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FR
at Tue Apr 14 09:15:27 2009 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by FR ]
We all know healthy snakes have the best feeding response. Of course thats the reason for that snake attempting to take that large rabbit. yes, its healthy and it has the conditions it needs to work its full range of abilities.
Which is the very point I am constantly trying to make. Snakes are reptiles and are constricted(pun) by their enviornmental conditions. If the conditions are lacking, their abilities are also lacking. An example is temps, we all know if you drop the temps they stop feeding. Drop them enough and they stop completely, drop them a little, and that only hinders their ability.
The problem is, most do not go the other way, give them higher options and they can INCREASE their abilities. This concept is something that is lost with captive husbandry. In many cases, even the best here do not offer that as advice to those who have "timid" snakes(feeding).
My biggist "burr in the saddle here" is when someone asks are a poor feeding snake, the mose common answer is feed it frozen, feed it live, feed it in a butter cup, etc. Not question the conditions and offer more supportive conditions. I.E. a wider range of temps.
ALso you know very well that healthy snakes under supportive conditions that are fed frozen thawed, will attack and constrict that dead prey. Those same snakes will also fly out of the cage in an attempt to get to food. haven't you ever seen that? Cheers
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RE: Oh come on now - FR, Tue Apr 14 09:15:27 2009