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Post by maryellen on Jun 13, 2014 17:56:12 GMT -5
Free to a good home
Located in newton nj
My coworkers son doesnt want his snake anymore
Let me know if interested comes with tank
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Post by RealPitBull on Jun 14, 2014 9:20:28 GMT -5
I'm so tempted, I love snakes. I'd never buy one but adoption is something I'd consider. I have no where to put a tank, though. And what do ball pythons eat? I don't think I could do the live mice thing.
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Post by melonie on Jun 14, 2014 10:34:49 GMT -5
They do eat mice.
It sucks because you can't just toss it in and walk away. You have to be sure the snake will eat it. If it isn't hungry, or doesn't want that 'color' of rat/mouse, it won't eat. Then the rodent might bite the snake, which leads to other problems.
That was the hardest thing to me to handle when I had my Boa. When he was little and still eating pinkies, I just got them frozen from the pet store. When he moved up to rats it got harder. It was recommended that I stun them, for safety. But I couldn't. I used a sturdy pair of tongs to grasp it by the tail and lower it in, hold it until he grabbed it.
When my first hubs and I got married, he got a python from a friend. It was 6-7ft at the time and ate large rats. It killed him to have to stun them before he gave them to King. I sure as hell couldn't do it!
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Post by maryellen on Jun 14, 2014 11:35:16 GMT -5
my coworker said it eats rats. it comes with its tank, so you need tofind a spot for a big tank. i would have taken it but i cant feed it live rats.. iknow some folks feed frozen ones and let them gget to room temperature, but like melonie said the snake has to not be picky..
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Post by RealPitBull on Jun 16, 2014 7:12:50 GMT -5
Yeah that's why I was asking if it only ate live, because maybe frozen.....ughh....probably not. **gag**
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Post by maryellen on Jun 16, 2014 10:10:52 GMT -5
She just said live rats the snake eats i just asked my coworker
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I look forward to learning much here