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 Posted - 16/03/2008 : 01:11:50
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hey guys im a new parent to a v cute baby corn snake, reed that u should feed him in separate smaller container to viv to teach him the diff to food and humans.
Concidering he puts puts a lambo to shame when it comes to speed, im afraid that if i feed him in a smaller container he may expape and thats the last thing i want to happen, please guys help me out....look foward to ur replys xx
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Posted - 16/03/2008 : 01:17:02
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Im intrigued about the feeding in a smaller container, I wasn't really advised much about feeding when i bought mine the other day, so a sandwich box would prob be ideal, i thought after feeding you left him 48 hrs so will he just slither out of the container into the viv ?
forgive my hijack, but it's kinda along the same lines :)
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BlueTongueDan
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Posted - 16/03/2008 : 12:54:41
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Hi, congrats on your new corn.
I feed my Corn and BP in seperate containers only because i have them on aspen substrate and i wouldn't want them to accidently ingest that.
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Posted - 16/03/2008 : 13:30:42
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Im using some like course grit I think, I have thrown the package away but it is what the lady in the pet shop gave me
So yeah il take him out to feed him then
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BlueTongueDan
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Posted - 16/03/2008 : 14:01:34
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Probaby crushed oyster shell.
People say its fine and digestible but id rather be safe then sorry.
What i do when my snakes have finished feeding is wait for them to start moving around the tub and 'exploring' i then gently pick them up and place them straight back into their vivs. |
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Posted - 16/03/2008 : 15:34:02
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Sweet cheers Dan, glad your on here else id be knackered lol
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Posted - 16/03/2008 : 18:03:39
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| Dan's right...better safe than sorry. I've always fed mine in his viv (but I do use the biggest pair of tongs ever seen so my hand is always kept well away from his mouth!) and so far not had any problems. I use aspen would chip so it doesn't tend to get stuck on the food like the shavings can. |
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Posted - 16/03/2008 : 20:00:00
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| hi, is your first viv quite small? if so i found carrying it upstairs and sitting in a dry bath while handling and for feeding, they are very fast and in there they cant escape! lol |
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Lewy
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Posted - 20/03/2008 : 12:04:53
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I always feed mine on a feeding mat (just a plastic coated picnic mat) in the middle of the room - Saves them associating opening the Viv door with feeding, although i use big tongues:
This is Casper strangling his already very dead mouse on the mat 
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Posted - 20/03/2008 : 14:56:17
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| the main reason people recomend to feed outside the viv is because some snakes associate the viv being opened with food, so it increases to risk of a nip. and the is also the risk of the snake consuming some substrate, you could place the mouse on a piece of kitchen towel |
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Kazerella
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Posted - 20/03/2008 : 15:52:34
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[quote]Originally posted by Lewy
I always feed mine on a feeding mat (just a plastic coated picnic mat) in the middle of the room - Saves them associating opening the Viv door with feeding, although i use big tongues:
Big tongues Lewy? Don't you mean tongs? You'll end up with snake bite marks all over your mouth if you use tongues |
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