Kingsnake keepers-- a little help please???

[RZL36]

Pick up the snake and firmly secure the rear of the head between your thumb and index finger.





Pick up the probe and gently slide the ball tip into one corner and slide through until the jaws are slightly separated. Don't damage the teeth the probe just needs to slid through. Use the hand holding the snake to also hold the probe. Now with your free hand slide the cut end of the tail into the snakes mouth. Once the jaws are around the tail extract the probe and slowly push the tail down the snakes throat.





If you stop at this point some snakes will work their jaws along and will swallow the meal. If they do great. Others like this one will regurge unless its shoved further along.



Keep pushing GENTLY until at this point even the most difficult cases will usually finish the job.





At least thats how I do it. I'll force feed twice a week and place the snake in a deli cup with a f/t pinkie overnight 3 nights a week until they eat.
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[Charlet_2007]

Pick up the snake and firmly secure the rear of the head between your thumb and index finger.





Pick up the probe and gently slide the ball tip into one corner and slide through until the jaws are slightly separated. Don't damage the teeth the probe just needs to slid through. Use the hand holding the snake to also hold the probe. Now with your free hand slide the cut end of the tail into the snakes mouth. Once the jaws are around the tail extract the probe and slowly push the tail down the snakes throat.





If you stop at this point some snakes will work their jaws along and will swallow the meal. If they do great. Others like this one will regurge unless its shoved further along.



Keep pushing GENTLY until at this point even the most difficult cases will usually finish the job.





At least thats how I do it. I'll force feed twice a week and place the snake in a deli cup with a f/t pinkie overnight 3 nights a week until they eat.
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what is that beautiful snake in the pic? and where can i get me one of those?

[Roy Munson]

what is that beautiful snake in the pic? and where can i get me one of those?

The king in the force-feeding pics looks like what they used to call a "goini" king. Now you see them called Apalachicola kings. Sometimes they're called blotched kings. The patternless ones may be a distinct subspecies, but the patterned ones are usually thought to be intergrades between Eastern kings and the patternless subspecies.

[Loren]

The king in the force-feeding pics looks like what they used to call a "goini" king. Now you see them called Apalachicola kings. Sometimes they're called blotched kings. The patternless ones may be a distinct subspecies, but the patterned ones are usually thought to be intergrades between Eastern kings and the patternless subspecies.

Roy, that sounds exactly like what I was thinking of, I just couldnt remember the species names off the top of my head. Think I saw one on another forum recently.