How do you feed a snake?

Answer 1

It depends.. everyone has different ways of feeding their snakes. A lot of people feed them right inside their cages, but this can cause them to swallow something that isn't their foot, which can lead to problems.. and sometimes even death.

Another way to feed them is to take the snake out of its cage and put it into another box type of thing.. (I put mine in an old shoebox or plastic box)

That way it won't swallow anything else..

You can use live prey, or frozen and then thawed prey.

If you use live prey you have to be sure that it is small enough to not hurt the snake.

If you use thawed prey, twice the girth of the snake is about the *biggest* you should go. (Others have different opinions) And of course, the size of the snake always matters.

You can use tweezer type things you can buy at a petstore specifically for feeding snakes. (That way the snake doesn't 'miss' the mouse/rat and get your finger)

People use a huge variety of prey. These include: chicks, rats, mice, rabbits, some birds, and for some pretty rare snakes, eggs.