switch to f/t

TeaNinja · 04-20-11, 06:18 PM

lol crap. my bp ate a week ago today, so last night i thawed a rat. about 10 minutes ago i put it under my heat lamp and then held its head under the lamp for a minute then i put my snake in the shoebox and put the rat in and he does Not seem interested at all. i danced it around for him and pestered him a little bit and he seemed alittle scared and wanted nothing to do with it. i guess i'll leave it on a plate in his viv or something overnight and hope he eats it.
he Better switch to f/t >.< i already froze 3 rats lol.

should i put it on the hot side or the cold.

TeaNinja · 04-20-11, 06:20 PM

HAHAHAHAH. as i was typing that i just heard *THUMP*
that was him striking the f/t!

lolol. i guess he will eat them after all!

infernalis · 04-20-11, 06:44 PM

that's what we like to hear.

Jendee · 04-20-11, 07:03 PM

ya!! and to answer your question put it on the cold side, its still smelly and they can still find it but if you leave it on the hot side..can you imagine what it will be like left till morning....eeeeewwww

TeaNinja · 04-20-11, 07:03 PM

OH MY GOD HAHAHAH. yet another interesting event. i left him in the box to eat his rat and started doing a job application online and finally i realized the snake had been in there a while and i checked and he was GONE. he was up on a dresser so i have No idea how he got down without me hearing him. the only reasonable thing i can think of is he went down the left side onto some clothes and onto the floor because after 1 minute of searching i saw him sticking out from under the bed lolol. then i put him back in his viv.

damn my forgetfullness >.<
i guess its a good thing he just ate and didn't want to go far

infernalis · 04-20-11, 07:36 PM

don't let it happen again, you may not be so lucky next time..

TeaNinja · 04-20-11, 07:44 PM

i've had a couple mini escapes in my room. there's really nowhere they can go.
a few spots that i already know of. but i do agree, having snakes escape is bad lol.

Jendee · 04-20-11, 08:13 PM

maybe feeding in the cage should be considered lol

Jay · 04-20-11, 08:43 PM

Better yet. Why don't you put the shoe box you feed him in, in his tank?

TeaNinja · 04-20-11, 09:07 PM

the shoe box is huge lol. i would have to take EVERYTIHNG including hides out of the tank just to get the box in. i'll probably end up just putting it on a smaller plate or something inside the viv.

stephanbakir · 04-20-11, 09:10 PM

Try feeding him in his cage, i haven't had any ill effects regarding aggression.

Jay · 04-20-11, 09:22 PM

I think that whole aggression thing is a joke, feednig in vs feed out makes no sense
I'm more worried about swallowing substrate
i feed all mine in there homes and some are nice some are mean. You can't forget they have animal instincts no mater where you feed em

mistersprinkles · 04-20-11, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by jay0133

I think that whole aggression thing is a joke, feednig in vs feed out makes no sense

100% agree. I had snakes for years that were fed in tank and it never made a difference. I don't believe snakes are capable of associating a location with a specific activity.

sickvenom · 04-20-11, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by mistersprinkles

100% agree. I had snakes for years that were fed in tank and it never made a difference. I don't believe snakes are capable of associating a location with a specific activity.

it's not about location necessarily. it's about how often you open your cage and for what purpose. if you only open it to feed, then the snake will associate your actions as 'feeding time.'

shaunyboy · 04-21-11, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by sickvenom

it's not about location necessarily. it's about how often you open your cage and for what purpose. if you only open it to feed, then the snake will associate your actions as 'feeding time.'

i keep carpets well into double figures and ALL strike feed i only open the door for a water change every 5 to 7 days and feeding none of my carpets are biters except one psycotic jungle who's always been bitey

it never ceases to amaze me that folk who apply the logic that if you feed in the tank it will associate door opening with feeding time so be bitey never seem to apply the sdame logic to feeding outside the tank

surely if the same logic is applied then the snake will associate getting took out its tank with food so therefore be bitey everytime you take it out (due to food association.no?)

cheers shaun