Want To Be....

[Crazycorn]

Here is my little Want To Be Tree Python (WTBTP) enjoying a snack in a new place, She has never eaten in her cage or much less an elevated area but I couldnt resist try to get a photo of it, Also note it may loof like shes on the ground but she is still off the ground but the photo is not the best. Enjoy!
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid102/p4702b5bff5d21d63e0253058a06728fe/f9bfad88.jpg

[HERPSKEEPER]

Cool looking snake you got there. I would try putting in some bigger branches in the cage for it to climb on, those ones in the pic look kind of skinny

[CHRISANDBOIDS14]

Thanks for sharing!

You feed your snakes in the cage?

Chris

[HERPSKEEPER]

Who me?


My big pythons and boas i dont feed in the cage, but my smaller snakes like my bullsnake or kingsnake i will feed in the cage.

[Crazycorn]

If you meant me, Generally no I don't but I will sometimes.

[ReptiZone]

It still surpasses me why ppl dont feed there large Boids in there cage??I must just be new to the whole taking un nessasery risks thing.

[Yasser]

The risks involved are nearly nil. Those risks are far outwiehged by the benefits of upsetting a snake in it's favorite environment and putting it somewhere it rarely goes with new smells, temps, etc. and expecting it to feed well. Some species would feed well on the back of your offroading 4X4 but others won't eat if you even look at them funny. We always feed our animals in our cages and all it seems to take is a hook to let them know now is not feeding time. Moving them to feed may be an OK practice that may help you keep from being bitten....just maybe. But for anyone with a number of snakes or snakes that are more easily stressed, that's just not feasible. I'd like to see the chondro breeder that moves each of their snakes to a feeding container every time the dinner bell rings.
And for the record, I only get bit once or twice a year. Not bad considering how many we have to take care of.
The hooplah about this idea is a bit overrated in my opinion.
Maybe I'm crazy...
-Yasser

[Dom]

I always feed in my cages. I don't move big or small snakes needlessly .. stressfull for no reason .. I see no point ..

blah blah blah to the whole .. don't ascociate cage with feeding .. They always will to a certain degree .. There a primitive animal .. U just gotta get rid of there feeding response b4 picking it up if u need too .. thats all

Anywho just my two vents

Dom

[RachelS.]

I have had no problem feeding my snakes in their cages. I used to not do it for the reason that I was told they see everything that comes into their "home" a potention food item. But then I realized everytime the snake is out of its cage it goes on a food rampage striking at everything. So I quit feeding out of the cage... and now when they are taken out they do fine...

Works for me :) I guess it's just a matter of how people keep thier snakies. I just wouldn't understand why someone would take out an 8 foot+ conda, burm, or retic just to feed them. To me that's insane and crazy. Just wait until you try puttin it back in its enclosure...

[CHRISANDBOIDS14]

When you mention GTP i also considered Emeralds and Amazons(normally more nippy and dont ususally want to be disturbed) and large things like 10ft+ snakes, i dont mean moving those. All my snakes are "trained" may i call it, to eat in a seperate feeding container. The only exceptions are my newly acclimating blood python, and baby corn. Otherwise, they feed in the designated feeding location and it does not differ. They get used to it and some never even thing about agressiveness when not in the feeding cage. I also think that if a snake got substrate in its mouth, blah blah blah, as dom said you all know what the blab is. Well anyways, no worries, i just have my own views, you all got yours, Were cool?

Chris