Feeding Tips

[skimpy]

Well done dude....rep fromme for this.

One other thing tho...dont indulge non-feeders/fasters. I fell into the trap of offering food almost every day. it turns feeding time into a game for the snake, and it is you who ends up frustrated while they fanny around not eating.

Only offer once a week, unless the situation os getting really dire.

Well done again...cracking post

[FreddiesMum]

Nice one tigger79

[candoia aspera]

while we think about it, how about shedding problems, sheet??

[skimpy]

Originally Posted by bci

while we think about it, how about shedding problems, sheet??

good idea bci

[candoia aspera]

Originally Posted by skimpy

good idea bci

i'm just a brain surrounded by body lol

[wohic]

A great thread Tigger,

Another Tip.............
If your snake has been off its food for a long period of time try offering much smaller food items than you normally would. A 7 foot Rat snake eating a fuzzy mouse may look odd but it worked ater a three month fast, and I have known it work several times when I have offered advice to people.

[Issa]

Great advice here!! Well done mate.

[tigger79]

Thanks all, i thought this might help reduce arguments people have about eh best way to get feeding again, so now if some one asks all ya do if direct them to this thread.

[ratboy]

One tip that has worked for me ...

Take some dirty bedding from your breeder mice / rats and put it in the corner of the vivatium. The smellier and more wee'd on the better. Then put the food near the bedding. The theory is that the snakes thinks it has come across a mouse nest, gets all excited by it's discovery and eats the mouse you have left nearby.

[darkdan99]

nice thread, and a valuble resource.

but. LIVE FEEDING IS PERFECTLY LEGAL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE, AS LONG AS IT IS IN PRIVATE.

also, putting a live rat/mouse in a tub/container and leaving it with the snake helps. i did this with my royal, then offered a warm ft, and it fooled him into thinking it was the one inside the tupperware.

it scared the rat a lttle, but nothing a choc drop didnt make her forget