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A great feeder is a blessing!!!!!!!!!
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Anonymous post on April 28, 2004
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No question here this time, just wondering what the absolute best eating venomous snake you ever had was. I am talking about a snake that NEVER refuses, everytime you drop something in front of it the snake eats.
Also what snake in your expierences started readily eating after being wild caught. How long did it take to adjust??
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by mtnviper on April 28, 2004
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as far as the best feeder,has to be a female puff i used to have as for the wc i have a female copper that ate less than 2 hours after capture on a f/t,and has only refused a few times since(only when very gravid or preshed)I`ve had her for 7 years the puff never refused anything anytime.here`s a follow up question has anyone but me noticed that females are better feeders? mtnviper
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by LarryDFishel on April 29, 2004
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My girlfriend's boa and several others I've cared for are regularly used as garbage disposals if something else doesn't eat. In 5 years, I think hers missed one meal when deep in blue...possibly two, but I'm not sure about that... I usually try not to feed when she (the boa, not my girlfriend) is in shed, but occasionally I don't notice before thawing the food or another snake won't eat and I have leftovers. It usually doesn't slow her down...
I care for a pair of forest cobras that are almost as good, but sometimes won't eat when in shed or if it gets too cool...
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by Fabian on April 29, 2004
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My Forest cobras have always been my best eaters. They are a lot like Boas. They eat anything you give them and any time. Even in deep shed
Fabian
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by cottonmouth on April 29, 2004
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THAT EGYPTIAN TREY SOLD ME HAS TO BE THE BEST EATER I HAVE EVER SEEN.I THINK IT WOULD EAT A ROCK IF I PAINTED EARS ON IT.
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by Chance on April 29, 2004
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Seems the general consensus is that Najas are excellent eaters. I've had a few Naja that would tie for my best eaters: amel monocled, male spectacled, and both black-necked spitters. Any of the aforementioned would be downright scary to feed. Currently my PNG taipans are beginning to earn that rep, and are getting more and more eager about their feeding responces. They're just 2.5' right now, can't wait until they're 8 or 9...heh. You would imagine my retics would be the best eaters, but half the time they're too easily distracted as they're "checking out" the prey and totally forget about it, making me have to give it to them and have them constrict all over again. So yeah, I think as a group the elapids, especially Naja, win out in this category. Many won't eat wait until the prey is dead (if fed live) before they try swallowing.
-Chance
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by MattHarris on April 29, 2004
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All of them are garbage cans,
but Eastern massasauga, Timber rattlesnake, 8' Terciopelo and one of my C. d. durissus are the most consistent non-stop feeders.
The most dangerous in terms, of strike-range, vigor, venom, is probably an adult Central American bushmaster. I've had them lunge 3' out of a cage to grab thawed rats from hemastats.....one of the scariest feeding episodes I've personally witnessed.
MH
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by Phobos on April 29, 2004
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Geeeze...Matt; almost need one of those robots they use for checking out suspected bombs to feed that monster!! My Desert Horned Adder gets totally airborn to get to the quail or f/t mouse on the end. Swear she flys more than twice her length (12"). She is always ready to eat. I try to go into her cage without food more than with to break the association of entry and food.
Enjoyed talking with you at Hamburg this weekend.
Best,
Al
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by Fabian on April 29, 2004
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You know really as far as feeding most of the venomous snake I have had. Mambas, many cobras, rattlesnakes, and lots of coppers, cottons, etc. I would have to say that 85/90 % of them were all good feeders. Some have had to look for the food a little more then others but, they all for the most part did pretty good. I think if you keep your temps, light. and all right you will find that the most will feed pretty good. I have had only a few exotic arboreal vipers ( a few bush vipers) so I can not talk much about them. But all the others did good....Fabian
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