We have traps out as i dont want the poison to affect my snake. Whats the best trap or thing to use? And just to say i caught a dead mouse, do u think i could feed it to the snake or is that a bad idea? Any answers will be great?!
2007-10-13 10:54:17 · 8 answers · asked by samjanecase 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Regular snap trap or the boxes with the batteries that instantly electrocute the mice are quick and painless. Stay away from the glue traps. They are inhumane as the mouse is not killed instantly, but can just be stuck there trying to get free. It's truely an awful invention. I would not feed a wild caught mouse to your snake due to the possibility of parasites.Your snake might very well smell the mice but it's doubtful that it will hurt itself if it does. Mine crawl around the cages at feeding time, but rarely rub their noses extensively against the screen lid. As far as the nonsense about your snake being affected by winter, unless you turn off the heat to your snake, it will not be affected at all. I only brumate breeding pairs, and the other snakes with normal light and heat never know it's winter. Their eating habits don't change in the least.
2007-10-13 13:21:14 · answer #1 · answered by gallianomom2001 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do not feed any mice you catch to the snake they may have fleas mites and goodness knows what else. Just put traps out for the mice and keep your snake secure.
We used a little plastic humane mouse trap that trapped the mice so we could free them back into the field.
2007-10-13 11:00:08 · answer #2 · answered by ann b 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Snakes have an excellent sense of smell. Don't poison the mice, get a humane trap and bait it. The trap is a box, the mouse will trigger a lever and it will close a door, then simply feed it to the snake.
Eating these mice should not be a problem for your snake, though I wouldn't feed it one which has been dead for a while.
Mice breed prolifically, and if you have mice the problem will be ongoing, and I would advise getting a pest controller in to deal with the source of the problem.
2007-10-13 10:59:18 · answer #3 · answered by Phil McCracken 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
relies upon what your searching for, I dont understand a lot about corn snakes. Rats are more desirable than Mice, Mice are way too quick to cope with correct, Rats notwithstanding are wise, Boy rats develop truly fat so dont run arround as a lot as a lady rat, so that they're a sturdy puppy in case you want somthing you are able to sit and stroke, they have large stability and stay for arround 5 years considering i turned right into a baby my relatives were getting puppy rats, they're very sturdy and intresting pets, They get to understand you, could nicely be humorous to visual show unit, sturdy climbers, and inteligent. Corn snakes, nicely you would likely ought to feed them stay animals, So in the journey that your the form of individual who receives attatched to issues easily i wouldnt get a corn snake, Wouldnt be too astounding if to procure attathched to the Mouse you had to feed your corn snake.
2016-10-09 04:17:29 · answer #4 · answered by sue 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mice carry too many disease. Only buy your snake store bought mice that are disease free.
Also, if you use poison, that dead mouse can poison another animal when that animal eats the dead mouse. Snap traps are best.
2007-10-13 10:57:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
In many states, it's illegal to keep such pets. I wouldn't let your corn snake go snaking around for mice as it might run across a mouse trap and your corn snake would be grits.
Snakes like live food and when they're in the mood, they'll strike at anything that moves, that includes you.
It's coming onto wintertime, either you need to prepare for it with your snake, let it go or kill it. Snakes don't do well in cold weather.
Some people raise mice/rats just to feed to their snakes but those are boas and not corn snakes.
You need to understand that any snake, any snake will bite if it's put in a defensive position and can't get away. Even if you're trying to help and it views you as a threat, you could be in for a nasty bite.
2007-10-13 11:11:37 · answer #6 · answered by rann_georgia 7 · 0⤊ 5⤋
Yes, he will be able to sense them and he will be trying to get out of his cage by rubing his head on the top of the cage.
I would say dont feed it to your snake because it mostl likely has infections and diseases which could be given to your snake.
Hope you get rid of your mice.
Brent
2007-10-13 10:59:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Wild mice can be diseased, carry parasites, and be exposed to poisons. Don't do it!
2007-10-13 13:47:02 · answer #8 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋