Post by Shrimply on Sept 17, 2006 15:27:49 GMT
Just really to tell you I have now started feeding my Anery corn and Boa outside their cages. It basically started when I fed them all a couple of weeks ago, My boas first feed.
Granite had just went up a mouse size to half-growns which she was more than happy to except. However she got a little over excited and constricted the mouse too hard. I presume this was because she wasn't used to the thickness. Anyway by now you will have guessed the outcome. One very messy feeding. And she didn't constrict it on the plate like usual so while I was panicking about all the wood chips which were sticking to the mouse- blood, guts and everything else were getting trailed all across the vivarium. She seems fine and has fully digested the meal and the one after it so i think all is well. However I spent a large part of the evening trying to remove blooded beech chips, and disinfect all the hides without disturbing a rather grumpy Granite who was not at all please about someone being in her viv when she had just eaten. The tail went the whole time.
At the same time I was attempting to feed the boa with a useless pair of tongs. Now I wasn't at all sure what to expect,never feeding a more powerful snake myself before. And with him reluctant to take I kept dropping the pinkies then having to wash them to remove all the coconut fibers. Just getting into a decent position to feed in the vivarium with all the branches was a challenge in its self.
I have never been that keen on removing the snakes to feed being worried about lifting them up to put back in. I was surprised at how easily they fed though. I used two old geo boxes and then left the snakes for ten minutes to get the item down. Getting them back in went pretty well too apart from Granite, being Granite, deciding that she would rather disappear between the vivs than go and digest her food.
I had no regurges though and found the whole process a lot less hassle. I also have a decent pair of feeding tongs ordered.
On the plus side compost who won't tong feed took his first proper meal in ages. As you know he has refused to take more than one adult mouse. I have been concerned that he was not getting enough. Last time I was in the shop though, as always, I asked for the largest adult mice he had. The guy laughed and asked if I was sure then produced these massive things. Seriously you have never seen such huge mice. He has had to start using this new company and these are what came as regular adult mice. Cheaper too, 65p each. He did complain about the pinkies though and they were tiny about the size of a fuse. Luckily though my boa only had to last on feed on them.
Granite had just went up a mouse size to half-growns which she was more than happy to except. However she got a little over excited and constricted the mouse too hard. I presume this was because she wasn't used to the thickness. Anyway by now you will have guessed the outcome. One very messy feeding. And she didn't constrict it on the plate like usual so while I was panicking about all the wood chips which were sticking to the mouse- blood, guts and everything else were getting trailed all across the vivarium. She seems fine and has fully digested the meal and the one after it so i think all is well. However I spent a large part of the evening trying to remove blooded beech chips, and disinfect all the hides without disturbing a rather grumpy Granite who was not at all please about someone being in her viv when she had just eaten. The tail went the whole time.
At the same time I was attempting to feed the boa with a useless pair of tongs. Now I wasn't at all sure what to expect,never feeding a more powerful snake myself before. And with him reluctant to take I kept dropping the pinkies then having to wash them to remove all the coconut fibers. Just getting into a decent position to feed in the vivarium with all the branches was a challenge in its self.
I have never been that keen on removing the snakes to feed being worried about lifting them up to put back in. I was surprised at how easily they fed though. I used two old geo boxes and then left the snakes for ten minutes to get the item down. Getting them back in went pretty well too apart from Granite, being Granite, deciding that she would rather disappear between the vivs than go and digest her food.
I had no regurges though and found the whole process a lot less hassle. I also have a decent pair of feeding tongs ordered.
On the plus side compost who won't tong feed took his first proper meal in ages. As you know he has refused to take more than one adult mouse. I have been concerned that he was not getting enough. Last time I was in the shop though, as always, I asked for the largest adult mice he had. The guy laughed and asked if I was sure then produced these massive things. Seriously you have never seen such huge mice. He has had to start using this new company and these are what came as regular adult mice. Cheaper too, 65p each. He did complain about the pinkies though and they were tiny about the size of a fuse. Luckily though my boa only had to last on feed on them.
