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| nicoleleadbetterx |
Posted - 10/04/2012 : 17:27:21
me and my boyfriend have been doing research on corn snakes for the past few days and he came across a few people saying you would be better feeding it outside the tank so it doesnt eat some of its bedding in the process.. is this right? because i know you cant handle your corn snake after its et so a think it would be difficult to get it back into its tank. |
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| sue2012 |
Posted - 24/04/2012 : 09:32:25
i feed out the viv as well each of my corns have there own feeding tubs even have there names on them lol |
| Georgina |
Posted - 24/04/2012 : 00:18:14
both my corns are not aggresive in any waym but they know there tubs are for feeding once in there, so i have come to think that they would associate opening their vivs food and i will to continue to feed outside. my hoggie is fed in his viv(RUB) due to fasting for 4 weeks two feeds back, and he now looks at me ready for food everytime i go in there. i am going to gradually get hime to feed outside his viv again. |
| LadyV |
Posted - 23/04/2012 : 22:24:09
There is no right or wrong way to feed your snake- some people will say that feeding him in the viv is wrong as he will associate opening the doors as "feeding time" and others will say that they don't want to feed him outside as he will associate being handled as "feeding time".
If you handle your snake regularly, this will counteract the association with "feeding time" anyway as he will get used to you opening his doors to handle him.
I say do what feels right for your snake- mine personally doesn't like being fed outside as he got very moody with us and didn't like being forced back in his viv afterwards.
As long as no substrate is on the food and he's fed in a comfy place (I.e on top of the hide) there is no reason not to continue feeding inside his viv.
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| Lacefrillsandlipstick |
Posted - 23/04/2012 : 18:33:44
I feed mine in an RUB also and will continue too, i dont want her to start thinking that my hand being in the viv is 'feeding time' and again with the aspen, dont want her to ingest it. Its easy to get them back into the viv, i just either tilt the RUB and sometimes she will just go back into her viv herself or, pick her up v.gently whilst supporting the bump where the mousey is xx |
| Sharks35 |
Posted - 23/04/2012 : 18:03:49
Sorry to jump in on another posters post but rather than start a new thread and all that:-
Willow has been brought up being fed in her viv/faun. she is about 4-5 months old. i personally would like to carry on feeding in the faun.
Is this still okay, or is it heavily frowned apon? |
| scottishbluebird |
Posted - 23/04/2012 : 16:38:46
If you dont take out to feed better to put down kitchen roll to avoid injesting aspen |
| a2c7 |
Posted - 23/04/2012 : 10:27:17
We feed ours outside in an old rub. They're both on aspen so we didn't take the risk (and we only have two, so it doesn't take long). Afterwards we just gently tilt the rub so they can get back into their vivs. We were told that sometimes snakes who feed in their vivs can learn that opening the doors = feeding time and therefore get a bit strikey. I guess we handle ours every day (when not in shed or having fed) and not every time is feeding time so that would counteract problems with association either way. (That and a kingsnake is ALWAYS hungry and does whatever it feels like at the time)
At the end of the day you'll learn what feels right for you. I've spent hours browsing forums and the internet for the 'proper' way to treat a pet snake and I've found a lot of information but at the end of the day it's quite hard to get it wrong and a bit of common sense goes a long way. |
| eeji |
Posted - 22/04/2012 : 21:57:21
I feed all of mine in their homes with no problems. If I used a separate tub it would take me a week to do a feed! :) |
| lupi lou |
Posted - 22/04/2012 : 19:29:15
I feed 8 in his faun, but he is on cage carpet so i don't have to worry about him injesting substrate and like lady v i don't handle the fuzz and offer using tongs.
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| LadyV |
Posted - 22/04/2012 : 18:50:18
I can honestly say I have never fed Chops outside his viv- reasons as follows:
1) If I fed him outside he wouldn't be best pleased with me picking him up and putting him back in his viv after feeding- even trying to get him to move soon after feeding can put them in a bad mood
2) I don't want him to associate coming out of the viv as "feeding time"
3) I think he is more comfortable eating in his viv (as long as you grip the mouse with the tongs and NOT handle the mouse then your snake should have no problems with going for the meal- although quite rightly, do NOT feed the snake near substrate as they can digest it. I feed Chops on top of his hides- I tend to grip the mouse and gentle tap it on top of the hide, that way he can sense that there is food about and will go towards it- when he takes it he will hold on to it for a while before digesting, he won't bring the food near any substrate.
As soon as he is done, he will look around for a bit before either having a long drink or going back inside his hide.
There are loads of people who insist that you feed your snake outside and loads who will say feed him inside, I say do what you feel is right but just be careful not to drop the mouse and if you do happen to get any substrate on it, shake it all off before attempting a feed. |
| Lozzy |
Posted - 22/04/2012 : 18:19:31
exactly the same here, feed in a seperate tub and then let her slither out back into her viv :) |
| NiallP |
Posted - 22/04/2012 : 18:12:11
I have always fed outside the viv and always put the tub in her viv for her to get out at her own will : ) |
| smart bunny |
Posted - 11/04/2012 : 08:50:33
Whe the snake feeds you will see the bulge travelling down the body - and you will see the snake squeezing itself to move the bulge down. Once the bulge reaches the stomach the snakes behaviour will change, it will stop squeezing and wil start to show interest in it's surroundings again and moving about a bit - that's when you know it's time to go back to the faun. Our faun was too small to put the tub inside, so I used to pick Corno up very gently supporting in front and under the bump (although other say not to touch the bump so I may have been wrong to do that!) and move to the faun. By no handling it means don't play with her for 20 mins or so, it's OK just to briefly return to the faun :) We've not had a regurge to date - although now she's in her big viv I do put the tub in and let her get out on her own :) |
| darrkang3l |
Posted - 11/04/2012 : 01:51:34
do as Georgina says or just gently slant the tub into the little ones faun and the snake should go back in on its own! :) |
| Georgina |
Posted - 10/04/2012 : 18:07:07
when he starts wriggling around again and the food has moved 1/2 the way down his body just pop him back in his viv x |
| nicoleleadbetterx |
Posted - 10/04/2012 : 17:56:33
so when i feed my corn snake in this little tub that it comes in.. do i just leave my snake in its feeding tub for a couple of minuits, then would i pick it up and put it back into its tank? |
| ScalySituation |
Posted - 10/04/2012 : 17:40:38
yeh just use anything clear u can find, i normally put kitchen roll on the bottom so he can get more of a grip on the bottom, i find if he cant get a grip on the bottom of the feeding tub (his old faun) he tends to panic a little and tends not to show much interest in his food |
| Georgina |
Posted - 10/04/2012 : 17:38:27
yeah, any tub will do, you will probs bring it home in a cricket tub, just use that as its feeding tub until it gets bigger x |
| nicoleleadbetterx |
Posted - 10/04/2012 : 17:35:33
so i could basically get another tub for our corn snake? and use that as their feeding tub? its just a baby we are getting a just wanted to make sure as a dont want it to end up eating some of its bedding incase it harms it :( |
| Georgina |
Posted - 10/04/2012 : 17:30:36
i feed mine outside their vivs, lightning slithers from his feeding tub back into his viv as he is a food monstor and thinks your fingers are food and midnight i pick p and pop her in the hot end as if she had her way she would spend 2 weeks digesting in the cool end. |
