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I want to feed my corns in a seperate container. I am currently reading The Manual, and have come to this topic, but have q's.
Should I use a hook to get my corns out when its time to feed so that they associate only the hook with feeding?
How should I go about acclimating them to this process?
Should I use the same container every feeding?
Will the snakes freak out if the bin doesnt smell like their homes?
Thanks!
 
A hook isn't really necessary. They won't associate with anything if you take the out for things other then feeding. If you only handled them when you wanted to feed them they might associate you with feeding:D

They don't really need to get acclimated to a feeding container. Most of the time they are very involved at the task at hand, eating. Just put them in the container of your choice and add food. I've never had one freak out but they will look for a way out so make sure the lid fits tight and you have air holes.
 
Method:

Just pick it up and put it in the enclosure. I have never used a hook with corns. As long as you're not making the grab with fresh mouse on your hands, there shouldn't be a problem.


Acclimation:

Just pick it up and put it in the enclosure. ;)


Container size:

Change as the snake grows. IMO, they are fairly oblivious to the container when food is involved.


Corns are very easy to raise. They are a forgiving species that seems to thrive despite husbandry mistakes. My philosophy: "relax and don't sweat the small things."
 
I use one of those little animal plexiglass transportation cases withvthe handle and the little lid that comes up. When I put my little guy in there, he knows it's feeding time and starts flicking his tongue looking for the meal. I feed him the mouse with forcepts so no mouse scent gets on me and then I leave him in the cage for 15 min. after he has completly swallowed just to watch him, then its back to his regular viv. I only feed him at night.

But I really believe he knows that when he goes in the little cage, it's dinner time. It's the only times he goes in it.

The family also holds him every day with the exception of the first two days after feeding so since he doen't know what day it is, he doesn't know if he is being picked up for food or not until he gets in the little cage.
 
I use a plain cardboard box with paper towels. I just put her in, drop in the mouse, let her get it fully down, and then carefully lift her out. Sometimes you have to be a little cautious when you go to get them out of the feeding container because they're still in feeding mode. If mine acts a little aggressive, I simply use the paper towel as a lift. She usually calms immediately when she realizes no more food is coming. Now that she has moved up to adult mice, she doesn't look for more food anymore. Before, I was giving her a couple of fuzzies so she started getting used to more food coming.
 
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