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Garethfkelly
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 03/01/2013 : 22:08:58
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Hey guys, I've just got my first corn snake, and it was feeding day today. I was just wondering if I should feed the snake (Nagini) by hand, or by tweezers? Just too let it get into the mindset of when hands go into its terrarium that it is going to be handled?
I was just looking for a bit of advice, thanks! |
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Donnie
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3215 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2013 : 22:19:13
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| Hi and welcome, I always use feeding tongs but I know some people just hold the mouse tail and dangle, its up to you really. |
1.1 Corns (Anery Stripe, Amel) 1.0 Rootbeer 0.2 Jungle Carpet Python 1.0 Zebra Jungle Carpet Python 1.0 50% Diamond Zebra Carpet Python |
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Georgina
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2382 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2013 : 22:28:57
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| I feed mostly by hand out of viv. But that's only because I a forever losing my tongs lol |
1.0 western hognose (hero)
1.0 phantom reverse pin dal brindle crested gecko (goyle)
0.2 red dal red harly (sprite) 99% full pin Harley crested gecko (TuLong)
0.0.3 miomantis paykullii
0.0.3 Bombina orientalis (oriental fire bellied toad)
0.3 fancy mice (snap, crackle and pop)
1.0 yorkshire terrier (jasper)
2.1 cats (echo, shadow and pokey) |
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Isoldael
Yearling
Netherlands
999 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2013 : 22:52:19
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| I always feed out of the viv and by hand. My snakes are used to this by now, and while they might "miss" their strike and nip at my fingers, they never actually mistake my fingers for a meal. I wouldn't do it any other way personally, I love being able to feed by hand :). I do have a pair of tongs because when I got my Jake, he was quite scared of anything that moved so I tried to limit getting near him for the first while :) |
1.0 anery stripe (Nash)
1.0 hypo pewter (Loki)
1.0 bloodred het amel, charcoal, hypo, stripe 50% phet anery, lavender (Kasumi)
0.1 grey background normal het amel (Saphira)
0.1 tessera het amel, anery, stripe (Lilith)
0.1 amel (Aurora)
0.1 hypo bloodred het anery, charcoal, stripe 50% phet amel, lavender (Mara)
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Garethfkelly
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
2 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2013 : 22:55:29
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| Thanks guys! I'll try and get some photos up of her soon! She's a "sunburst" morph (I think that's the term?) |
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Georgina
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2382 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2013 : 23:06:52
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| A term I personally have never heard of lol get the pics up :) :) |
1.0 western hognose (hero)
1.0 phantom reverse pin dal brindle crested gecko (goyle)
0.2 red dal red harly (sprite) 99% full pin Harley crested gecko (TuLong)
0.0.3 miomantis paykullii
0.0.3 Bombina orientalis (oriental fire bellied toad)
0.3 fancy mice (snap, crackle and pop)
1.0 yorkshire terrier (jasper)
2.1 cats (echo, shadow and pokey) |
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Isoldael
Yearling
Netherlands
999 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2013 : 23:25:30
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| Do you mean sunkissed? Or sunspot perhaps? :) |
1.0 anery stripe (Nash)
1.0 hypo pewter (Loki)
1.0 bloodred het amel, charcoal, hypo, stripe 50% phet anery, lavender (Kasumi)
0.1 grey background normal het amel (Saphira)
0.1 tessera het amel, anery, stripe (Lilith)
0.1 amel (Aurora)
0.1 hypo bloodred het anery, charcoal, stripe 50% phet amel, lavender (Mara)
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eeji
The Morph Master
United Kingdom
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herriotfan
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5853 Posts |
Posted - 04/01/2013 : 09:09:20
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I use tongs simply because that's how the breeders fed them and I didn't want to stress my snakes when everything here was new to them. It became the norm to use tongs.  |
Husband....Very Understanding!!! (Phil)
Son & Daughter (Kevin & Carol)
Granddaughter (Eva)
3.4.0 Cornsnakes Amel (Sidney) Caramel Stripe (Sultan) Amber (Cleo) Carolina (Phoebe) Anery Motley Stripe (Penny) Snow (Lily) Caramel (Holmes)
1.2.0 Royal Pythons(Peeps, Pandora & Pepsi)
1.0.0 Hognose (Hudson)
2.1.0 Dogs (Dillon, Alfie, Ellie)
0.1.0 Senegal Parrot (Peanut)
1.1.0 Bearded Dragons (Bonnie & Clyde)
1.0.0 Crested Geckos (Echo)
0.2.1 Hermanns Tortoises (Ebbie, Rosie & Twiglet)
0.1.0 Guinea Pig (Dolly-Pipsqueak)
0.1.9 Tarantulas (Poppy, Gypsy, Bumble, Insey Winsey, Sonic, Cookie, Raven, Fudge, Titch & Sox)
??? Foster animals
Location: Near Saffron Walden, Essex
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Moppet
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3315 Posts |
Posted - 04/01/2013 : 16:16:03
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Currently I feed all of my snakes with tongs in a separate tub
I did feed Titan and Apollo from my hands for a while (sitting on one hand, offering a mouse with the other) because they took the food so gently and were so very calm but they're both more vigorous feeders now and although I can still feed them whilst they're sat on my hand, I hold the mouse with tongs because they can strike and coil quite fast and they don't always hit their target the first time!
I'm looking forward to seeing photos of your snake |
2.4.0 Corn snakes
1.0.0 horse
0.1.0 Golden retriever
1.4.0 Guinea pigs |
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