Bull Snake - Page 2

SpOoKy · 02-01-13, 12:38 PM

My one hissed from the first day we got him, the white side has never hissed.

Kettennatter · 02-02-13, 08:23 AM

Oh, I will keep an eye out for the hiss. She has been really mellow when I wasn't feeding her, so I'll see if there is some defensive posturing in her.

**lady_bug87** · 02-02-13, 01:18 PM

Mine does the cobra head thing too

SpOoKy · 02-02-13, 01:26 PM

I have to feed Jaws last because if I feed him first he gobbles it down then does the cobra stance and crazy hiss the whole time I am there. He will continuously strike at the glass until I leave.

**lady_bug87** · 02-02-13, 01:35 PM

If we walk in the room and Scooter sees us she starts the tail rattle then if you have to mess in her Viv she starts the hissing

Kettennatter · 04-29-13, 08:20 AM

Just had one more quick question for you bullsnake owners: My bullsnake has been a pleasure, so far. She is calm when being handled, sheds well, feeds well, and generally a very low-maintenance kind of snake.

She is also growing at a steady pace, and I’m feeding her mice about the same diameter as the snake, leaving a decent bump. Still, she is somewhat of a garbage disposal. From start to finish she just took 45 seconds to feed on yesterday’s F/T. I currently feed her twice a week, as I normally do with my growing colubrids.

Would you recommend increasing the size of her F/Ts, or just stay the course as she is exhibiting slow but constant growth?

smy_749 · 04-29-13, 08:49 AM

If shes still small, it should be a fast rate, not slow. The general rule is 1.5 times the the thickness of the thickest part of the body. I think you could go bigger, and try to switch to rat pups, you will also notice an increase in growth. If you have a picture that would help get an idea of size, but 45 seconds is pretty fast.

Kettennatter · 04-29-13, 09:09 AM

I do have pictures, but none that would easil indicate her size. (She's about 3 ft. at the moment.) The factor of 1.5 would allow for a somewhat larger F/T. I have rat pups that I can try, so I will give it a shot in a few days.

Terranaut · 04-29-13, 09:23 AM

Mine eats rats up to 2 times her girth.

Kettennatter · 04-29-13, 10:38 AM

Well then, seems like I'm not challenging mine enough. Let's see what happens.

Terranaut · 04-29-13, 11:27 AM

Mine is still growing so I feed her as much as she likes. She is about 4' and gets 1 small rat every 7 days. I love the killer strike pits have. Scares the crap out of my wife

Kettennatter · 05-03-13, 07:30 PM

I took the smallest rat pup I could find, and she took it, but she was laboring quite a bit. This was two days ago, and the bump is still quite noticeable. Let's see how this progresses.

Kettennatter · 05-04-13, 12:44 PM

Unfortunately she regurgitated last night. Even though the prey item was maybe 1.5x the snake's girth, it must have been too much for her. I will switch back to the previous schedule until she is a little larger.

Terranaut · 05-04-13, 12:49 PM

Wow mine eats larger prey and has never regurged anything.

exwizard · 05-04-13, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kettennatter

Just had one more quick question for you bullsnake owners: My bullsnake has been a pleasure, so far. She is calm when being handled, sheds well, feeds well, and generally a very low-maintenance kind of snake.

She is also growing at a steady pace, and I’m feeding her mice about the same diameter as the snake, leaving a decent bump. Still, she is somewhat of a garbage disposal. From start to finish she just took 45 seconds to feed on yesterday’s F/T. I currently feed her twice a week, as I normally do with my growing colubrids.

Would you recommend increasing the size of her F/Ts, or just stay the course as she is exhibiting slow but constant growth?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kettennatter

Unfortunately she regurgitated last night. Even though the prey item was maybe 1.5x the snake's girth, it must have been too much for her. I will switch back to the previous schedule until she is a little larger.

I'm sorry to hear that. Mine eat fairly well as well. Luna is an '09 female that is currently on Small rats and Sol is an '08 male that is currently on Medium rats. I haven't had these snakes very long but they seem to be doing ok. Sol was a little underweight when I got him and he is gaining back to what he's supposed to weigh. If it were me in your position, I would do the same as what you're already doing. It'll happen soon enough.