Boa constrictor feeding schedule

[bigsnakegirl785]

Originally Posted by NCHornet

Also how are feeding him? Do you leave the lights on and want to watch him? Do you use tongs and wave it in front of him? Try placing it on a plate and shut off all lights and leave the room and check it in the morning, I bet it's gone. Many people stress their snakes out by leaving lights on and movement in the room with TV on etc....... No wonder their snake won't eat.

I took so long writing...lol But I used to put him in a glass feeding tank. I would set the rat on the tip of his nose, and he'd rip them out of the tongs. Then I'd walk off and let him do his thing, without lights on, and check on him every few minutes to see how he's doing. Then, either when he's close to being done swallowing, or a few minutes after I would move him back into his tub. With my trusty snake hook. lol I didn't use it to hold his weight, just to pull his head out of the tank and over the tub, and he'd crawl in for me.