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bfckarlos

bfckarlos

Rats not Corns!!!!
I'm about to get a cornsnake and I've been reading some of these threads for some extra advice.

What I'd like to know is, many on here seem to have a seperate area or viv for feeding their snakes. Is this necessary?

I am getting my snake from a friend who has had reptiles for many years and as far as i know he doesn't feed seperately but removes from viv within an hour or so if the snake shows no interest.
 
Welcome to the board and the wonderful world of snake keeping. I personally take my snake out of her viv to feed her as I use a wood chip substrate (flooring) it tends to stick to the food an could be fatal if ingestested. I am sure other more experienced herpers will provide you with more details.
Best Wishes :wavey:
 
well a simple example is my corn. i feed him in a different container to his viv. i can put my hand in his viv and pick him up and he is almost passive and happy for me to do so any time day or night. when i put him in his feed tank it is like he just goes wild, after feeding i can gaurantee you i get bit before i get him out of there. soon as he is out the feed tank, he goes back to being his normal passive self..... now imagine i fed him in his viv? i would get bit every time i put my hand in there.
 
When I first started on this forum, I was asking the same questions :)

What I ended up doing is putting my hatchling in the deli cup she was shipped in with the pinkie, and putting that in her viv for her feeding SOP. Later on I will move up to something more size fitting as she grows. My main concern is the substrate issue not getting bit.

I have seen post where people put the snake in a paper bag to use as feeding.

I also have seen where people feed in the viv, where as they have no substrate and only paper towel.

Mostly when people feed outside the viv, is because of 1 substrate and 2 they don't want to associate feedings with the large hand going to handle them.


If you go over all of the bite post you can see the only time it seemed the snake thought the owner was food is when they did not wash their hands after handling the food. That is when they had gotten bitten.


In my opinion its up to the owner in knowing your snake to come up with what you feel is best. This forum is a great source of information to see different experiences of each snake owner.
 
yep agree with the 2 reasons for feeding in a different tank.
Disagree with the "If you go over all of the bite post you can see the only time it seemed the snake thought the owner was food is when they did not wash their hands after handling the food. That is when they had gotten bitten" especially as i do not handle the food at any time and wash my hands before picking him up. also if someone else trys to pick him up and they have not touched the food they get the same reaction, he seems to respond to movement in the feed tank rather than smell or taste, like i said, as soon as he is out of it he returns to his normal passive self.
 
The other reason I feed in a seperate container is so I can clean the viv. While Fuerte is eating her meal I can complete empty clean and put it back together. Just a thought.
Peace Paul
I'll try to post her eating.
 

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Thanks for all the advice, it seems that if I want to get it used to being handled it will be better to feed in a separate conatainer.

I got the snake today and it's actually a Baird's Rat Snake, but I'm told that the principles for looking after Rat snakes is the same as for Corns.

I've also just ordered the Corn Snake Manual I've seen mentioned in some threads.
 
I feed mine in a separate Critter keeper and he seems to know that it means food is coming. I have seen other folks in here that do feed in their vivs because their snake is very nervous eating in another area and can cause them to regurge or they have other feeding issues. But those folks often take good care to make sure the substrate isn't accidentally ingested and cause impaction. So there may be various reasons why people feed them in their vivs.
 
Well I took the choice to feed outside in a seperate container, and this seems to work for me.

Even though the snake turned our to be a Rat snake and is now joined by his/her brother/sister, they are in tank together and enjoying every minute of it. Before you all go on about not keeping more than one together, they will be together for about 6 months or so then they will be split up ( don't want any overcrowding do we, and certainly no early hatchlings.)

Thanks for the advice and sorry didn't get back quicker to let you know how was going.
 
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