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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• Natural feeding response - FR, Mon Apr 13 16:48:51 2009
• RE: Natural feeding response - Nokturnel Tom, Mon Apr 13 18:31:49 2009
• ha..... - FRoberts, Mon Apr 13 19:15:53 2009
• RE: Natural feeding response - wbcrows, Mon Apr 13 21:54:10 2009
• RE: Natural feeding response - Nokturnel Tom, Mon Apr 13 22:03:55 2009
• RE: Natural feeding response - wbcrows, Tue Apr 14 07:45:30 2009
• RE: Natural feeding response - Tony D, Tue Apr 14 14:02:25 2009
• thumb bit! - fliptop, Mon Apr 13 18:57:37 2009
• cool pic n/p - snake_bit, Tue Apr 14 11:15:33 2009
• RE: Natural feeding response - JYohe, Mon Apr 13 18:57:43 2009
• Straight out of the egg lol - Kerby..., Mon Apr 13 19:21:15 2009
• RE: Natural feeding response - Tony D, Mon Apr 13 19:56:32 2009
• RE: Natural feeding response - CrimsonKing, Mon Apr 13 22:04:31 2009
• RE: Natural feeding response - Tony D, Tue Apr 14 07:08:05 2009
• RE: Oh come on now - FR, Tue Apr 14 09:15:27 2009
• RE: Oh come on now - Tony D, Tue Apr 14 09:34:01 2009
• RE: What we have a burr under the saddle - FR, Tue Apr 14 10:50:08 2009
• RE: What we have a burr under the saddle - Tony D, Tue Apr 14 14:00:37 2009
• RE: Now you switched back, how fun - FR, Tue Apr 14 17:38:55 2009
• RE: Now you switched back, how fun - Tony D, Thu Apr 16 07:15:12 2009
• RE: Now you switched back, how fun - Nate83, Thu Apr 16 14:40:04 2009
• RE: Now you switched back, how fun - Tony D, Fri Apr 17 11:06:37 2009
• RE: Oh come on now - Bluerosy, Tue Apr 14 11:03:25 2009
• Mine do! - zach_whitman, Mon Apr 13 20:07:19 2009
• RE: Natural feeding response - CrimsonKing, Mon Apr 13 22:11:54 2009
• RE: Natural feeding response - Cheesemonkey, Tue Apr 14 07:31:49 2009
• RE: Natural feeding response - gaboonx, Tue Apr 14 12:11:47 2009