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I have a ball python and it happened to come with feeder mice, I'm horribly allergic to rats and mice so Im giving them to a friend for his snake, the only small rodent I can think of that I'm not allergic to is hamsters, but I've heard they can really bite snakes and put up more of a fight than rats and mice, also my snake only eats live food, do you guys know a humaine way to knock them out or have any suggestions of what I should do?
drumcrush
12-29-13, 06:19 PM
Stab em in the brain with a needle
Sharlynn93
12-29-13, 06:24 PM
Just a question, but why would you get a pet that feeds on things you are allergic to? Try hairlesa rats...totally hypo-allergenic...BP's need rats for food...it would take multiple hamsters to make a meal...
deathdealer91
12-29-13, 06:34 PM
There are also feeder lizards you can buy but i don't know if snakes eat them
ilovemysnake
12-29-13, 06:40 PM
Why not wear gloves.
Lankyrob
12-29-13, 06:43 PM
You only need to feed oncea fortnight, cant your snakey friend come round and do the feeding for you?
Just a question, but why would you get a pet that feeds on things you are allergic to? Try hairlesa rats...totally hypo-allergenic...BP's need rats for food...it would take multiple hamsters to make a meal...
Well when I first got my snake I wasn't allergic to mice, and I'm allergic to hairless ones too :/ and hamsters are bigger than mice, all the hamsters I've ever had are only a little smaller than rats.
Stab em in the brain with a needle
I'll try that, thanks c:
poison123
12-29-13, 06:49 PM
all the hamsters I've ever had are only a little smaller than rats.
???????? You must have some monster hamsters then. What kind were they?
I agree with getting your friend to feed the snake.
Why not wear gloves.
I've tried that, and I still have a reaction :/
Lankyrob
12-29-13, 06:50 PM
Well when I first got my snake I wasn't allergic to mice, and I'm allergic to hairless ones too :/ and hamsters are bigger than mice, all the hamsters I've ever had are only a little smaller than rats.
My BP was eating 150g rats, i dont think i have ever seen a hamster that big
ilovemysnake
12-29-13, 06:50 PM
I've tried that, and I still have a reaction :/
Use tongs. I use them. I never directly touch the mice with my hand.
You only need to feed oncea fortnight, cant your snakey friend come round and do the feeding for you?
Yea, I know I could get someone to feed my snake, I'll just have to pay someone to take care of the mice XD
???????? You must have some monster hamsters then. What kind were they?
I agree with getting your friend to feed the snake.
Teddy bear hamsters.
Sharlynn93
12-29-13, 07:16 PM
My kids teddy bear hamsters were barely bigger than mice...try ordering frozen online...keep them in the freezer and use tongs to feed...no reaction...
shaunyboy
12-29-13, 07:25 PM
I have a ball python and it happened to come with feeder mice, I'm horribly allergic to rats and mice so Im giving them to a friend for his snake, the only small rodent I can think of that I'm not allergic to is hamsters, but I've heard they can really bite snakes and put up more of a fight than rats and mice, also my snake only eats live food, do you guys know a humaine way to knock them out or have any suggestions of what I should do?
you ask how to knock a rat out,if your snake takes a knocked out rat,then it should take a fresh killed rat,as a knocked out rat won't move around
the best way to stun or kill a rat,is to hold it by the body and give the back of the neck, right where it joins the head,a fast hard knock onto the edge of a table or shelf,how hard you hit it depends on, if you want to stun it,knock it out, or kill it
imo sticking a needle into a rats head and through the skull to kill it,imo is causing uneccessary pain and stress/suffering to the rat,the rat deserves to be killed/euthinised in the fastest pain/stress free way possible
cheers shaun
It's probably not the fact of touching the rat, it's most likely breathing in the dander.
You could also have someone else feed the snake, maybe? You could just stay away from the rat or mouse or whatever. Just a suggestion. Best of luck to you
I defiantly want the rodent to feel as little pain as possible, so I'll try smacking them on a table.
Lankyrob
12-30-13, 05:42 AM
I defiantly want the rodent to feel as little pain as possible, so I'll try smacking them on a table.
This is a bad idea, what if it isnt killed or stunned the first impact? You going to keep smacking it into the table?
Quickest easiest most humane way is to snap the neck like you would a chicken
KORBIN5895
12-30-13, 06:14 AM
Is it possible you are actually allergic to the bedding?
I have seen some monster hamsters that would be roughly the size of a medium rat.
Okay, thanks I really hate to see things in pain so I'll do that,.
I thought that at first so I switched bedding and it wasn't the problem. Yea that's about the size the local pet store sells, I think I'll try breeding some for feeders and see if my snake will eat them dead.
Starbuck
12-31-13, 11:17 AM
if you only have the one snake, couldn't you just buy the rat/mouse the day you need it, and dump it into the enclosure? that way the rodent isn't around producing allergens, and you don't need to touch the rat.
You would have to be vigilant while your snake is killing the mouse/rat, and have a contingency plan if the snake refuses...
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