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Live mouse feeding

The big difference is that in the wild, a snake doesn't have a mouse dropped in the cage whether it's hungry or not. It also picks the time and place that it hunts. It doesn't have a limited space in which to work, it can work into a position that best ensures that it gets the mouse. How many wild nakes are limited to trying to get into a good position in a 8 X 12 box? And, many snakes die from injuries in the wild I'm sure-they certainly carry enough scars on them when I find them. Why risk your snake if you don't have to? My snakes grab, constrict and hold for quite a while on f/t. They don't know the difference. And good luck killing the mouse before it's removed the eye from your snake. By the time your snake strikes, the mouse grabs on and bites...you'll still be sitting there with pliers in hand and your mouth open. You couldn't anticipate a bite and it's rediculous to think you can. There's a guy I know that only feeds live because "that's what God intended snakes to do". He sat and watched his snake lose one of it's eyes to a rat. Couldn't do a thing about it. I consider it reckless and unnecessary.
 
hmmm, what about other feeder options? ive read corns love anoles,chicks, and so much more but have never heard about people useing them for snakes..
 
snakeeeguyy said:
hmmm, what about other feeder options? ive read corns love anoles,chicks, and so much more but have never heard about people useing them for snakes..
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While you may have read this it is not advised. An Anole might be used for scenting a pink for a difficult feeder. Your snake would have to be an adult to take a chick and still wouldn't do it. Anole can carry disease. While it was the topic of another thread today some of what was said was poor advice.
 
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