Dinner time for Lucy
- Thread starter jonah
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Not as odd as eating it sideways. For a moment I thought she was actually going to try it.
Next time keep the head in warm water a bit longer than the rest of the body. They locate the head by sensing the heat. One other suggestion - in one of the shots, it appears that she is swallowing a piece of the aspen. I would remove her to a separate, barebottom container to feed. That way there is no danger of impaction, and she will also not be conditioned to think that your hand entering her enclosure is associated with food. This lessens the chance that you will get bitten 
Lucy is a very pretty little girl!
Kristina
Lucy is a very pretty little girl!
Kristina
Next time keep the head in warm water a bit longer than the rest of the body. They locate the head by sensing the heat. One other suggestion - in one of the shots, it appears that she is swallowing a piece of the aspen. I would remove her to a separate, barebottom container to feed. That way there is no danger of impaction, and she will also not be conditioned to think that your hand entering her enclosure is associated with food. This lessens the chance that you will get bitten
Lucy is a very pretty little girl!
Kristina
Thanks. Won't handling her after eating cause her to regurgitate? I'd actually prefer to feed her in a seperate container.
This is what I do with my RTB. I remove him to another container, bare bottom, feed him then after he is finished eating I put the container into his enclosure on its side and let him find his own way out. Also feeding them in their enclosures can result in them relating your hands coming into the tank with food and may result in unwarranted bites.
As long as you are gentle, no. I fed my baby corns in tubberware containers with holes punched in the lid. After they have finished, you can set the container, sans lid, in the enclosure and they will crawl out of their own, as petluvr suggested. Since Lucy is still young, this is an even easier option. Once she gets bigger you will need a bigger container, but at that point you will need a bigger enclosure, too. So it is all relative
If you are really worried about moving her, lay down some plain newsprint paper or paper towel over the substrate. But removing the snake to a separate container is the best way to do it, again, to help keep the snake from being conditioned to see your hands in an association with food. I place the thawed pinky in the container before putting the snake in.
Kristina
Thanks. I was actually thinking of moving her to a smaller container. The one she's in now is a 50g aquarium (4' long). She looks tiny in it. Maybe a 29g would be better.As long as you are gentle, no. I fed my baby corns in tubberware containers with holes punched in the lid. After they have finished, you can set the container, sans lid, in the enclosure and they will crawl out of their own, as petluvr suggested. Since Lucy is still young, this is an even easier option. Once she gets bigger you will need a bigger container, but at that point you will need a bigger enclosure, too. So it is all relative