Do snakes feel hungry?

[Tops]

Thread title says it all really.

You would think not or people wouldnt have all the feeding problems that they seem to.
If a mammal was hungry enough it would eat almost anything to survive but snakes dont seem to have this reflex.

[CaseyM]

Definately, my female jungle is the most blatant at letting me know exactly when shes feeling a little hungry but they all do it to a certain extent even some of the royals.

yeah...princess definatly lets me know...she knows when its bunny time

[Tops]

how can you tell that they are hungry though?
What changes in their behaviour?

[CaseyM]

They become very sharp in their behaviour, very "woo hoo vivs opening!!!!"

as above lol
princess also bangs her head on the glass as if to say feed me feed me

[rachel132002]

Originally Posted by CaseyM

They become very sharp in their behaviour, very "woo hoo vivs opening!!!!"

yep thats my female jcp all over, shoots out of the viv like oi what you dont with it? there must be food, i swear i smelt it, hmmm maybe that was 5 days ago so i have another 5 to wait then she sits and sulks in her corner.

[NicolaMe]

My boa thinks every day is feeding day.....you would have thought he would have got used to the disappointment by now...but he does get the mice/rats that the others refuse.....but that happens very very rarely, except for my CRB who is very fussy about when he eats....if he refuses then Harry will probably have a medium rat every week/10 days til he pulls himself out of his strop

[ratboy]

Originally Posted by Tops

how can you tell that they are hungry though?
What changes in their behaviour?

Mine start foraging around their vivs in the early morning and early evening which is their natural hunting time.

[peaches]

Yes a good increase in their activity as if hunting is a good judge, yeah if they can smell it sure....but I like them to go hunting on their own first lol