shy.