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Post by gotareef on Oct 16, 2014 9:16:50 GMT -5
when I got it they said they fed on sundays but it might not eat for a week or so until it settled in. I got it on a saturday the next day put it in front of a mouse there wasnt even a hesitation...
would it be better to feed larger meals less often or smaller meals more often? like I said I dont want a fat lazy snake. I am thinking smaller meals digest faster so I dont have to wait 2 days to handle him after he eats.
I handle him allot to keep him active. if it is in its tank it just buries itself and sleeps.
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Post by jess on Oct 16, 2014 10:04:39 GMT -5
How big is it now? My baby snakes I fed them twice a week. As they got older once a week. Once you have had him a while you will be able to tell when he's hungry.
Stay with frozen. My reticulated was a rescue. Actually I just took her. My exes friends had her. Showed her to me during a feeding, 11 ft snake eats rabbits. They fed them to her live. She had so many scars and wounds from those feet lashing the hell out her. And a nasty respiratory infection. So told them I either took her or called animal control and report them. That snake is illegal in Maine without a permit.
Anyway, I was raising pit bulls at the time to. Your snake will get used to the smell of your other animals. I've had several snakes and none ever bothered my dogs. My python we let out to roam the house everyday and only one struck at one of my dogs, but it kept barking at her lol.
Keep a large container of water at all times in its cage. Be careful of the types of substrate you use also.
I volunteered with the Maine herp society many years ago. Have had many reptiles, but mostly large ones. I rescued iguanas for a couple years and raised water dragons for a while. But I got out of it after having my 4th kid. Not enough time for reptiles 12+ dogs and 4 kids lol.
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Post by gotareef on Oct 16, 2014 10:09:25 GMT -5
this snake is probably just under 2' but the size of my finger. im not worried about the snake hurting the cats its the other way around. my coon cat is 20+ pounds and broken. when he was a kitten he fell threw the ceiling and broke the part of his leg that connects his leg to his hip... being broken he dosnt put up with much! my 100# block head lab is even scared of him. 4 kids are enough animals by them selves.....  |
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Post by jasonandsarah on Oct 16, 2014 11:14:34 GMT -5
4 kids are enough animals by them selves..... Haha that's great!  Sent from my SM-N900R4 using proboards |
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Post by gotareef on Oct 16, 2014 11:21:11 GMT -5
you have kids you know what im talking about... hahaha
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Post by jasonandsarah on Oct 16, 2014 11:56:39 GMT -5
2 animals is all for me. When I had one (shyann) I wanted another. But once my second (serenity) came ,I swore I'd never have another child.
Having more then one of different ages just adds a hole new dimension to it
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Post by speedyron on Oct 16, 2014 17:11:39 GMT -5
i would only feed every other week gives them a chance to digest good. snakes can go up to a year without eating so ur not going to starve it. and as ryan says sometimes they refuse to eat. sometimes the dont want to switch from mice to rats. ive had times i could find no mice and pet stores would offer hamsters and such and they woulnt touch them. just didnt like the smell of them or somthing. also had snakes didn't care what it was they would eat it. they also like small hiding places to curl up in. its us who likes to see them in a big fancy cage. theyed be just as happy in a small tote under the bed as long as it was warm
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Post by speedyron on Oct 16, 2014 17:18:08 GMT -5
and never meant they would bother ur other animals ur cat would prolly kill the snake in an instant just that when u handle a snake be aware of other animals smell on ur hands when u go to pick up the snake. better to wash hands first and after cuz chance salmonella on all reptiles
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Post by jmerr86 on Oct 16, 2014 20:14:18 GMT -5
My wife swore I feed a kitten that I didn't care for to one of my snakes because I had just feed him and the kitten was no were to be found
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Post by speedyron on Oct 17, 2014 12:50:30 GMT -5
and yet u never told us u didn't
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Post by jasonandsarah on Oct 17, 2014 16:39:41 GMT -5
and yet u never told us u didn't Not much difference between a kitten and a bunny...... lol unless there's a child attached to it. But I guess that could also go both ways. Sent from my SM-N900R4 using proboards |
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Post by jmerr86 on Oct 17, 2014 16:39:51 GMT -5
If you were to ask my wife she's till swears I did .... But no it was only by chance and in my defense no one had seen the kitten since Friday and I always fed on sundays
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Post by speedyron on Oct 18, 2014 5:02:24 GMT -5
good alibi
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Post by jasonandsarah on Oct 18, 2014 6:12:00 GMT -5
Got to take a man at his word...... Sent from my SM-N900R4 using proboards |
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Post by jmerr86 on Oct 18, 2014 18:55:37 GMT -5
and yet u never told us u didn't Not much difference between a kitten and a bunny...... lol unless there's a child attached to it. But I guess that could also go both ways. Sent from my SM-N900R4 using proboards People use to think it was awful that we use to let our daughter play with the bunny's and such before we fed them off but hay teach them young and when they are old they will not depart from you |
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