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Old 08-01-13, 04:16 PM   #1
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That is an old myth/rumor. The assumption was that the snake might associate the cage with feeding, so every time you open the cage(whether to handle it or take it out for cleaning), the snake might think your hand is food.

With that reasoning, you could also say the opposite for feeding in a separate container. Every time you take the snake out, it might associate being out of it's enclosure with feeding time. So when you are handling your snake it could also think your hand is food.

Many others and I have been feeding snakes in their own enclosures and none of them are aggressive during handling. They have never even tried to strike at me except for my adult cali king who already came to me very aggressive.(at 2 years old, so she's either an aggressive individual, or she's had a past that made her that way)
Then I'll definitely try feed him in there tonight when he starts to move around. Do you think i should try to dangle it in front of him or just throw it in and let him sniff it out. Also, speaking of kings, I saw a gorgeous 3' hypo brooksi at my local pet shop that I came within an inch of buying. Still considering it since I have a nice big outdoor cage and and live within its natural range. The main thing holding me back is a slightly steep price tag at $99.
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Old 08-01-13, 04:30 PM   #2
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Also, if he still doesn't eat, do you think exposing the brain would help in this situation?
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Old 08-01-13, 05:19 PM   #3
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Then I'll definitely try feed him in there tonight when he starts to move around. Do you think i should try to dangle it in front of him or just throw it in and let him sniff it out. Also, speaking of kings, I saw a gorgeous 3' hypo brooksi at my local pet shop that I came within an inch of buying. Still considering it since I have a nice big outdoor cage and and live within its natural range. The main thing holding me back is a slightly steep price tag at $99.
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Also, if he still doesn't eat, do you think exposing the brain would help in this situation?
I wouldn't try feeding him today. It could stress him out even more.

People on this forum advised me to try feeding my snake once a week until it would accept it. My snake did not eat for a whole month since I have gotten it and after trying once a week, it eventually grabbed the food and ate it. Now it is eating every week without failure.

The next time you try to feed your snake I would try dangling it to trigger a response, it works for most of my snakes. I only have one snake that will eat the food when it is left alone in the cage.
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Could you post a picture of your setup? What are your temps? What thermometers do you use exactly to measure these temps?
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Here's his tank, I have a 25w "moonlight" bulb. It's 81 in the cool end and 92 on the branch where he is sitting, I don't have the thermometer on it constantly, because the probes in it are kind of big. I used a digital dual probe smoker thermometer to get the temps right. I tested it and found it to be consistent with my other reptile specific thermometers. I also borrowed the hygrometer probe from chameleons cage and it read 46-47%.

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