Big Ribbon Snake

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

I have a couple garters who just.. well... suck at swallowing stuff! They take forever!!! the rest of my snakes take a few seconds to eat their food items. I feed multiple small food items... it's definitely a good thing to do when housing snakes together.... sinc they swallow it in a few seconds and I can keep stuffing snake faces until they are satisfied, no fights break out!



I always dread the first food item of the tank though.. I am housing my 2 baby flames, 3 baby concinnus, and the 2 baby fitchii together in a big communal cage (all were initally quarantined from one another until i was sure everyone was healthy) ....they all get along fantastic, but boy when I pull off that screen top they KNOW what is coming and suddenly I have even VERY active squiggly little snakes that ALL want to have the FIRSTS piece... I have to cut a whole bunch of fish pieces or pinky halves at once and lay them on a dish that I hold and I have to HURRY up and stuff each one's mouth while teh others are not looking!!!! it's amazing how well they can SEE across the tank that another snake has just grabbed food and is running like hell with it and yet they totally ignore every other motion they see!!! And they all come rushing over to the snake they think has food and chase it!!! LOL!

I find it extremely amusing to see snakes which are supposed to be "stupid" plotting and scheming to take the other snake's meal! It's what I love about garters...

[adamanteus]

I feed multiple small food items... it's definitely a good thing to do when housing snakes together.....

Yeah, that what Shannon just said!

[Charlet_2007]

I take all mine out of there tank.. One at a time take's me about 4-5 hours of feeding but I have nothing else to do.. I'm a stay at home mommy lol..