gulf hammock rat snakes...trouble feeding

Posted by kris on September 14, 2000 at 11:06:16:

Okay, these snakes are driving me nuts. They are definitely exhibiting hunting behavior & seem generally hungry. I've tried every get-the-snake-to-eat-the-mouse-trick I've ever heard of with zero success. I'm starting to wish they were a little more aggressive so they would just bite the damn mouse that way.

I wasn't involved with their purchase (being at work that day). The guy told my husband that "he'd worked really hard to get them this size". for some obscure reason hubby didn't ask what was so difficult about it.

So were we misinformed and these guys eat lizards or something instead of rodents?

Any help would be really appreciated!

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• Re: gulf hammock rat snakes...trouble feeding dg 09/17/00 (3)
  • does this work on adults too? ours are almost full grown kris 09/20/00 (2)
    • Re: ours are almost full grown dg 09/20/00 (1)
      • actually... kris 09/23/00 (0)

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: Okay, these snakes are driving me nuts. They are definitely exhibiting hunting behavior & seem generally hungry. I've tried every get-the-snake-to-eat-the-mouse-trick I've ever heard of with zero success. I'm starting to wish they were a little more aggressive so they would just bite the damn mouse that way. : I wasn't involved with their purchase (being at work that day). The guy told my husband that "he'd worked really hard to get them this size". for some obscure reason hubby didn't ask what was so difficult about it. : So were we misinformed and these guys eat lizards or something instead of rodents? : Any help would be really appreciated!

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