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Old 01-01-12, 10:01 PM   #1
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Nice! Now, if I can teach my Milks and Kings to do this
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Old 01-02-12, 10:22 PM   #2
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This isn't a BP is it? if not what is it?
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This isn't a BP is it? if not what is it?

Yes, it's a BP, Looks like a spider
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Re: Feeding in your tank...

We often have the same discussion on the garter forum about feeding in the enclosure vs. feeding tanks and the risk of impaction from substrate. My snakes get freaked out when I try to move them to feeding tanks so I feed them in their tanks and just take extra precautions...I put paper towels under their dishes, and I feed my female with tongs. I have been bitten a couple times and I do realize that this is a much bigger risk with a large snake. She only bites though if she gets over excited and if I am not careful to get my fingers out of the way in time...this is something that I have learned to be more careful about and I haven't been bitten by her in a while.
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Re: Feeding in your tank...

You know I am surprised that everyone so far agrees. I have fed out of the viv and she ate just fine. But I had a woman at petsmart (not experts I know) tell me that feeding in the viv was the biggest mistake you could make. Took that with a grain of salt and just wanted to see your opinions. Lankyrob, I have had my RTB feed from her climbing stick and eat without going to the ground but for most terrestrial snakes I imagine this isn't a common thing. I am happy to see all these responses and happier to see that I have apparently made good choices thus far.
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Re: Feeding in your tank...

I'm not saying it isn't risky...it is...we have members on the garter forum discussing problems with obstructions caused by substrate on a fairly regular basis. It is just really hard sometimes to find a way to get your snake to eat. My one snake will absolutely refuse to eat from tongs, and he refuses to eat if I take him out of his enclosure...so I really have no choice but to feed him in his enclosure...try to prevent him from ingesting substrate the best I can, and that is all I can really do if I want him to eat at all. My other snake will not eat if I move her to a feed tank...but she will eat from tongs...but even then...the other day, she dragged a piece of food through her wood chips and may have ingested some after taking it from the tongs. Luckily, it seems like she is okay. I have had my snakes refuse food for over a month when I tried to feed them in a feeding tank. I just do the best I can do for them.
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I use fairly large coco husk as substrate, I tend to find that while eating the cocohusk doesnt get in my snakes mouths even after the rat has been dragged in the stuff. The cocohusk is about 1cmX1cm on average
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Don't garters eat fish and shouldn't that be in a water dish? Arn't rodents to fatty of a food for garters on a regular basis?
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Looks like a BP to me......
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Re: Feeding in your tank...

anyone feeding a giant out of their enclosure is asking for trouble, the giants have some of the most intense feeding responses out there and they stay in feed mode for a while. Jussayin.
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anyone feeding a giant out of their enclosure is asking for trouble, the giants have some of the most intense feeding responses out there and they stay in feed mode for a while. Jussayin.
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i agree with you 100% mate

i wouldn't even like something as small as an adult carpet out their enclousure in feeding mode

a guy i used to visit had a big burm,roughly 14 feet,its feeding responce was very very fast and powerfull

it used to stay in feeding frenzy mode until the next day,just like my carpets.i won't even go in their tanks until the next day,i've been mistaken for food to many times

one female adult jungle i used to feed out the tank,due to her sharing with a male at the time.bit me with a feeding responce,she had the back of my right hand with her teeth sunk into the gums.

when i grabbed her head and jaws with my only free hand,her tail preceded to wrap round the wrist of my unbitten hand,in effect handcuffing me.

i had to wait the best part of an hour on my wife coming home and unravelling the snake from my wrists.then i could get the jungle to let go the back of my hand,using my now freed hand.

my point being it would be very scary being in that position with an adult giant snake

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when i grabbed her head and jaws with my only free hand,her tail preceded to wrap round the wrist of my unbitten hand,in effect handcuffing me.

i had to wait the best part of an hour on my wife coming home and unravelling the snake from my wrists.then i could get the jungle to let go the back of my hand,using my now freed hand.


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LOL sorry mate but had to laugh... me spotted python did that to me once, lucky it's just mini handcuffs.

On the subject of snakes that won't let go... listerine mouthwash on the tip of a cotton bud and a quick tap on the nose (theirs not yours) will make them let go quick smart, or if you have methylated spirits around the house it does the job quicker.
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LOL sorry mate but had to laugh... me spotted python did that to me once, lucky it's just mini handcuffs.

On the subject of snakes that won't let go... listerine mouthwash on the tip of a cotton bud and a quick tap on the nose (theirs not yours) will make them let go quick smart, or if you have methylated spirits around the house it does the job quicker.
or a cold driping/trickling tap,the cold water i've found makes them let go fast

my wife was laughing her head off when she returned home from our oldest sons,to find me handcuffed by one of the jungles as well mate

ah the joys of snake keeping

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Re: Feeding in your tank...

Whiskey works great. Took less than a second for our king to let go.
I always geed in viv. Never had a problem. Can't imagine trying to move my adult JCP's back in feed mode. Just not worth the risk.
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Whiskey works great. Took less than a second for our king to let go.
I always geed in viv. Never had a problem. Can't imagine trying to move my adult JCP's back in feed mode. Just not worth the risk.

WHAT!!! Waste Whisky on a snake!!! Sacrilege!!!!
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