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She's a champion eater!

K

Kidme

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So I fed my snake for the first time yesterday and she ate it within seconds! I was a bit nervous that she wouldn't be a good eater since I didn't have any background on her since she came from a pet store, but she's great and had no problems. Didn't need a zombie dance or anything. She's been in her hide almost 24 hours now, which is normal according to my research.

I was just wondering what the best methods for transferring from her feeding bin back to her viv would be? I tried to coax her out by just putting her bin inside the viv and tilting it a little, but she didn't budge so I used the blunt end of the large feeder tweezers to nudge her out and that made her quite angry and caused her to strike (but my hand was nowhere near anyway), but she did end up going in her viv. It just seemed pretty stressful though. And I know they aren't supposed to be handled, so I was just curious what methods you all have come up with that seem to work best.

and wish me luck that she keeps her food down! If she does, her transition home will be complete and it should be smooth sailing!
 
You can just pick her up and put her back in, just support the head and tail end, don't touch around the mouse lump. I personally don't use separate feeding bins, I just feed in the cage. If the cage is big enough, you can always put the open feeding tub directly back into the viv and she can crawl out on her own.
 
I wait a few minutes until they are out of 'hunter' mode and then, just like AliCat said, and pick 'em up gently. Never had a problem. The only time I've ever not picked them up directly is when my snow buzzed her tail at me. She was pissed off about something, and in that case, I just put the container in there tilted (resting on a rock or whatever) until she came out.

Congrats on your new snake!
 
I feed in separate containers and I just pick mine up. So far no problems from doing it this way. (3 years) I often don't even worry about the mouse lump, just handle them gently, no squeezing. I do have a couple that buzz or strike or flee at handling and it has worried me in the past that they would regurge from the "stress" of returning them to their cage. But if you are worried and the feeding container will fit in the home cage just leave them in the feed dish open in the main habitat and they will find their way.
 
I feed all of mine in deli cups or empty baby formula cans. I just put the opened deli cup/can in the tote, and they slither out of it when they are ready.
 
If the feeding bin isn't small enough to fit in the viv, what i always do is put some paper towels down before i put my snake in the bin. Then after he's done eating i'll just lift the section of paper towel he's on, very very carefully as to not drop him, and carry it over to the viv. That might work for you too.
 
You can just pick her up gently. If you try to pour her back in- be cautious. First, they usually don't like to fall out of their feeding bins and can really hang on, or worse, they can make a flying leap and completely miss their viv!!
 
Thanks everyone! I think I'll use a smaller container next time so I can just leave it in the viv. The one I used was big enough to fit through the opening, but too big to be set down amongst all her things and left there. But maybe I should just work on picking her up so that when she's older and her container doesn't fit in the viv, she'll already be used to it. I do like the paper towel idea. Lots of great ideas to consider! Thanks!
 
I feed Whissper in a separate medium sized container. It is large enough so that he doesnt feel cramped when eating. I use a separate container so that he doesnt accidently digest any foriegn matter. After he eats, I wait until he becomes more active, climbing around the container, then I gently pick him up and hold him over his water dish. He sometimes takes a good drink of water before heading to his cave (hide).
 
I feed my one male in a critter keeper and when he is done with eating his small fuzzie I take the critter cage back into his cage and let him come out on his own. And now with the new I just got will be the same way it is alot better for them that way I know I'm not stressing them out. :)
 
Each pet and owner are different. Which ever works best for you and your pet. That is the fun part of it, learning.
 
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