Please, no idiots answer this like my other post, just people who own snakes and know about them thanks.
I heard there are ways of stopping bitting and scratching to the snake, how is this done?
2006-11-20 19:58:01 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
I have owned a wide range of constrictors and other snakes including poisonous ones. The problem with feeding a live mouse, rat, rabbit, or other animal to a captive snake is the danger of mouth rot, caused by the prey biting the snake in the mouth as a defensive measure. I have to agree with the previous answers about "knocking" the mouse out or otherwise making it subdued. Please for your snakes benefit do not feed it frozen food. Hope this helps, best of luck with your serpent friend
2006-11-20 21:41:07 · answer #1 · answered by 3 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have a 3.5' Ball Python and I feed her live mice. I leave the carton in my room for a bit before feeding to let the smell of fresh food get her hunting around a bit so, when they are thrown in, she strikes pretty quickly. She's gotten bit before but with a mouse it really does not matter much. Rats would be a bit different. When I finally switch her over to rats I'll most likely feed her f/t. A lot of people buy fresh and kill themselves. I've never done it but you take the rodent, put it on the table, take a dowel and put it behind it's head. Then you pull on the tail. The skin on a rats tail comes off quite easily (I know from experience *gross*) so I would only do this with mice. For a rat you could hit it with something to knock it out or use co2 like they do when freezing. That way it's sub-dued and can't do any damage. Hope this helps.
2006-11-20 20:17:36 · answer #2 · answered by poutypitbull 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is recommended that you never feed live prey. If your snake will eat dead food, you should feed only dead food.
I would recommend that you stop feeding live prey. It is possible for a mouse to kill a snake. If you insist on feeding live, NEVER leave your snake alone with the mouse. Always be ready to reach in and seperate them at a second's notice.
2006-11-20 22:04:43 · answer #3 · answered by Jason 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dont feed it to him stay. This sounds mean yet you ought to the two flick it in the pinnacle or hit its head on something good b4 you supply it 2 the snake and knock it out or kill it. The snake will nonetheless consume it b/c this is sparkling and nonetheless heat
2016-10-17 07:52:49 · answer #4 · answered by binnu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my vet told me to never feed my snake a live mouse. If I did, then i would need to stun it before putting in with the snake. I only give Gremlin dead mice.
2006-11-21 10:50:36 · answer #5 · answered by Mommy Pit 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The best way to feed a snake and prevent injury is to use pre-killed frozen prey. If you continue to use live prey, it's very hard to prevent injury, especially if you don't sit there and monitor the animals.
It's so much easier to use pre-killed frozen...
2006-11-20 21:24:28 · answer #6 · answered by bellelvsbeast 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Snakes have been getting scratched by mice for years and years before you came along, and they seem to have done just fine.
2006-11-20 20:05:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
freeze the mice (it will be a quick death and they will not feel a thing) when you want to feed the snake leave it out to defrost get some thing to hold on to it put it in the tank and move it around when the snake strikes at it let it go DO NOT USE YOUR FINGERS coz you may get bitten
2006-11-20 21:43:19 · answer #8 · answered by shorty_kmb 1 · 0⤊ 3⤋
thawp the mouse on its head until it runs around dizzy or its knocked out, or if you have a newspaper handy, roll it up tight and hit the mouse a good one (for the weak of stomach). i promise both of those work! oh, and dont switch to frozen/dead, your snake always wants a fresh kill!
2006-11-20 20:03:02 · answer #9 · answered by shinglezach 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
why didn't you just update the post? there is 15 minutes inbetween the posts.
2006-11-20 20:06:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋