Health & Care · Cold-Blooded Crew
Feeding Snakes
Frozen-Thawed Protocols, Scenting, and Problem Feeders
A snake that won't eat isn't being stubborn; a box on its sensory checklist is unticked. 20 modules on how snakes hunt by scent and heat, why live prey is a bad bet, storing and thawing frozen prey safely, warming it to 98 to 100°F, tongs and the wiggle, normal seasonal fasts versus medical ones, fixing the enclosure first, bridging from live to frozen, scent tricks, broth and tuna dips, twilight feeding, boxes and tubes for shy eaters, where the vet line is, regurgitation recovery, the 48-hour no-handling rule, hydration, monthly audits, and emaciation.
About this course
Most feeding problems are solved before the prey ever enters the enclosure. This course starts with how a snake actually hunts, with its tongue, its Jacobson's organ, and for pythons and boas their heat pits, and then builds the routine around that. You'll learn why live prey can cost a snake an eye, how to store and thaw frozen prey without growing bacteria, how to warm it to body temperature and check with a laser thermometer, the blow-dryer trick that sends a scent plume across the tank, why tongs are not optional, how to tell a normal winter fast from a medical one by weight, which enclosure failures cause hunger strikes, how to bridge a live-fed snake to frozen with a freshly pre-killed step, how to borrow scent from soft-furred rats or bedding, when broth or tuna juice helps, why braining works, why some snakes only eat in the dark or inside a box, where assist-feeding and tube-feeding stop being your job and become the vet's, how to recover from a regurgitation with a fourteen-day fast, why nobody touches the snake for 48 hours after a meal, and how a monthly weigh-in catches emaciation long before it's an emergency.
What you'll learn
- How snakes hunt by scent and heat, and why refusal is a checklist problem
- Frozen-thawed done safely: sourcing, fridge thawing, warming to 98 to 100°F, tongs
- Normal seasonal fasts versus medical fasts, and the ten percent weight rule
- Fixing temperatures, hides, and handling stress before blaming the snake
- Bridging, scenting, dips, braining, dark feeding, and boxes for shy eaters
- Regurgitation recovery, post-meal rest, hydration, monthly audits, and the vet line
Who this is for
Keepers of ball pythons, corns, kings, boas, and anything else that has ever skipped a meal and made its human panic.
Course outline (20 modules)
Quiz & Certificate
Knowledge quiz
After completing all lessons, take a short quiz to test your understanding.
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$9.99 · Lifetime access · 20 lessons