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I have a wonderfully tame Lavender Corn named Violet. I have had her for about a month and she has never struck, musted, or hissed at me. I handle her daily (almost) except after feeding. I give her a day or two at that point. When I feed, she doesn't even strike, but rather just starts eating her thawed pinkie.

My question is, and this is a highly contested debate, should I feed her in her tank or take her out and put her in another enclosure to be fed? Bottom line - I want her to stay incredibly tame.

Right now I pick her up and put her in a plastic critter keeper to feed and pick her up and take her out when she is done.

I posted a similiar question last week, but phrased it differently.

Bottom line is do I feed in her tank or take her out to be fed?

Thank you all.

David

Here's some more pics of Violet.

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m216/dakski/IMG_0062.jpg
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m216/dakski/VioletinTank.jpg

As a young breeding I've gone through two breeding seasons so far and have never been bitten by any of my corns. I feed all in there enclosures. Corns are well known as tame snakes!

My advice is...if you are holding your snake several times a week, he/she will get to know you and your smell. I would say you have nothing to worry about.

I've been feeding my corns in their tanks for upwards of 5 years. I've only had one bite, but there was a cat nearby that spooked the snake. They're still very tame.

There is basically (in my eyes) no reason to feed most colubrids outside their enclosure. Their bites are nothing to be afraid of.
Sam

>>I have a wonderfully tame Lavender Corn named Violet. I have had her for about a month and she has never struck, musted, or hissed at me. I handle her daily (almost) except after feeding. I give her a day or two at that point. When I feed, she doesn't even strike, but rather just starts eating her thawed pinkie.
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>>My question is, and this is a highly contested debate, should I feed her in her tank or take her out and put her in another enclosure to be fed? Bottom line - I want her to stay incredibly tame.
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>>Right now I pick her up and put her in a plastic critter keeper to feed and pick her up and take her out when she is done.
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>>I posted a similiar question last week, but phrased it differently.
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>>Bottom line is do I feed in her tank or take her out to be fed?
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simple...if it works why change?
I feed some of my snakes in their enclosures and some in separate enclosures.
It just takes too long to feed them all in separate containers.
The ones in display tanks get fed in their tanks most of the ones in racks get fed in separate containers.
All yearlings and younger are fed in separate containers.
I feel that if you only have a few snakes and you have the slightest worry they may become aggresive at feeding time, why not feed them in separate containers? It doen't take long and it sure isn't detrimental.
It works for you and your lavender so do what you are most comfortable with.
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I fed Violet in her tank tonight and she struck at the pinkie. I had never seen her do that before. Can someone reiterate that this does not mean she will be aggressive when I pick her up. She always seemed so docile!

Thank you.

David

with her striking at you, unless you smell like a mouse or rodent. Make sure to give her enough time to get out of feeding mode. Should only be a matter of an hour at the most. And of course you don't want to handle her that early anyway, to avoid the risk of regurging.
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Yeah, she was absolutely fine today when I picked her up. A doll like always. If I remember correctly, she definately smelled/tasted the pinkie before she struck, so it's not like she was overly aggressive. I guess I just need to relax a little.