When i first started out with my snakes, I went out and bought those plastic shoe box containers to feed them in. I only had a ball, a red tail, and a corn. After a while, it just got to be a pain in the butt to take them out and feed them and put them back. (blah). there is only one snake i feed out of her cage, and thats b/c she's a moron and won't eat anything dead. it has to be 'dead' meaning i hold the 7lb bunny by its back legs (it is actually dead) and she strikes at it and wraps it up and i still jiggle the bunny and she thinks she's killing it. total nonsens but hey, i've never been bitten and shes never missed the bunny so I guess im ok for now. If she misses, it'll be my own dumbass fault for getting bit in the first place. after she's finished the first bunny, we do it again and when she's finished that one, she usually creeps over to the sidewalk or driveway in the sun. we pick her up and gently carry her the 5 feet to her cage. she's never regurged and we've never been bit. she either wants it 100 % alive or 'alive'. i have 2 snakes that are just nuts. the other one has other issues. got them both through the rescue. the one that i give 'live' prey to, has the most horrific scars from live prey, apparently she's not very good at killing for herself which is why we have to give her f/k. you can see where she was sewn up once. theres a line about 8 inches down her side. its horrible. shes got bites on her head and her tail and everywhere else.
just thought i'd share. I feed the rest in thier cages. keeps it more sanitary and its easier for me to keep quarentine (sp*).
Beth
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• Boa Won't Eat - omerfriedman, Tue Apr 18 20:05:56 2006
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