Do Big snakes need hides...surely not?

[wildlifewarrior]

Sorry ive been away for a few days....back now

anyway i saw this thread about a week ago with everyone saying no..and in most cases i completely agree.....now i hope the mods dont move this thread because i think its better in here than the picture section because it serves a purpose rather than just photos.

As most no i teach children for a living, and i use burmese pythons alot of the time. well all of my burmeses are rescues and poor feeders. For me this is a good thing because i dont want a 12ft+ snake with a strong feeding response around children.

well anyway i was telling people that the only way my burms feed are with hides and they will feed in the hides completely.....but they said "blah blah blah".

Well anyway heres photos to show you eve the crappest feeders can still make great feeders.....good thing with poor feeding burms is when they start eatting they go into a almost complete trace so it means i can remove there hide afterwards

also just to add...yes i no hes albino...its not his fault though...also hes fed every 7 weeks

[Mik3F]

very nice pics Christian

[steve d]

very true mate difficult feeders may require them for my big retics they just use them as shelves to lay on but i still have them in my larger vivs just in case they choose to use them

[strictly_scales]

I think the option of a hide should be provided where possible.

[jazzywoo]

amazing photos
what type of rabbit was that size ? i know the bunny colour is yellow but it looks quite a big bunny cant work out what breed im better picturing bunny size rarther than snake lol just wondering also how big the snake is too as it looks big but it could be the pictures

[moobazmoo]

Stunning looking Burm. Wish i had the space to keep one and a wife who would help with it

[Ian.g]

i have given up giving my female burm a hide, as she just flips them over constantly...but this isn`t to say that others dont appreciate them, i am going to try her again in a larger viv soon (she got very stressed last time) so will try and incorperate a hide in there and see if she uses it....my male (who is going soon sadly) enjoys his upturned dog bed though...and thoroughly enjoys sitting under and on it

[wildlifewarrior]

Originally Posted by steve d

very true mate difficult feeders may require them for my big retics they just use them as shelves to lay on but i still have them in my larger vivs just in case they choose to use them

completely agree...its like my scrubs...half dont use branches and half prefer to use hides

Originally Posted by Mik3F

very nice pics Christian

cheers mate

Originally Posted by strictly_scales

I think the option of a hide should be provided where possible.

Originally Posted by jazzywoo

amazing photos
what type of rabbit was that size ? i know the bunny colour is yellow but it looks quite a big bunny cant work out what breed im better picturing bunny size rarther than snake lol just wondering also how big the snake is too as it looks big but it could be the pictures

the rabbit is rabbit size...erm dunno what you call it excalty...i juse get given them...the snakes about 12ft

Originally Posted by moobazmoo

Stunning looking Burm. Wish i had the space to keep one and a wife who would help with it

cheers mate.....why do you need a wife to help?

Originally Posted by Ian.g

i have given up giving my female burm a hide, as she just flips them over constantly...but this isn`t to say that others dont appreciate them, i am going to try her again in a larger viv soon (she got very stressed last time) so will try and incorperate a hide in there and see if she uses it....my male (who is going soon sadly) enjoys his upturned dog bed though...and thoroughly enjoys sitting under and on it

[Freeman]

Thats a lovely albino mate. All mine have hides regardless of whether they use them and I have noticed also as steve says retics tend to use them to curl up on top of. I provide a hide and something to climb on whether I see the snakes using them or not just incase.

[jazzywoo]

Originally Posted by wildlifewarrior

the rabbit is rabbit size...erm dunno what you call it excalty...i juse get given them...the snakes about 12ft



cheers mate.....why do you need a wife to help?
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lol rabbit size ok got it ill take that as adverage english rabbit size still a good size bunny
it looked to me in the pic like a young giant thats why i asked as i know people do feed giant bunnys to big snakes
love the photo of the kids holding it she is a stunning snake