switch to f/t

[stephanbakir]

He ate a f/t for his first time without you kicking him in the butt o.o

Wish i had that kinda luck man.LOL

[Jendee]

Originally Posted by stephanbakir

He ate a f/t for his first time without you kicking him in the butt o.o

Wish i had that kinda luck man.LOL

You know whats a good way to switch them. Get the live rat/mouse wet before feeding, with warm water hold the mouse/rat up to the snake by its tail do this for a few feedings. Thaw out the frozen rats in warm water, hold up by its tail..voila same meal different dish

[sickvenom]

Originally Posted by Jendee

You know whats a good way to switch them. Get the live rat/mouse wet before feeding, with warm water hold the mouse/rat up to the snake by its tail do this for a few feedings. Thaw out the frozen rats in warm water, hold up by its tail..voila same meal different dish

if one wants to follow this advice, just make sure are you holding your rodent with tongs. you don't want to drop a wet meal on top of any substrate that could be ingested by your snake.

[stephanbakir]

Originally Posted by sickvenom

if one wants to follow this advice, just make sure are you holding your rodent with tongs. you don't want to drop a wet meal on top of any substrate that could be ingested by your snake.

Pshh, tongs are for people who are scared of having their fingers ingested

[Max713]

Originally Posted by stephanbakir

Pshh, tongs are for people who are scared of having their fingers ingested

Or for ETB owners

Glad your ball took his first F/T

[citysnakes]

Originally Posted by stephanbakir

Pshh, tongs are for people who are scared of having their fingers ingested

...or responsible snake keepers...

[stephanbakir]

Originally Posted by citysnakes

...or responsible snake keepers...

Was joking:P
That said this thread keeps deviating from food presentation to pointing fingers

[sickvenom]

Originally Posted by stephanbakir

Was joking:P
That said this thread keeps deviating from food presentation to pointing fingers

Feeding is one of those topics that can make for interesting discussion and debate. Unfortunately, these are also the most heated debates and some people just can't handle it. Oh well.

[citysnakes]

Originally Posted by stephanbakir

Was joking:P
That said this thread keeps deviating from food presentation to pointing fingers

hehe dont they all...

[Jendee]

Originally Posted by sickvenom

if one wants to follow this advice, just make sure are you holding your rodent with tongs. you don't want to drop a wet meal on top of any substrate that could be ingested by your snake.

Ive been feeding my snakes wet f/t for 20 yrs and i plop the rat right on the aspen, bam snake strikes, aspens on the rat. Ive watched my snakes eat and as the snake is inching towards the *** all the aspen gets pushed to the end I guess. Ive never had one of my animals ingest apsen. Im sure with different substrates this could be a problem, it hasnt with me though. Guess Ive been lucky..it makes for easy feeding toss rats in all cages then leave the room lol a good 20 mins is all it takes.


I dont think snakes can associate food with cage being opened. I do think if you feed on a schedule they know when there schedule feeding day is because they are all waiting at the door but my boas wait pateintly in their cages. When I open their cage I can stick my hand in there need be. sure they sniff with excitment but never had they struck until the rat was actually in there tub or cage. Its a pretty great experince and I love my hobbie!!