I think you guys will find a more tolerable feeding response if you:

1-Stick to f/t rodents. Maybe once in a while a snake would be fun to use, but by what you guys are saying, it sure seems to add to an aggressive feeding response.

2-Don't be part of the feeding program. Feed the snakes at night, leave the room, don't watch. I put their meal in a dish and I check a few minutes after to see that they are eating. If I see them eating, I leave the room for the night.

3-Feed smaller, more frequent meals.

Anyway, these are just a few ideas that may or may not help. I hope they do. So far this is working for the 4 (plus-2) I'm keeping. Who knows, maybe they'll all go nuts someday.

I'd like to know if you guys try this and have success calming the snakes down.

Doug T

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• ....would you bite...the hand that feeds you... Clelia.... - regalringneck, Sun Oct 9 22:26:44 2005
• RE: ....would you bite...the hand that feeds you... Clelia.... - Doug T, Mon Oct 10 12:41:29 2005
• Why the different response? - Doug T, Mon Oct 10 12:47:25 2005
• ...Why the different response... dunno..but... - regalringneck, Mon Oct 10 22:10:30 2005
• RE: ...Why the different response... dunno..but... - bloodycoils72, Tue Oct 11 03:17:23 2005
• ...Why the different response... dunno..but... - regalringneck, Wed Oct 12 07:22:52 2005
• RE: ...Why the different response... dunno..but... - Doug T, Wed Oct 12 09:19:36 2005
• RE: ...Why the different response... dunno..but... - bloodycoils72, Wed Oct 12 14:16:39 2005
• Some thoughts.... - Doug T, Wed Oct 12 17:28:49 2005
• RE: ...Why the different response... dunno..but... - lateralis, Tue Oct 11 18:13:29 2005