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| Trekky |
Posted - 02/10/2012 : 21:00:23
Hi everyone,
We have just acquired 2 royals the youngest (Monty) we got just over a week ago and the older one (Zuma) we got yesterday.
We also have a corn snake (Drago).
My question is regards feeding in or out of the viv... With our corn we have always fed out of the viv in his RUB... He's a fantastic feeder so never had an issue.
We wanted to do the same with the royals so as to avoid them associating feed time with the viv. We are having problems with Monty not eating yet and wondered if this could be an issue stopping him feed.
Should we persevere with feeding in the RUB or feed in the viv?
Currently both are on aspen so if it's adviced to feed in the viv then we will have to change the substrate to avoid them ingesting any during feeds.
Many thanks in advance for your advice |
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| Cookie |
Posted - 04/10/2012 : 20:43:57
Yea I cohabit too, in fairness only have been doing that for about 1.5 years but I havent had any issues with it. My two boys get on fine, have their own hides. Obvs if your going to cohabit you run the risk of infection spreading... but so far i've had no issues.
I separate my boys during feeding time... one gets fed in viv, and the other in a rub... |
| badwool |
Posted - 04/10/2012 : 17:10:03
quote:
Originally posted by markmifsud
Some feel its bad or wrong for various reasons, either way his comment was uncalled for IMHO.
My two adults have co-habited for 7 years. Mate in season, do all the normal stuff.
Many do co-habit, many do not.
how was it uncalled for?
It wasn't nasty or offensive?
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| JodiT |
Posted - 04/10/2012 : 17:09:47
I've always fed both my royal and corn in their vivs and never had any problems :)
But that's the way they've always been fed.. so I suppose it's routine. |
| Evolution Morphs |
Posted - 04/10/2012 : 16:52:04
Id say there nothing wrong with it
There's more ways to skin a cat And that
But it puts them at more risks from infections |
| markmifsud |
Posted - 04/10/2012 : 16:47:10
Some feel its bad or wrong for various reasons, either way his comment was uncalled for IMHO.
My two adults have co-habited for 7 years. Mate in season, do all the normal stuff.
Many do co-habit, many do not. |
| Trekky |
Posted - 04/10/2012 : 13:47:02
quote:
Originally posted by badwool
quote:
Originally posted by markmifsud
mainly as I cohabit
:( :( :(
I was reading through the posts but didn't understand badwool's response to markmifsud's response...? Is there something wrong with co habiting? This is something I haven't looked into doing so both my royals were kept separate |
| ajokocha |
Posted - 03/10/2012 : 23:06:22
I also feed in their rubs, they quickly distinguish the difference between your hand and food :) |
| badwool |
Posted - 03/10/2012 : 19:21:59
quote:
Originally posted by markmifsud
mainly as I cohabit
:( :( :( |
| markmifsud |
Posted - 03/10/2012 : 19:20:19
I always feed out of the viv. mainly as I cohabit so its better to feed them seperately. Also gives me time to clean the viv, sterilise new aspen etc etc |
| Baobab |
Posted - 03/10/2012 : 19:08:25
We fed all of ours out, but just recently Feanor will not look near his rat when he's in his feeding tub, so he gets it in his viv now.
Eowyn gets hers in her viv as well, due to her size. |
| boomslang |
Posted - 03/10/2012 : 18:34:06
Some in,some out :P Gives me a chance to clean,or to handle for abit etc. |
| Ads |
Posted - 03/10/2012 : 18:31:11
We feed in the viv in order to avoid any handling just before or after a feed. We have not had any issues with ingested substrate (Aspen or Hemp bedding) or with snakes associating feed time with the viv. My husband works at a zoo which has many snakes and lots of different breeds, no one there has known a snake that associates feed time with the viv, its usually that funky rat smell  |
| Kelfezond |
Posted - 02/10/2012 : 21:37:12
As above, used to seperate, no longer do :) Have seen my snakes chowing down on a ton of substrate never to any problem though |
| Fezza |
Posted - 02/10/2012 : 21:16:02
I did start off feeding in a separate tub but now feed all of mine in there rubs. So far I haven't had an issue with impaction.
You gotta figure that in the wild they don't eat in a sterile environment with no lose dirt and other detritus. Plus, if their stomach acid is stong enough to dissolve bone, it should make short work of aspen
IMHO |
