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 Posted - 06/05/2009 : 21:41:21
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Hi all.
Ive been looking at this site for a while and im sure im going to get myself a corn snake soon. I feel i know enough now about them to get started, but i still have one question..
..In alot of articles ive read, they say a good practice is to feed your snake outside the vivarium, but then they also say to never handle your snake after it has fed.
This is confusing me, as in most cases the snake will have to handled back to its housing. Anyone clear this up for me? I may not choose to feed outside the viv, but it'll be nice to know. Cheers!! |
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Spedz
Hatchling
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Posted - 06/05/2009 : 21:45:07
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When people say not to handle after a feed - it means not excessively.
If you just pick it up for a few seconds to place it back in the viv; it's fine.
If you eat a huge meal - and walk to the sofa to lay down.. That's fine
But do you go on a jog? I think not!
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Feeding outside the viv is best - As if you feed inside; there's the chance of any substrate sticking to the mouse and then snakey eats it - But can't properly digest it.
Can create lots of problems that could have been avoided :)
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0.0.1 Curly Hair Tarantula - 'Fluffy'
1.0.0 Border Collie - 'Chance'
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon - 'Alfie'
0.1.0 Tortoise - 'Lightning'
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Posted - 06/05/2009 : 21:50:49
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| Ah ok, thanks, that clears it up lovely. If its fine to handle back into its viv then outside feding is what ill do. Cheers again |
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Tizzy
The Corn Snake Moderator
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Posted - 06/05/2009 : 21:52:16
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quote:
Originally posted by Spedz
When people say not to handle after a feed - it means not excessively.
If you just pick it up for a few seconds to place it back in the viv; it's fine.
If you eat a huge meal - and walk to the sofa to lay down.. That's fine
But do you go on a jog? I think not!
:D
Feeding outside the viv is best - As if you feed inside; there's the chance of any substrate sticking to the mouse and then snakey eats it - But can't properly digest it.
Can create lots of problems that could have been avoided :)
Nicely explained Spedz. |
3.2.0 corns 0.3.1 Leopard Geckos, 0.1.0 Mad Staffys 1.0.0 Moggie. 1.2.0. Devils in training.
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Posted - 07/05/2009 : 19:26:13
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What i tend to do is feed outside the viv in a plastic box then after the snake has finished eating after about 5 mins or so i offer the box up to the viv therefore taking out the handling and the snake just slides out hope this helps.......ian
By the way i never leave the snake unattended |
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07/05/2009 : 21:48:20
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| using dunty's method an also avoid you being tagged by a snake in 'feeding mode' |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
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Janos
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08/05/2009 : 00:05:14
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I use an old faunarium to feed my snake and also give her about ten minutes to calm down after feeding, which allows the food to settle and also let's them get out of 'feeding mode'.
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0.1.0 Anerythristic Corn Snake - Astra
0.1.0 Leopard Gecko - Zilly
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Blackecho
The Corn Snake Admin
United Kingdom
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08/05/2009 : 21:30:08
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BE that's not helping............  |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
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hillzi
The Lost boy.
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09/05/2009 : 12:51:45
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I have a huge plastic box, well over exagerating a little bit, but its one of them stack n' store ones, the walls are slippery so snakey cannot slide out. so after he's okay with my presence in the box, dunty I do that you do.
As the width of the box is just a few cms of the vivs width, i tilt it and let him slither in.
Sometimes with just a little bit of encouragement. (Generally a little push to get him going  ) |
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