How to feed your Ball Python a live mouse the CORRECT way.

Before you flame this video saying I'm " mean" or something like that remember The main objective is to "stun" the rat. The rat is gonna die anyway. I'm just showing you a way so your snake wont get bit and get an infection. Ball pythons are finicky eaters and a lot of them will only eat live mice. this is the most humane way to do it as I've heard of people injecting there rats with vitamins and then ripping there teeth out before the live feeding.

Things you will need.
1) Cardboard box or plastic container
2) Pillow case/plastic bag (Depending rat size)
3) Unsharpened pencil

Yes, I'm very aware I have a country accent so don't make fun of me.

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[MrElevenbravo]

i never thought about swinging a bag. ill try that next time. but you can feed them in their enclosure. it makes no differance. great video man. thumbs up.

[Musicmanstngry]

@MrElevenbravo

yes it does, It conditions them to strike at you when you put your hand in the cage and also they can swallow some of the substrate and get an impaction and die.

[JacobTwo4]

Subscribed :]

[Musicmanstngry]

@JacobTwo4

Thanks :)

[cutemomo1188]

Oh thank goodness I thought you were like gonna pin the mouse down at like punch out the teeth with the pencil :o !! Haha couldn't stop laughing ;) awesome snake btw :) :)

[Musicmanstngry]

@cutemomo1188

Thank you!

[johnabrams82]

great video. a good whack on the head works a lot better for stunning them but I understand most people aren't comfortable doing that. I have a few that will not under any circumstances eat frozen so for now I still have to feed live.

[katieandbrookeify7]

thanks man!!! fuckin rats are dead now!! BONG!!!

[jpleon79]

its easier to stun them

[mattchibi]

@Musicmanstngry Lol clearly you still believe in those ball python husbandry myths.. I feed all of mine in my enclosure and have never been mistaken for food. Snakes have a jacobsons organ which is a hyper-smell and they use it to identify rodents. If you dont smell like rodent, it wont strike at you. My source of info is I own 5 ball pythons and have consulted numerous big breeders about correct husbandry

[leongreen2002]

Same as my snake but its best to give dead rats ive sadly give my snake 6 mice but i read up frozen rats are best

[kings2727]

ThThat's funny put them in the bag and swing it to make them tiered

[Nikedass]

im surprised that swinging it in the bag didnt break its neck