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 #1727070


Vwvixen02
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 General Question

How many of you feed in your enclosures and how many feed in seperate areas?
05/06/08  03:19pm

 #1727073


SatanicIntention
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   Message To: Vwvixen02   In reference to Message Id: 1727070


 General Question

All 40+ of mine fed IN their enclosures. Have been doing this since 04 and have not been bitten while snakes are in feeding mode.



05/06/08  03:24pm

 #1727075


GA_Ball_Pythons
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   Message To: Vwvixen02   In reference to Message Id: 1727070


 General Question

Enclosure
05/06/08  03:25pm

 #1727080


Littleindiangirl
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   Message To: GA_Ball_Pythons   In reference to Message Id: 1727075


 General Question

Yup, we feed all of our snakes in the enclosure. Even on loose substrate. ;)
05/06/08  03:31pm

 #1727151


Marg
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   Message To: Littleindiangirl   In reference to Message Id: 1727080


 General Question

Feed in enclosures
05/06/08  04:20pm

 #1727260


Midoripickle
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   Message To: Marg   In reference to Message Id: 1727151


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oh I was gonna ask that too!! Well.. since the majority of you say it’s fine, then I don’t think I’ll worry about the other tank. I haven’t had a problem with him yet so I was still debating. As long as I give him time to digest he’s fine.
05/06/08  06:04pm

 #1727343


Rabernet
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   Message To: Midoripickle   In reference to Message Id: 1727260


 General Question

All of mine are fed in their enclosures.



05/06/08  07:09pm

 #1727468


Snickers1714
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   Message To: Rabernet   In reference to Message Id: 1727343


 General Question

I started out out of the enclosure, but now I will definately always feed in the enclosure. Well not always, unless special circumstances apply.
05/06/08  08:35pm

 #1727755


PythonGirl
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   Message To: Vwvixen02   In reference to Message Id: 1727070


 General Question

My snakes are feed in their enclosures.
05/07/08  02:16am

 #1727853


JupiterBP
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   Message To: PythonGirl   In reference to Message Id: 1727755


 General Question

All 5 of mine are fed in the enclosure and never miss a meal
05/07/08  07:37am

 #1727896


X2Ford
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   Message To: JupiterBP   In reference to Message Id: 1727853


 General Question

In enclosure as well
05/07/08  09:09am

 #1727901


SusanC
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   Message To: X2Ford   In reference to Message Id: 1727896


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lets see... I feed the 2 boas in their enclosure.. (they are on newspaper) I feed the big corn and the BP in separate enclosures b/c I’m an overprotective mommy and scared that they will swallow aspen.... the new corns get fed this week... and their enclosure has aspen also...but I don’t really know which I’ll do yet... and the baby Balls coming today will be on newspaper for now... so I’m assuming that when I feed them... they’ll get fed in their enclosure too... if for no other reason than stress reduction. I’m so strange about supervising feedings that it takes me a while to feed everyone individually ( I also feed live)
05/07/08  09:17am

 #1729243


KatieBones
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   Message To: Vwvixen02   In reference to Message Id: 1727070


 General Question

I feed min in a seperate tank. I started this because my snakes kept getting mites and were miserable. Since I started feeding in a seperate tank (and spraying before putting him back in the enclosure) I haven’t had a problem with it anymore.
05/08/08  12:34pm

 #1729251


GA_Ball_Pythons
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   Message To: KatieBones   In reference to Message Id: 1729243


 General Question

Quote:

I feed min in a seperate tank. I started this because my snakes kept getting mites and were miserable. Since I started feeding in a seperate tank (and spraying before putting him back in the enclosure) I haven’t had a problem with it anymore.


If your feeders have mites I would recommend you to switch suppliers, providing the best quality food for your animal is what you should strive for. (Mites infested feeders are not quality feeders)

Also mites found on rodents are not the one found on snakes and vice versa they are species specific.



05/08/08  12:42pm

 #1729253


SatanicIntention
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   Message To: KatieBones   In reference to Message Id: 1729243


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Your snake cannot get mites from the rodents. They are species-specific and only affect that certain species: ie, rat lice/mites, snake mites. Your snake likely had mites and just kept getting reinfested since it wasn’t taken care of properly(Provent A Mite or Black Knight right off the bat).



05/08/08  12:42pm

 #1729258


KatieBones
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   Message To: SatanicIntention   In reference to Message Id: 1729253


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I changed pet stores several times and it never helped. I talked to several local snake experts about the problem and they kept suggesting things that didn’t work. I finally changed to feeding in a seperate enclosure and the problem ended. Since it seemed to fix the problem, I continue to do it. The pet store fed him in a seperate tank before I got him so he was used to it and it doesn’t harm him any to do it. It keeps the mouse’s filthy self out of his nice clean cage anyway.
05/08/08  12:51pm

 #1729753


GuitarplayerX15
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   Message To: KatieBones   In reference to Message Id: 1729258


 General Question

i have had ball pythons but now i got a boa, but anyways ifs better if they get fed in like plastic containers, once my boa ate a wood chip while eating a mouse and hes just as big as my old ball pythons.
05/08/08  08:13pm

 #1730130


Kojak
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   Message To: GuitarplayerX15   In reference to Message Id: 1729753


 General Question

All 35 snakes fed in their enclosures.
Number of aggressive acts by snakes that mistaked my hand for food when I went to get them out...NONE.
Benefit to feeding out of enclosure that I am aware of...NONE.
05/09/08  09:15am

 #1730757


Frankykeno
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   Message To: Kojak   In reference to Message Id: 1730130


 General Question

All of ours are fed in their enclosures. I feed at the moment 100+ live prey items per month and have yet to be tagged by a snake that thought my hand was a rat.



05/09/08  10:13pm


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