force feeding pics

[Tatelina]

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[TrueBlue]

as said most is done by hand only, its only the very last bit that the probe is used on, and if a large probe is used and its done carefully, it wont rupture the food at all, infact they are a lot blunter than a pair of tongs are.

 

[gosforddreaming]

the feeding tongs i use are round tipped just like a large prob is , i dont want to mess around to much with how i doit but i will put some thought into that idea , have you got any pics ..i can see how a probe would be good on small snakes and hatchies my tongs would be to big todo on hatchies..
ps .. is it a bit risky feeding venomus snakes with your hands,, not something i would recomend anyone going for the first time...hehe..any pics ?

 

[m.punja]

I know its sort of off the topic a bit but could everyone share ideas of how to get non feeding snakes feeding, like gosford I've tried everything I've heard of, starving, live, scenting. It has worked on a few of my juvi's but most are still stubborn, they're all sooks. I'd be happy if all mine assist fed first go but most still don't even do that.

 

[TrueBlue]

no, no pics. its pretty easy really, just have to be carefull with elapids especiallly adders.

 

[gosforddreaming]

thanks for that

 

[nvenm8]

gosforddreaming, i dont mean any offence at all, but using tongs to force feed seems a bit savage to me. Ive f/f pythons, colurbrids and elapids over the years and only use my hands and a large sexing probe at the end to push the prey item to the back of the mouth.
No risk involved like there is with a pair of tongs down its throat.

A cotton bud dipped in water works well too.

 

[gosforddreaming]

cotton bud is a great idea NVENM8, well done and thank you..

 

[nvenm8]

no worries, you stand absolutely no chance of piercing the food item with a cotton bud. You can also get long handled versions (like DNA swabs) that, i assume would be perfect for vens if you needed to.