how to feed your snake and how to pick the right size food

[ellissmithblue]

ive done the hot water with my ball python it works pretty good he like live better now

[TheBugjuice20]

now i have a question? i have a 4 year old ball python; i just got him maybe 2 weeks ago and im tryinng to feed him...the owner doesnt remember the last time a feeding or sheading was so im playin off the role as it goes...she said he eat live food. doesnt have to be killed before....so question is if after i get him to eat....how long after do i wait to pick him back up to put him in his tank???

[BalliSkate]

@TheBugjuice20 I was wondering that too.. Please let me know if you found out.

[ellissmithblue]

@TheBugjuice20 after he has eaten the rat it cool to put him in the tank but if he is shy you might wanna feed him inside the tank and just clean it out after shedding

[LegionsSkittle]

this is what the snake is trying to say SHUT THE £$%^ UP AND FEED MEEEEEEEE

the guy whos talking: 0_o

[legitxsnipeing]

thats a nice snake:)))

[BWCmike]

lol why are you making a tutorial video. you should be watching tutorial videos

[skate2hot4you]

are you supposed to feed it in a seperate tank than his normal one

[BWCmike]

@skate2hot4you yes for a number of reasons. It wont get wood chips in its mouth, it wont associate its own cage with feeding and bite you when you go to pick him up, and he will associate the other box with food and get ready to eat when he goes in there. its good to use the same feeding box consistantly

[munkeman95]

how big is the snake in the video



[RoboticDisadvantage]

can you feed them eggs all the time? and where can you buy the already dead mice/rats?

so you feed them once a week?

[ellissmithblue]

@RoboticDisadvantage petsmart

[greenkitcat]

i have a snake that size that eats small adults

[greenkitcat]

the rat looks a little to big maybe a small adult rat because that doesn't look right

[vsirgunas]

My snake eats the rats on paper he don't like them held with tongs he gets spooked by the movement

[barrytrammell]

Hey I have a red tail boa about 4 and a half feet long and he won't strike at his pray like peanut does in your video, pretty much just how your ball python was doing in the video and didn't want to eat, the only way I can get him to eat is to put him in his feeding bin and put the top on and wait about 20 mins. I'm trying to get him to eat in the open so I can post a feeding video. He's on large frozen thawed rats which I feed. I've tried pre-killed rats also but he does the same thing.

[jake42731]

Respond to this video... @3kenpokid corn snake, king snake, rat snake, ball pythons milk snakes. all of them are usally 5 foot and below. if you have any questions, leave an response. milk=dont handle them much!

[TheRSSnation]

if u need a big feeding bin you could use a bath tub ......... costs less

[barrytrammell]

Hey nice boa you have there! I have one myself he's about 4 1/2 feet long and eats large rats once a week. But the only thing is that he won't strike at his prey. When I first got him as a baby he did but now he wont. So I just took him off frozen thawed and now feed pre-killed thinking that will get him to strike again. Cuz I thought rat lose their scent being frozen. But he still won't strike, I just but him in his feeding bin and place the pre-killed rat with him a put the lid on top and lea

[jonathanandzuhair98]

@3kenpokid i have a corn snake its the best king i think

[ElectronixMan]

ok afer u feed the snake in a different area how the heck do you get it back to its enclouser without it regurgitating!?!?!

[Jamespitintheface]

Rammstein win (y)

I go by a rule of tumb of; the girth of the prey should be equal to or the same & half again, to the widest part of the snake.

Royals are difficult to feed during the day because they're nocturnal & its unatural for them, its best to do it at night or turn off all the lights.

[Jamespitintheface]

Rammstein win (y)

[bigjayinga]

Great video, great info

[pookyness]

Man my snake would take my hand dangling rats over his body like that hehe. Plus if i touch my snake more than twice he will stop his "feeding mode"

[jessiecruz16]

cool vid. my ball never takes its food so i just leave it in there

[Masterkavi]

I'm really thinking about getting a pet snake in a year or two (meaning when I move out) and was really wondering if someone could tell me what kinds of snakes could be played with a bit and would probably not be too hostile. Also not too large. Something like the first snake here seems pretty awesome, but I am grossly under educated.

Any help would be appreciated!

[PVTJoker315]

after she sheds try waiting a day or 2....i have a ball she is a year and 7 months old...she eats large rats no problem..but after she sheds

[HLR451]

really liked how you explained how to safely feed snakes. your snakes also are very beautiful, too. do you happen to know anything about rainbow boas? ive never owned a snake, and i really want one of those, lol. i am deffinately not ready for something like a burmese, and my gf would probably not appreciate me getting a snake big enough ot kill a human, lol.

[guitarD3]

whats the name of the nake

[Jamespitintheface]

@guitarD3 If you mean species, the first was a Royal Python (Python regius) & the second a Common Boa (Boa Constrictor)

[guitarD3]

wow nice snake

[snkaboy9222]

How many times a week should I feed them I mean cause I want mine to get big

[snkaboy9222]

How many times should I feed my snakes

[tempo1889]

Trust me I know about ball pythons fasting or being in burmation. Mine wont eat until mid March but this year I will try to feed him in the begining of March.

[FTWJohnCena]

what happends if you snake does not eat meat then what

[madmedia370]

my snake wont eat, any advice?

[Cla900]

@madmedia370

if your snake isn't eating, you're going to have to take drastic measures and force feed it.

i suggest taking the snake to someone who knows their stuff. then they can show you what to do.

look in your area for breeders. they'll be full of knowledge!

[JRH013197]

If i held a mouse in my ball's tank it would bite me rite away

[equarg]

Interesting fact...if your python should latch onto you, instead of their intended meal, quickly spray their face with alcohol! Anything from Jack Daniels, Vodka, Beer, or even alcohol based hand sanitizer! If a snake is latched onto you, your friend, or a small child, they will let go (almost) immediately! Its an irritant, but it does not harm them. This knowledge can save humans and snakes alike!

[dusk1171]

i wana see him eat a live baby snake

[StatenProductions]

song>?>

[killkommi]

@StatenProductions engel by rammstein bru ;)

[Shad0wSquirrel]

lol poor thing looked like he was scared after you had heated it up then put it in his face, but it looks like he took to his new prey well

[kgb346]

really good tips bro

[7lqjah]

awesome vid man! could tell that your royal python werent gonna eat lol

[RepticDude]

dude i had no clue that this whole time that the size i had been feeding was to small.

[kaldra21]

what was her wait at the time u made this video

[SaNdYtJhU]

i always take a prey that's atleast as big as the biggest part of there body and not more then one and a half times bigger then the snake

[CRITTERKING1987]

thanks i plan on making more info vids soon and i allso hate them being picky because it messes up my feeding day because i like to feed all my snakes the same day but luckly my boa ate that rat because they are expensive

[CRITTERKING1987]

thanks i know shes my garbage disposel shes eats anything and everything because when i feed her she sits there and looks at me giving me the puppy dog eyes looking for more food thats why i swithched her to small rats but im glad she eats =)

[SLE335]

We thaw ours in measuring cup full of hot water. Maybe the mice smell sweeter than rats!!

[CRITTERKING1987]

thanks im going to try to feed him on friday so ill give this hot water thing a try =)

[brooklynjames45]

Good vid!! I use the warm water too!!

[CRITTERKING1987]

thanks im just going to have to try it =)

[geckoguy1978]

cool vid

5*

[CRITTERKING1987]

thanks man =)

[repScott1]

instead of holding it infront of the red light. just after you thaw it out just put more hot water in the bowl and just leave it in for a min so much easier. i just got rid of my ball hate em their so picky half the time it wouldn't eat.

[CRITTERKING1987]

thanks this is the first time hes refused food but ball pythons are known to go off food during breeding season and brute is about that age hes going through snake puberty lol =)