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Bluerosy
at Fri Mar 12 17:14:01 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Bluerosy ]
How's the defecation afterwards? I may swap my kings over to chicks when they're large enough.
Personally speaking i don't notice a difference. But i know some people posting here keep their snakes in the house and i am sure any smell would be more notciable inside an apartment or house.I have a seperate snake room.
With a large collection i feed many snakes at one time. Not all of them eat everything I throw in. Mice get lost in the shavings. ..So when i get back to remove them. i miss some. Mice decomposes and smells REAL bad REAL QUICK. A chick does not have a bad smell when decomposing and you hardly notice the smell.
those with large collections know what i am talking about when 4 or 5 drawers have decomposing mice in them. It smells horrible. I can't stand the smell of decomposing mice.
if you start with chicks , try feeding some smaller snakes the head of a chick and they will imprint and will always eat chicks as adults. Some adults that have never eaten chicks may not recognize the chicken as a food source. these are animals that have been in captivity all their life and have eaten nothing but mice. So mix the the mice with the chicks while defrosting. this way the chicks will pick up the mouse scent and some of the mice willpick up the chic scent. kinda gets them used to the idea of what food is..
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RE: Alternate Prey.... - Bluerosy, Fri Mar 12 17:14:01 2010