Big Ribbon Snake

[zooplan]

Years ago I tried to feed small quail chicks.
This was my experience of that:
If you feed prey as big as the snake is able to swallow it might be unable to digest. I had two females that defecated quali parts undigested.

BTW: I found it intresting that three females needed different time to swallow:
first a ´parietalis was busy for 45 min., a ´sirtalis Florida Blue needed about 30 min. but my ´vargrans female swallowed her piece in only 10 minutes

[infernalis]

I found it intresting that three females needed different time to swallow:
first a ´parietalis was busy for 45 min., a ´sirtalis Florida Blue needed about 30 min. but my ´vargrans female swallowed her piece in only 10 minutes

Just last night when I fed my Blue Ordinoides one took over twice as long as the other to swallow a similar size minnow.

I almost thought something was wrong, the first specimen swallowed two faster than the other swallowed one.

[Charlet_2007]

"Chants" PICTURES PICTURES PICTURES PICTURES!!!!!

[GartersRock]

Lol! I am trying.
Also, if a prey item is too big they may regurge partially digested food items, NOT good.

Biggest snake in my collection is an 8 lb sub adult Blood python girl... I really have NO idea what she could stomach... She is so stout! 3 coke cans around maybe? And only 4 feet. But they have a VERY, very slow metabolism and she only gets medium rats weekly.

[NetBSD]

i couldnt help myself, i wasnna see this ribbon

[drache]

BTW: I found it intresting that three females needed different time to swallow:
first a ´parietalis was busy for 45 min., a ´sirtalis Florida Blue needed about 30 min. but my ´vargrans female swallowed her piece in only 10 minutes

I often find that size is not a good indicator as to how fast the food will go
down
just yesterday, that baby florida blue, sucked down two good size pinky halves in less time than it took the other sirtalis baby who is a bit over one-and-a-half times her size to just have one

[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..

[snakeman]

I feed all of my adults rat pups.even the males I just cut them in half up the middle.