Feeding day!

Sylphie · 10-13-15, 11:05 AM

Here is the whole process of feeding our crew. Excuse some of the not-the-best pics, as the light was rather crappy.

Bowl of tasty, warm mices:

And feeding boxes for our two smaller corns:

Here is our scent assistant, giving us a paper towel with delicious smell on it:

Feeding boxes with rat pups for corns:

Sylphie · 10-13-15, 11:07 AM

And feeding pics/videos!

Russian rats:
(unfortunately the battery in camera died while I was taking pics of Callisto... but be sure that she ate too!)

Video of Artemis, today she was really gentle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPMv...ature=youtu.be

And Orion:

**EL Ziggy** · 10-13-15, 11:46 AM

Watching snakes eat never gets old to me.

Sylphie · 10-13-15, 12:10 PM

And from corns only our male, because both our females are rather shy eaters and I can't take pics of them

I'm really starting considering small rack, as all our females are really easily stressed.

riddick07 · 10-13-15, 12:21 PM

I just got a rack from AP and everyone seems much more comfortable in it. I only have 4 in it right now but they spend more time out of hides and moving around than they did before.

Watching snakes eat is always a bit fascinating!

Sylphie · 10-13-15, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by riddick07

I just got a rack from AP and everyone seems much more comfortable in it. I only have 4 in it right now but they spend more time out of hides and moving around than they did before.

Watching snakes eat is always a bit fascinating!

Yeah, I love to watch it too!

And I'm really not a big fan of racks, as I like my snakes to have a lot of space and to be able to see them... but if that can make it easier for them, then I really should try it.

riddick07 · 10-13-15, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Sylphie

Yeah, I love to watch it too!

And I'm really not a big fan of racks, as I like my snakes to have a lot of space and to be able to see them... but if that can make it easier for them, then I really should try it.

I got the economy plastics rack from AP, so I can see in it still. I had 2 of the 4 I put in the racks in display cages before but I didn't see them often. All I had was empty display cages 95% of the time...I've seen my two corns more in the rack (I moved them in there the other week) than I did in the whole year or so they spent in display cages. I thought my bloodred girl was permanently attached to the inside of the wood hide but now she'll curl up next to it in plain view. I wouldn't put anyone that requires higher temps in the economy rack but most of the ones I have will be fine in it. If anyone gets bigger than 5 ft I think it would be pushing it quite a bit for room to move.

Sylphie · 10-13-15, 01:24 PM

I'm fortunately enough that 5 of my 7 snakes are out in their cages most of the times. One of the hiding two is a hatchling, so it's logical that he doesn't like to be in open. But all my females are really jumpy and easily stressed, they are typical "watch me but don't touch". It would be really easier if they would be more calm, especially that two of them are 5ft now, and the other two will be similiar... and 5ft of panick while handling is nothing nice, uh.