hey guys and gals,
my coastal finally ate after 2 and a bit months (and a guts s/he is too!), but now whenever I come near the cage he rears up and strikes at me through the wire top! (of course he doesn't really get more than a bit of a shock). Is he hungry still? I would have thought 2 largish pinkie mice in one meal would be enough for a 3 month old python, especially when he ate another single pinkie mouse two days before (and did a quick recycling job)...
I've been told I should feed him with tongs to get him to disassociate the smell of me with food, how long should such tongs be, and should I also do something in particular when I defrost the mice? at the moment I just dunk 'em in some warm water and swish them around a bit til they're warm, should I put them in a plastic bag before I do so instead?
I'd like to be able to pick him/her up and stuff like I used to, but now I just get bitten instead :-(
Any help muchly appreciated!
my coastal finally ate after 2 and a bit months (and a guts s/he is too!), but now whenever I come near the cage he rears up and strikes at me through the wire top! (of course he doesn't really get more than a bit of a shock). Is he hungry still? I would have thought 2 largish pinkie mice in one meal would be enough for a 3 month old python, especially when he ate another single pinkie mouse two days before (and did a quick recycling job)...
I've been told I should feed him with tongs to get him to disassociate the smell of me with food, how long should such tongs be, and should I also do something in particular when I defrost the mice? at the moment I just dunk 'em in some warm water and swish them around a bit til they're warm, should I put them in a plastic bag before I do so instead?
I'd like to be able to pick him/her up and stuff like I used to, but now I just get bitten instead :-(
Any help muchly appreciated!