Hand fed reptiles...

[Freebody]

hehe nope my retic goes into a frenzy during feeding time. i wont hold her for at least a day after feeding, even hours after her last rat in her feeding tank when i open the lid i got to be carefull she will just fly out the opening bitting like a dog. no strike at all,shes just bitting the lid the top of the cage anything she can get in her mouth,last week i opened the tank to drop her back into her cage, after about 2 hours since i dropped her last rat in, and she flew out and cage let go and and turn tried to just bite the light frame didnt fit in her mouth then turned and bit the heat dish i use as her heat source lucky for her i had just turned it back on and it had not gotten hot yet. maniac to say the least, classic retic feeding responce from what i read.


i love that green snake.is that a garter as well?some day im going to build a snake shelf and get a collection of garters.maybe breed them. i dont think there is any canadian breeders.cant believe the colors on them all , so many different patterns and they look so sweet and small enouph to get a collection that wont need a whole house to keep them in and cheep on food... and i like there head so small and cute looking.

[Aaron_S]

Originally Posted by Freebody

hehe nope my retic goes into a frenzy during feeding time. i wont hold her for at least a day after feeding, even hours after her last rat in her feeding tank when i open the lid i got to be carefull she will just fly out the opening bitting like a dog. no strike at all,shes just bitting the lid the top of the cage anything she can get in her mouth,last week i opened the tank to drop her back into her cage, after about 2 hours since i dropped her last rat in, and she flew out and cage let go and and turn tried to just bite the light frame didnt fit in her mouth then turned and bit the heat dish i use as her heat source lucky for her i had just turned it back on and it had not gotten hot yet. maniac to say the least, classic retic feeding responce from what i read....

From my understanding you're feeding a retic in another enclosure than her regular one? If you are, try feeding it in it's enclosure so you don't have to worry about an increasingly large snake attacking you each week.

Also, I don't hand feed. I use tongs and that's as close as I like to get during feeding.

[infernalis]

Originally Posted by Freebody

I love that green snake.is that a garter as well?some day im going to build a snake shelf and get a collection of garters.maybe breed them. i dont think there is any canadian breeders.cant believe the colors on them all , so many different patterns and they look so sweet and small enouph to get a collection that wont need a whole house to keep them in and cheep on food... and i like there head so small and cute looking.

The green snake is a Cyclophiops Major, Chinese green snake.