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Live Foods
- Thread starter coralife205
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coralife205
New member
but guys you know what..feeding live has a very miminum risk to the snake...seriously, my snake atacks the live mouse sometimes instantly the moment it get droped in its feeding cage. the biggest "risk" i see is when the snake has the mouse surounded and it dident die instantly, and the mouse is fighting. he worst thing that can happen is the mouse scratches the snake...which is very unlikely.
Sweetseraph
New member
You hit the nail on the head with time. Wait at least 2 weeks before offering the f/t and also leave it with the snake up to 24 hrs, preferably in a feeding bin. Place the feeding bin somewhere dark and quiet and don't bug him except for quick peeks occasionally to see if he ate yet. If he doesn't eat, wait 2 weeks again. Snakes can go a seriously long time without food without any harm. An adult snake should only be eating every 10-21 days anyways.
wstphal
working in the Gulag
Here's why I think f/t or p/k is best:
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44622&highlight=bitten+mouse
Sorry coralife. If you are dealing with a snake that will only eat live, once they are eating things better than pinks, be very careful. Mice have ~sharp~ teeth and will use them if the snake doesn't get a good hold on the mouse immediately.
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44622&highlight=bitten+mouse
Sorry coralife. If you are dealing with a snake that will only eat live, once they are eating things better than pinks, be very careful. Mice have ~sharp~ teeth and will use them if the snake doesn't get a good hold on the mouse immediately.
VickyChaiTea
Snake enthusiast
Feeding live is dangerous. There is no minimal risk to the snake, it is common for people to have their snake get injured or killed by a mouse/rat. It is also almost always avoidable. It is pretty uncommon to encounter a snake that will ONLY eat live prey.
Not to mention the fact that it's extremely painful to the food item, which are sometimes eaten alive.
Not to mention the fact that it's extremely painful to the food item, which are sometimes eaten alive.
courtney1121
courtney
i recently started feeding my snake f/t for that exact reason! i didnt really think anything of it until he got bit and i switched immediately. he was fine but i didnt want to risk it again. he had to get used to it of course but he adjusted pretty quickly. but i strongly STRONGLY recommend f/t!!
coralife205
New member
tell my snake that. not me.
GSDlover
New member
I'm glad there are a lot of tips to switch over from live to F/T.
IMO he looked pretty thin, and he needed to eat pretty soon.
So we went live and he ate it within 20 minutes.
We even had to get a fuzzie since no where within like 20 miles had pinkies...
Will try to go back to f/t after another feeding or two.
IMO he looked pretty thin, and he needed to eat pretty soon.
So we went live and he ate it within 20 minutes.
We even had to get a fuzzie since no where within like 20 miles had pinkies...
Will try to go back to f/t after another feeding or two.
rich333
They Are Coming!!!
all my babies eat f/t mice (4 corns). have since the day they came home. but my ball python refuses f/t. have tried several times to switch her over...even went 6 months without eating....and yes,she's been bitten by the rats she eats...so now...she only eats SMALL dark furred rats that are Waaaayy smaller that what she should/could handle....why?? because it was a medium sized white rat that bite her....i think she remembers the colors or the size...and will actually cower away from the prey item even when hungry. so she's been a bit of a challenge. she's at 1400 grams at 3yrs of age...Alot smaller than i think she should be. vet says she's fine otherwise...and says force feeding isnt really an option at this point.
coralife205
New member
okay people I have a problem.
the last time i fed my snake was around thursday, september 16th...becasue im trying to 'starve' her to swiitch to f/t.
I started seeing those 'hips' and so i thought she could be obese... I asked my co worker at work (petsmart) and he said it could be constapated...He told me to soak it in warm water...well i just did it. and almost immedetly it let out a big stool about an inch and a half long...underwater, and it looked normel, except that it dident spread everywhere like it normaly would. it came out as one big, twisted chunk. ..thats obviously an entire mouse...the snake has been getting ready to shed these lsat few days...but still, it has been about 10 days and it has not fully digested yet until i just 'forced' or 'helped' it too??????
am i mistaken in thinking there is something wrong????? cause i thought snakes digest in a 5 day period...and this last mouse, you could still see the lump after 2 days...it has eaten mice about that same size for a few months with out any problems before...at least i think..
the last time i fed my snake was around thursday, september 16th...becasue im trying to 'starve' her to swiitch to f/t.
I started seeing those 'hips' and so i thought she could be obese... I asked my co worker at work (petsmart) and he said it could be constapated...He told me to soak it in warm water...well i just did it. and almost immedetly it let out a big stool about an inch and a half long...underwater, and it looked normel, except that it dident spread everywhere like it normaly would. it came out as one big, twisted chunk. ..thats obviously an entire mouse...the snake has been getting ready to shed these lsat few days...but still, it has been about 10 days and it has not fully digested yet until i just 'forced' or 'helped' it too??????
am i mistaken in thinking there is something wrong????? cause i thought snakes digest in a 5 day period...and this last mouse, you could still see the lump after 2 days...it has eaten mice about that same size for a few months with out any problems before...at least i think..
Sweetseraph
New member
If digestion seems to have slowed down, I would double check that your temps are where they should be. That poop could have been from the last several mice if she hasn't gone lately. It can take a couple weeks for them to digest completely and poop. The meal was rather large for her, so dropping down a size would be advisable.
coralife205
New member
coralife205
New member
coralife205
New member
what size food to feed it and is it obese..
