Re: live mice are cooler

Posted by Terry Cox on July 11, 2001 at 06:25:04:

In Reply to: live mice are cooler posted by david smith on July 10, 2001 at 14:25:45:

: I actually caught my rat snake in font of my house. i keep him in a 50 gallon aquarium he has plenty of places to hide and climb. he seems to like live mice, i say this because he usually eats them after they have been in the cage for about 30 seconds. Plus it is way cooler to watch him eat a live mouse than a frozen one. will i hurt the snake(about 4 ft.) by feeding him 3 or 4 times a week.

Keep the live mice small enough that the snake can easily overpower them. Also put them in a large enough container, like a milk jug, so that the snake can enter when it's ready. I sometimes use a live mouse with a difficult feeder to get them feeding. For some snakes, which only feed during the night, leaving thawed mice for hours might not be a good option either. Just some thoughts.

TC

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: : I actually caught my rat snake in font of my house. i keep him in a 50 gallon aquarium he has plenty of places to hide and climb. he seems to like live mice, i say this because he usually eats them after they have been in the cage for about 30 seconds. Plus it is way cooler to watch him eat a live mouse than a frozen one. will i hurt the snake(about 4 ft.) by feeding him 3 or 4 times a week. : Keep the live mice small enough that the snake can easily overpower them. Also put them in a large enough container, like a milk jug, so that the snake can enter when it's ready. I sometimes use a live mouse with a difficult feeder to get them feeding. For some snakes, which only feed during the night, leaving thawed mice for hours might not be a good option either. Just some thoughts. : TC

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