I Am Sooooo Mad!!!! - Page 2

abcat1993 · 10-20-2006, 08:07 PM

If you use potting soil don't you have to cook it to kill everything first? (maybe not just for the snake, I don't want more insects in my house!)

abcat1993 · 10-21-2006, 12:05 PM

How long does it take your snakes to eat a pinkie? mine has been "eating" it for over five minutes now and has made almost no progress

abcat1993 · 10-21-2006, 12:12 PM

Oh great, it spit it out. Mybe I should try a smaller one or chop it up. could I chop it up after it is thawed?

jakob lejbølle · 10-21-2006, 12:17 PM

i would chop the pinky up befor it is thawed

abcat1993 · 10-21-2006, 12:27 PM

I just chopped it and the garter doesn't want another worm or the mouse. I'll try later I guess

CrazyHedgehog · 10-21-2006, 12:52 PM

I thaw them all out... cut a few small ones up and mix it with chopped trout (fishy and bloody gunk.. yuk..) for the very small ones...

Thamnophis · 10-22-2006, 09:55 PM

When I used the potting soil, I did not cook ar heat it.
Also don´t do that with branches and so. I only scrub them with warm water.

abcat1993 · 10-31-2006, 06:10 PM

Well, I just wanted to say that my snake has eaten her(?) first mouse. I put her in a plastic container with two halves of a mouse and a worm. When I checked back, everything was gone and the snake escaped into it's cage (the plastic container was in her cage and the lid wasn't all the way closed).

Cazador · 10-31-2006, 10:06 PM

Congratulations on your success, Matt. Great job. It was wise to have the container in her cage on your first attempt.
Rick

Thamnophis · 11-01-2006, 12:57 AM

That's great. Feeding in a container is a good solution to prevent that the snake eats the soil.

10-20-2006, 08:07 PM	#11 (permalink)
abcat1993 Old and wise snake Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North of Chicago IL, US Posts: 867	Re: I Am Sooooo Mad!!!! If you use potting soil don't you have to cook it to kill everything first? (maybe not just for the snake, I don't want more insects in my house!)

10-21-2006, 12:05 PM	#12 (permalink)
abcat1993 Old and wise snake Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North of Chicago IL, US Posts: 867	Re: I Am Sooooo Mad!!!! How long does it take your snakes to eat a pinkie? mine has been "eating" it for over five minutes now and has made almost no progress

10-21-2006, 12:12 PM	#13 (permalink)
abcat1993 Old and wise snake Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North of Chicago IL, US Posts: 867	Re: I Am Sooooo Mad!!!! Oh great, it spit it out. Mybe I should try a smaller one or chop it up. could I chop it up after it is thawed?

10-21-2006, 12:17 PM	#14 (permalink)
jakob lejbølle Hi, I'm New Here! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 7	Re: I Am Sooooo Mad!!!! i would chop the pinky up befor it is thawed __________________ regards jakob lejbølle sorry for any bad english, hope you understand.

10-21-2006, 12:27 PM	#15 (permalink)
abcat1993 Old and wise snake Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North of Chicago IL, US Posts: 867	Re: I Am Sooooo Mad!!!! I just chopped it and the garter doesn't want another worm or the mouse. I'll try later I guess

10-21-2006, 12:52 PM	#16 (permalink)
CrazyHedgehog "Fourth shed, A Success" Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 823	Re: I Am Sooooo Mad!!!! I thaw them all out... cut a few small ones up and mix it with chopped trout (fishy and bloody gunk.. yuk..) for the very small ones...

10-22-2006, 09:55 PM	#17 (permalink)
Thamnophis Dutch, bold and Thamnophis-crazy Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,342	Re: I Am Sooooo Mad!!!! When I used the potting soil, I did not cook ar heat it. Also don´t do that with branches and so. I only scrub them with warm water. __________________ Kousebandslangen.nl - Member of the EGSA It is always advisable to be a loser if you cannot become a winner. Frank Zappa

10-31-2006, 06:10 PM	#18 (permalink)
abcat1993 Old and wise snake Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North of Chicago IL, US Posts: 867	Re: I Am Sooooo Mad!!!! Well, I just wanted to say that my snake has eaten her(?) first mouse. I put her in a plastic container with two halves of a mouse and a worm. When I checked back, everything was gone and the snake escaped into it's cage (the plastic container was in her cage and the lid wasn't all the way closed). __________________ 0.1 Jack Russell Terrier 1.0 rough skinned newt 1.0.0 eastern garter http://www.winnetka36.org/ci/ci_name.htm

10-31-2006, 10:06 PM	#19 (permalink)
Cazador Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Alaska, USA Posts: 1,611	Re: I Am Sooooo Mad!!!! Congratulations on your success, Matt. Great job. It was wise to have the container in her cage on your first attempt. Rick

11-01-2006, 12:57 AM	#20 (permalink)
Thamnophis Dutch, bold and Thamnophis-crazy Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,342	Re: I Am Sooooo Mad!!!! That's great. Feeding in a container is a good solution to prevent that the snake eats the soil. __________________ Kousebandslangen.nl - Member of the EGSA It is always advisable to be a loser if you cannot become a winner. Frank Zappa

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