Snake feeding from a fish keeper's perspective!
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Feeding big snakes!!!
Hi, I'm Tito and welcome to my channel. I am an avid fish keeper and love all things aquariums. I love breeding, raising, and keeping all kinds of fish. Primarily cichlids of central and south america. But I also have kept and still keep I should say, other kinds of fish.
My brother Dre on the other hand, loves reptiles. Primarily snakes! He has kept and raised many different species and morphs of pythons, boas and some colubrids as well. He has had a large variety of sizes too. Since he keeps his prized possessions in my fish room now. I felt it would be great to film, 'feeding day'. Just to go through the process, not in detail but just enough for you to get the gist of it all. We are very passionate about animals and always have been since we were kids. We love to share and talk about what we do. So lets get right into it.
First things first, fill a bucket with hot tap water. As hot as you can get it. Since by brother gets his rats shipped dead we keep them frozen to we need to thaw them out. The whole thawing out process can take a few hours depending on how hot your water is. You'll know they are ready because the bodies will be warm and squishy. They need to be warm in order to feed the snakes. Snakes will not eat the rats if they are cold and or frozen on the inside. So take note of that. Take your time when thawing and constantly check the bodies to make sure they are ready. Once ready, it is time to feed the snakes.
Okay now you can see the rat here is easy to pick up and you probably can not tell from the video but the body is soft. This snake is a male colombian red tail boa. Not a 'true redtail' like a surinam but still looks just as impressive. This is Dre's oldest snake and is about 8 feet long. Which is pretty rare for a male making him even more impressive. Sometimes the whole feeding process can take a while. The snake has to be coaxed a little since this is such an unorthodox way for a snake to eat. They are ambush predators and can get thrown off there game. Dre is a pro and has years of experience. He was very calm and patient, which is key. Eventually with a little nudge and the snake will strike. Dre gives a little shake to convince the boa of a struggle. Always use tongs. DO NOT HAND FEED!! Please, that is very dangerous. Now I feed my fish and it is pretty cool. I have big oscars, a red devil and a flowerhorn. The flowerhorn misses a lot. He gets finally gets it but still not as cool as a snake strike! See what I mean. Even the little guys can hit pretty hard. It is just awesome.
Well there you have it. Be safe when caring for and feeding powerful animals. Allow at least one person for every 4 feet of snake. It's good practice. Make sure you use tongs that are long enough to keep you out of the strike zone.
Check out drepop803 channel https://www.youtube.com/user/drepop803 for more videos on snakes. He has lots of videos and I'm sure you will find something you'll like.
I'll be posting videos that are informative, educational, as well as fun. I do mostly aquarium stuff but occasionally I will put up videos such as this.
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