Reptile Lover’s Thread!!

[FortCluck]

They told me it wouldn't eat dead ones, I tried and it was never interested. I did the broth trick and everything!

 

[ShrekDawg]

It was going towards the coop, but he was walking out in the dark and the snake wasn't happy.

Oh wow!

@FortCluck I feed my cornsnake f/t small adult mice, 1-2 mice every 1-2 weeks depending on the season and his activity level. He's not big enough for anything more substantial than that!

Is he a baby?

I got a snake and they fed it live mice and the mouse literally killed my snake! I was so mad! I'll never feed live again if I ever got another snake.

A mouse killed a snake!? OMG that’s awful!!!

 

[FortCluck]

Oh wow!



Is he a baby?



A mouse killed a snake!? OMG that’s awful!!!

Mice can be crazy when fighting for their life!

 

[ShrekDawg]

Mice can be crazy when fighting for their life!

I never realized that! But makes sense. But they’re so small I never figured it would be a problem. I figured maybe rats but not mice. Unless maybe the cuts and scratches could get infected?

 

[Dinogrrl]

@FortCluck oh man I'm so sorry . That's exactly why I always recommend people only use dead (whether f/t or fresh-killed) or stunned prey with their reptiles. I know some people are all about the 'mental stimulation' from having to actively hunt prey, but there's plenty of ways to provide enrichment for a snake without putting it in physical danger.

@KDOGG331 No actually he's a senior citizen! Noodle's 15 years old, he's my oldest pet. He's just a small male cornsnake who can't take larger prey .

 

[Dinogrrl]

@KDOGG331 I take it you've never been bitten by a small rodent before . Their skulls are designed to gnaw through just about anything. Snake flesh is nothing compared to hard woods and plastics.

 

[ShrekDawg]

@FortCluck oh man I'm so sorry . That's exactly why I always recommend people only use dead (whether f/t or fresh-killed) or stunned prey with their reptiles. I know some people are all about the 'mental stimulation' from having to actively hunt prey, but there's plenty of ways to provide enrichment for a snake without putting it in physical danger.

@KDOGG331 No actually he's a senior citizen! Noodle's 15 years old, he's my oldest pet. He's just a small male cornsnake who can't take larger prey .

Aww that’s adorable!!

 

[ShrekDawg]

@KDOGG331 I take it you've never been bitten by a small rodent before . Their skulls are designed to gnaw through just about anything. Snake flesh is nothing compared to hard woods and plastics.

Nope! Never! Thankfully lol but very true! I guess if they can chew through feed bags then they can hurt a snake ha

 

[2 many chickens]

Yeah, we do only frozen feed for that reason too. As long as the rat reaches a warm enough temperature, he doesn't know the difference. Husband makes the rat wiggle with the tongs and makes a clickty noise lol

 

[Quailobsessed]

It's also illegal in Australia to feed live mice and rats to snakes.