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| MaDRoLLeR |
Posted - 29/02/2012 : 00:56:41
Guys i have noticed that some of u (from videos section)seem to feed ur snakes in a separate box from there viv. Is this common practice??
(sorry i'm new to this)
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| Jarvo |
Posted - 01/03/2012 : 12:13:00
I feed my corn out of his viv and he is fine with it plus I get to watch him eat which I still enjoy.
My Boa however due to his feeding response he gets his in the viv, I have never had an issue with him associating me with food when I go in for a bit of handling but I do wash my hands before I go in to get him. |
| Spreebok |
Posted - 01/03/2012 : 10:42:09
Another out the viv feeder here. I usually just pop them on the floor though haha.
My Fire is being fed in her tub though atm, she's a little funny with ehr food lately, so anything to reduce stress :) |
| Dancross0 |
Posted - 01/03/2012 : 08:04:37
I feed all mine in their enclosures, but I use bits of slate as a feeding area. Never been bitten.
As Auld Baldy has said, wash your hands after handling their dinners! |
| smart bunny |
Posted - 01/03/2012 : 07:41:46
Lol Auld Baldy, bet you wash your hands next time!!! Ouch! |
| Redshift Spec |
Posted - 01/03/2012 : 00:42:41
I do mine outside. I've got a box with 5 inch lines which i take a picture to measure, then weigh then tease the hell out of them so that they strike :) They love it and so do I! |
| scottishbluebird |
Posted - 29/02/2012 : 23:24:49
quote:
Originally posted by Auld Baldy
The one thing to be aware of is that snakes depend more on smell than sight when it is feeding time. I usually take them out and feed on a tray, for the chance of a photo session as well as avoiding substrate injestion.
Last night I got well and truly chewed by Mirkey. My fault as I had handled the mice before trying to lift him out from his high hammock. He obviously thought "If it smells of mouse .. eat it!". He got a good lock on my finger and there was no way of unwrapping his tail end from the furniture so just had to wait for him to spit me out.
lmao. i take Kellogs out to feed, dont want to get aspen stuck in his throat, think a few on here have died that way
So always wash your hands after handling mice and before lifting out your Corn.
I can confirm that as well as being poor sighted, snakes are deaf as well. I told him twenty times 'That's a finger, not your dinner. Spit it out!" but it made no difference. 
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| serena_08 |
Posted - 29/02/2012 : 22:16:01
My Rufus was always fed in his viv apparently (he has been lovingly rehomed to me, he is a yearling) but after reading about the substrate issues he now feeds in a shoebox...!! At first he seemed a bit uneasy but now takes straight away. Once he has returned to his usual un-monsterlike self he goes back to the viv. The 2 worms also get fed out the faun, seperately and left to relax and then go back. Now they all associate the boxes as feeding time rather than my hand :D |
| claire_daz |
Posted - 29/02/2012 : 19:48:49
we feed ours in there own tubs but it up to your snake in the end ....as snake keeper's we will do anything to keep out snakes heathly (happy) dare i say |
| Auld Baldy |
Posted - 29/02/2012 : 18:37:42
The one thing to be aware of is that snakes depend more on smell than sight when it is feeding time. I usually take them out and feed on a tray, for the chance of a photo session as well as avoiding substrate injestion.
Last night I got well and truly chewed by Mirkey. My fault as I had handled the mice before trying to lift him out from his high hammock. He obviously thought "If it smells of mouse .. eat it!". He got a good lock on my finger and there was no way of unwrapping his tail end from the furniture so just had to wait for him to spit me out.
So always wash your hands after handling mice and before lifting out your Corn.
I can confirm that as well as being poor sighted, snakes are deaf as well. I told him twenty times 'That's a finger, not your dinner. Spit it out!" but it made no difference. |
| ScalySituation |
Posted - 29/02/2012 : 17:47:46
I feed Sonny seperately, but if he's taking his time I'll put him back in his faun to eat |
| Okeetee Mick |
Posted - 29/02/2012 : 17:44:38
All mine fed in separate rubs, can do without ingested substrate and unnecessary vets bills. |
| Red123 |
Posted - 29/02/2012 : 16:47:27
All of mine are fed in there vivs. I tried putting kitchen towel down and tried a feeding dish but they just drag the mouse away from it so they just eat it straight now. After all no feeding dishes or kitchen towels about in there natural environment they just eat where they find it. |
| smart bunny |
Posted - 29/02/2012 : 15:55:23
Basically, some people advise to feed separately for 2 main reasons.
1) it has been suggested that if you feed in the viv the snake will associate you with being fed so is more likely to strike at you (although from what I've read most people dispute this)
2) It is important that your snake does not swallow any of the substrate accidentally as this can cause impaction and death, hence removing from the viv is advised. Some people get around this by using a feeding dish in the viv, or placing the mouse onto a piece of kitchen roll so it doesn't happen.
It's up to you how you feed, you just need to know why a separate tub may be advised! I feed Corno in a tub as she always has, and it makes her easy to weigh before a feed. :) |
| danny |
Posted - 29/02/2012 : 15:51:54
As said all personal preference.I feed in its vivarium with no problems, its only a problem when you open the viv and feed straight away so then snakey is expecting food once opened.
I handle snakey once daily and when its feeding day i do the same pick her up and handle her for 10 mins than shes back in her home placed on a log, then i offer food straight to her nose and she takes it straight away with no issues. So she always knows when the viv is opened its comeing out time not food :)
Danny |
| Mamma |
Posted - 29/02/2012 : 13:26:09
Most of mine are fed seperately, bar 2 of them. Just personal choice for me. Means they wont have the chance pf associating feedinf with someone coming into their viv, also the whole substrate being ingested debate etc.. also means I get to have a wee handle before I put them in their feeding rub. 
The 2 that dont get fed in feeding rubs... one of them is a rehome adult corn... he was viv fed all his life. I tried changing to rub feeding for him but he was on a hunger strike... which started afet I 1st tried rub feeding him. He just wouldnt feed in a rub. So I still leave him in his viv at feed times, as this works best for him.
The other one, he will only eat in his rub, and left alone to do so. |
| Mort13 |
Posted - 29/02/2012 : 11:21:04
As above. Most of mine are fed in seperate tubs,but a couple are fed in their enclosures. If I'm in a rush then they all get fed in their enclosures. Its whatever suits the owner and particular snake. |
| gmac |
Posted - 29/02/2012 : 01:38:14
some do and some dont is personal preference.
Some of ours are fed in viv and some are fed in tubs |
