http://www.snake-cages.com/snake-cages/feeding/avoiding-the-nasty-feeding-bite Building a Better Home For Our Scaly Friends Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:16:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.snake-cages.com/snake-cages/feeding/avoiding-the-nasty-feeding-bite/comment-page-1#comment-56 mitch Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:37:03 +0000 http://www.snake-cages.com/snake-cages/feeding/avoiding-the-nasty-feeding-bite#comment-56 so far, i have fed my ball python in his cage and i have no problems at all. not once have i been bitten. i do use a snake hook just to get him out for handling and cleaning her home. i believe that it would be too stressful for my snake to place him in a seperate enclosure, eat her meal, and place her back in. so far, i have fed my ball python in his cage and i have no problems at all. not once have i been bitten. i do use a snake hook just to get him out for handling and cleaning her home. i believe that it would be too stressful for my snake to place him in a seperate enclosure, eat her meal, and place her back in.

]]> http://www.snake-cages.com/snake-cages/feeding/avoiding-the-nasty-feeding-bite/comment-page-1#comment-8 Bryan Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:45:11 +0000 http://www.snake-cages.com/snake-cages/feeding/avoiding-the-nasty-feeding-bite#comment-8 I have a Red Tail Boa that has a very aggressive feeding response. I have found that spraying him with warm water from a spray bottle calms him down almost instantly with one squirt. I just thought this might be helpful to anyone that, like me, has a larger snake that will strike at anything when the smell of food is present. I have a Red Tail Boa that has a very aggressive feeding response. I have found that spraying him with warm water from a spray bottle calms him down almost instantly with one squirt. I just thought this might be helpful to anyone that, like me, has a larger snake that will strike at anything when the smell of food is present.

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