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kirbyandthai
at Thu Aug 18 09:58:40 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by kirbyandthai ]
Yeah, I used to be very hesitant to feed live to mine, but then it dawned on me, We are talking about a relatively tiny, relatively dumb rat against a snake. I let them be as long as they take, if my balls allow themselves to be injured or killed by a rat, then that rat had the will to live, and I will keep it as a pet. It just seems much more natural to me. Ever since I statred this "strategy" my snakes have not had any problems eating whatsoever, They have "learned" that Im not going to protect them. When they were younger it was very obvious that there would be no possible way for them to live if they were to be wild. But now, it seems like if they were to be a wild animal, they would be able to survive, they now know what they need to do. They eat med. rats twice a week, probably could eat more, but at 4 dollars a rat for 3 snakes twice a week, thats more for food than my dog, ferrets and turtle combined. Also, I dont know if any of you have seen the way they will turn away and try to leave if the rat stands up, they seem to be afraid, mine used to do that, but now when they see that they move closer because they dont want to allow it to get the chance to hurt them. I have had my male strike the rat before it touched the ground on its way down from the box, and my femlale even struck while she was in my hand being put IN to the feeding box.
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RE: Feeding F/T ? - kirbyandthai, Thu Aug 18 09:58:40 2005