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24-Apr-04, 02:07 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-04 Location: Newcastle, NSW Age: 28 | | | For Anyone Who Likes Feeding Live Prey
This is sick, I will never feed a snake live prey, not worth the risk, this poor guy was supposed to have been with the rodent only overnight! http://www.proexotics.com/graphics/b...ive_prey_1.jpg
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24-Apr-04, 02:32 AM
|  | primitively archaic Moderator | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Wagga Wagga NSW 2650 Gender:  | | | | Never leave live prey in with a snake.Even overnight is too long.
I have a couple fussy feeders that will only take live. I always ensure they take and kill the offered prey, I never just leave it in with the snake and assume it will eat it.
Unfortunately for this snake, it's owner had to learn the hard way.
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24-Apr-04, 08:04 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-04 Location: South-West Brisbane | | | | How old was the rodent? (pinkie, adult ect.) |
24-Apr-04, 09:09 AM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Feb-03 Location: Gold Coast Age: 35 | | | | pinky mouse would be responsable for that for sure!!!!I will NEVER stop feeding live to some of my snakes and I never walk away from a live rodent in with a live snake!!!!!!!!
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24-Apr-04, 04:32 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-03 Location: British Columbia, Canada | | | | Like was already said, never leave a live rodent in an enclosure unattended. Of all the snakes to do that with, but a Ball Python. They are extremely timid snakes. They are also neutorious for only taking live prey. Poor thing. I am very much of the belief that frozen thawed is the way to go, but I have a few snakes that I feed live to. That's sickening.
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24-Apr-04, 05:04 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: NTH QLD | | | | Poor bloody bally...
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24-Apr-04, 06:36 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-04 Location: North Brisbane Metro | | | | That is just sad !!!!!
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24-Apr-04, 06:53 PM
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24-Apr-04, 07:12 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-03 Location: British Columbia, Canada | | | | Good point. People really need to understand the dangers involved when feeding live rodents, especially rats. People need to understand that captivity isn't a true preditor/prey situation. I just hope that snake didn't suffer long...
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24-Apr-04, 08:21 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Feb-03 Location: Gold Coast Age: 35 | | | | That's right. In captivity the rat or mouse can't just run away if the snake doesn't want it like they can in the wild,so like I said I NEVER walk away from a live food item,I always wait untill the food item is completey dead.But this is only my opinion and I don't suggest anyone use my method,it's just the one that works for me that's all.Frozen is probably better.lol
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24-Apr-04, 08:30 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Sutherland Shire (sydney) | | | | What snakes do you have to feed live to adam? |
24-Apr-04, 08:35 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Feb-03 Location: Gold Coast Age: 35 | | | | Well a few. 1 stimmy, 3 large Diamonds and a coastal. But all up I have 19 snakes and they all get live.waters,olives,brissys,coastals,maccies and so on.
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24-Apr-04, 08:43 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-03 Location: Sutherland Shire (sydney) | | | | thanks |
24-Apr-04, 08:46 PM
| | | | I would never feed live food to my pythons, ever. I have seen other peoples snakes get shredded by rats even during constriction. However, I am biased on this topic as i have never had a troublesome feeder but live food would always be me last resort.
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24-Apr-04, 08:47 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Feb-03 Location: Gold Coast Age: 35 | | | | No worries but I think all of that will change when Tennille is with me as I think she wants me to feed some frozen and I will do that for her.
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