ALL ABOUT FEEDING (WARNING : Live feeding & prekill)

[@mejzzwejz713]

Love how real you are about this.

[@EliteKilljoy]

I really do enjoy how you showed how you prekill and even though it's not something you enjoy, you do it because you know it's best for your snakes. I really appreciate that

[@JossersJungle]

Thank you for your great comment! :-)

[@valerenta]

This was hard to watch, but as you say, it is very important to know this stuff, and face it if you're going to have a snake. Having to feed rodents is what has kept me from having a snake for a long time, but I got over feeding roaches to my bearded dragons, so I hope I will get used to this, too. Thank you for making this video, and talking about the reality of this side of things.

[@valerenta]

I would also love a video on transitioning a snake to frozen/thawed prey.

[@JossersJungle]

I have a ball python who I want to eat frozen, I'll see if I can make a video about it! It's a very good idea :-)

[@RevivalistPoet777]

Has anyone recommended garter snakes to you? In the wild they mainly eat earth worms and fish since they're often found on edges if rivers fishing. But it is recommended to give frozen thawed since it's better nutrition for them but it's cool how happy they get over earth worms :)

[@abbie9384]

I used to be a big rodent lover so it was a big barrier for me, too

[@lost_blues331]

@@RevivalistPoet777 Biggest issue with that is some people don't realize that garters do still need rodents on occasion. Or you can substitute rodents for chicken organs, chopped up organ sausages, stuff like that. But again, unfortunately some people don't realize that they still need that occasional rodent or chicken liver.

[@MonicaLPerez-nq7pc]

That mouse was super cute. Rest in peace little buddy. But I loved the video so much! Learning for my BP I'm getting soon :)

[@FlowingDepths]

I'm sure you'll make a great owner!

[@FlowingDepths]

I appreciate your realistic attitude toward all of this, and the way you acknowledge that there isn't anything natural in the way we choose to feed many of our captive pets. Also, thank you for showing an efficient and humane prekill process for those considering it as a feeding style. Have a like and a sub!

[@JossersJungle]

Thank you so much! Your comment is greatly appreciated! :-)

[@themagicsushi]

We need more informative videos like this on KZbin. I have a ball python, so this video is especially good for me so I can see my options.

[@JossersJungle]

Hi Casey! Glad you enjoyed the video! I will definitely be making more video like these! :-)

[@ok-rd4po]

Jossers Jungle I love your channel❗️ Your snakes are amazing and your videos very informative ☺️

[@JossersJungle]

Thank you so much Dorelys! I'm glad you enjoy it! :-)

[@dreamdragon1745]

My mom is so afraid of snakes but i managed to convince her that they are a cute and lovely animal so she allowed me to get one! Finally after so long i will be getting a little boy ball python in a few short months!

[@JossersJungle]

That is so exciting! I'm so happy for you! Good luck with your new ball python! :-)

[@wolfiamoon309]

gabija luki how did you convince your mom!? To me it's impossible

[@dreamdragon1745]

Well it took a long time to do i first told her i was interested in these particular animals then i kept reminding her of that fact and slowly debunking fake snake stories (like the one where they stretch out to test if they could eat you during the night) then i started to show her pictures of the snake i wanted and providing interesting facts about the species. I also found funny videos of different snakes (like a hognose with a top hat and fake mustache) also i would point out that ball pythons have a puppy face making them cute. When she got comfortable with looking at the images i started telling her of their good temperament and the fact that they have been bred a lot and ate one of the tamest snakes that get a comfortable size and are not dangerous. The hard parts where to convince her that the snake would in fact not eat our two cats and my dog. As well as get her over the fact that it would eat rodent. I had to tell her that i would only buy a snake that eats frozen and provide different ways i could try to feed it if it didn't take frozen (which included changing the prey item or give it another smell from other foods they may find appetizing or even warming the food up to trick the snake) and i had to admit that if i could not feed it in any other way only then i would try to give it live. The last step was to let her touch a snake. I was looking for shops or rescue centers that would allow you to touch and handle snakes. I found one and we all went together. While there i was given a corn snake and the little girl was amazingly calm and well behaved. I first gave her to my dad and them to my mom and she really liked how soft and smooth the snake felt. And well now i have been given permission to bring one of these beautiful creatures home :)

[@Intmaster69]

gabija luki lucky for you, my dad is the one I have to bribe, my Mom loves snakes!

[@shantellfields1114]

Jossers Jungle cool

[@ameliasmenagerie3350]

Agh that mouse was cute, but I am so glad that it had a good happy life and quick, humane death rather than how it would live and die in the wild. Thank you for doing what you do, even when it is hard, it is so helpful.

[@vilperi12]

Humane death? How is it humane to be bred just to be killed and fed to snake without any chance of avoiding that fate? I find that in nature, the mouse does atleast have a chance to avoid getting caught. Seems much more "humane" to me.

[@ryleebull2304]

Ville I think its at least a better life than the the ones mass bred frozen mice get :/

[@kennedymiles]

Ville It's the circle of life sadly but it went out better than the live and I cried seeing it because I'm a baby

[@lycanthrope4242]

@@vilperi12 circle of life.

[@mirandasmenagerie5395]

I love that you are so honest and that you know it isn't natural but you do it anyways because that's what's best for your snake. It isn't natural, but it isn't wrong because it would be really awful if you purposely starved your snakes. It was hard to watch, mostly the knocking out the mouse was hard but I'm oddly proud that I, a vegan, survived watching this lol. Great video!

[@JossersJungle]

Magical Miranda Hi! Thank you for the kind words! I'm really glad you stayed through the entire video! :-)

[@RattataPrincess2007]

Jossers Jungle Licorice Is My Baby Black Short Haired Syrian Mouse And She Loves Exercising She Lives In A Critter Trail

[@NailsByAdanja]

Afcourse it would be afwul if you purposly starve your snakes. But don't forget it is choice you make when you get a snake as a pet. You could also get a mouse is a pet and then you don't have to feed dead animals. I'm not saying it is wrong to have a snake. I have a cat and I'm well aware of the fact that he eats meat as well. Just saying that it's a choice, not something "you have to do".

[@scalesos.6452]

Plus it wouldn’t even be alive because it was bred for that purpose

[@breotaku7711]

Magical Miranda I’m vegan to

[@elenabjxrn]

Honestly watching you kill the mouse was really difficult for me, BUT I'm 100% sure the way you euthanised that mouse is far more humane than how animals are slaughtered for use in commercial pet food for dogs/cats etc. but people don't tend to think about that because it comes pre-packaged and we don't think of it as being made of a dead animal in the same way. This video is super honest and informative and gives a really comprehensive picture of the necessities of feeding snakes, and I really appreciate how you don't sugar-coat it. If anything it's taught me that I'm not emotionally ready to own a snake yet, and I have to get over my squeamishness first. If I'm not 100% sure I can deal with the possibility of having to live-feed a picky snake, then I am not 100% sure I can look after one to the best possible level of care, right? Hopefully watching more of your videos will help!

[@Acquaintance6336]

i felt the same way! i raise and butcher pigs with my mom, and we always try to make it super fast and painless. a bullet through the head to knock the pig out and sort of paralyze it, then slitting the neck so the heart stops. it always looks so much worse than it is, and it always makes me feel bad, but i know they went fast and didnt die slowly or conscious, and they didnt feel anything. i relate to Jossers a lot, i hate to do it but it has to be done.

[@ryanpayne9119]

Yeah, I honestly flinched when I heard the neck snap. And I'm the kind of person who has zero issue dropping a buck from 100yds. Having it be, literally, hands on makes it far more unpleasant. I don't own a snake, but I plan to. Hopefully, I'll never have to do this, but at least now I know (and am wondering if a .22LR blank would be faster and more humane. Hopefully, I never need to find out.)

[@abbie9384]

That’s so trueeeee

[@kylekll]

Good job on the pre kill. I was expecting to see a CO2 gas method but the method you showed is more effective for most snake keepers. I only feed pre killed during the transition to frozen/thawed.

[@libbycurry9524]

When you knocked the mouse out I was taken so off guard lol but I appreciate your honesty and how informative this video was

[@aexisgomez6577]

I myself am a vegetarian and when I told my parents I wanted a snake the freaked out. They questioned me saying things like,"but ur a vegetarian, snakes eat rats!" It of course makes me uneasy Feeding them rodents because I have 2 pet hamsters but mg response was," us as humans don't need meat to survive but a snake needs a rat/mouse to live as nothing else really gives them enough nutrients, it would be crule not to give them what they need to live" in my opinion there's nothing wrong with feeding rats, some eat cows, chickens and pigs. Snakes need them, we don't. I showed my mom this video, she was more convinced then Before, thank you!

[@JossersJungle]

Hi Winter! I just wanted to let you know I really appreciate what you have written! :-)

[@0MochiBear0]

I'm vegan and people always have the same response as your parents did haha I've wanted snakes for so long!

[@alixgraye9436]

I'm also vegetarian and it pained me to watch this but I know that snakes are carnivores and there's nothing else there to eat for them.

[@waterbucket4745]

Love your comment! 🙌🏼 Since us humans are omnivores, we have options to eat either plant base or animal base or both! However snakes are carnivores and have to eat other animals. Again, I appreciate your comment! 👌🏼👌🏼😁😁

[@sydneys2859]

With all the warnings I was expecting the pre kill scene to be worse, it didn't seem terrible compared to what happens in slaughter houses.

[@petrar3640]

You make very informative, high quality videos and definitely deserve more views!! I became interested in snakes a few months ago and have been researching a lot so I could buy one in the future and your videos have been very helpful to me :) I hope you keep up the great work!

[@JossersJungle]

tara li Hi Tara! Sorry for the late reply! Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm very excited to have you as a viewer of my videos! Do you know which snake you want? :-)

[@petrar3640]

Jossers Jungle I'd love to have a ball python

[@ChaoticMay]

This is so hard to watch but I'm glad I got through all of it. Thanks for making this video, it was very informative!

[@marlenjeangraulau2221]

Thank you for your honesty and for showing real live😊!!

[@adg_games6655]

Live feeding like you said isn't really "nature" but it does really give you an appreciation for the snakes

[@JossersJungle]

Absolutely! :-)

[@TheBabyGirl2282]

I just found you on KZbin and started watching a video of yours every now and then but I'm already so fascinated by you as a person, your knowledge, how real you are and your positive attitude. And of course, your snakes - they're very beautiful! Keep up the good work!

[@Dr.Cassandra]

I don't own snakes but do own Russian tortoise, but pets are their own. Snakes are live eating predators. Yes it's not nice to see the rodent die. But rodents breed non stop and are food for so many animals, so it's ok if the snake needs a live one, the snake itself is prey for others. Nice video and your very respectful to all living things.:)

[@SteraFaux]

I adore your accent!

[@JossersJungle]

Thank you so much! :-)

[@grincreepy1011]

I agree!! Super adorable

[@celina3810]

@@JossersJungle where are you from?I'm from Germany and mine is similar

[@FightToSurvive]

Jag är så glad att jag hittade din kanal, jag har själv 5 ormar och har lärt mig väldigt mycket genom att titta på dina videos! (: Keep up the good work!

[@grievers2762]

I'm about halfway through the video now, just saw you kill the mouse. I was thinking about why you would kill them yourself instead of buying them already dead and realized it was probably more humane. the way they're raised in industries is cramped and probably bad. Plus aren't they suffocated which is probably much more painful and takes longer. At least your rats/mice had a good life. I understand snakes need to eat and now have a new understanding for pre-kill. When it comes to live feedings I have very little tolerance for. The only way I see it necessary is if the snake if rejecting frozen or pre-kill.The rat/mouse would go through more pain and fear with live feedings. I did finish the video and see that's why you were feeding the snakes live. I wanted to thank you for this video it's given me new information about feedings. I don't enjoy seeing it as you said. but it has to happen. I do not have pet snakes but I do have two pet rats. I am a vegan and probably will never have snakes because I wouldn't be able to feed them.

[@JossersJungle]

I really appreciate your comment and agree in every point you make! Thank you for that :-)

[@grievers2762]

I had originally shied away from feedings (live especially) but I do have a new respect for them, not that I enjoy watching it. I don't know why anyone would enjoy it. I do want to thank you for making this video. In all honesty it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Although the baby rat twitching and struggling was sad :( but pythons are constrictors and that's how they've done it since day 1.

[@nocturne2029]

Nobody wants to feed live, not only is it more unpleasant for the feeder animal, but it's dangerous for the snake! As far as I know, just about all snake keepers would rather feed dead than live, that way there's no way for the snake to get hurt in a feeding. The only reason to feed live is if the snake really won't eat dead. I think pre-killing can also help reluctant feeders, so it's not just about what's humane. As for commercially available frozen feeders, most of them are suffocated using gas like CO2. I honestly don't know if it's painful, but I remember reading that they seem to just go to sleep. I'm not sure if feeders can be killed with CO (carbon monoxide, which kills faster and really is painless) because I'm not sure what the residual CO in the bloodstream would do to the snake, if anything. Thank you for being understanding! There's no way around rodent feeding with snakes, it's just necessary.

[@GuaranteedEtern]

Great video - and thank you for being the first snake owner on KZbin to say that while sometimes necessary, there's nothing natural about feeding snakes domesticated prey in an enclosure.

[@DaBunnyB]

I have my own snake. I worked at a zoo with 8 different snakes. I even bred mice as pets. As a breeder and a zookeeper I had to pre-kill or euthanize mice due to other reasons. I never got over it. It was stressful for me always. Watching this video made me stressed. I am very happy that you keep it so real and informative (even If you don't keep your mice as pets). Makes me proud to have someone like you in the reptile community. :)

[@CyrusTaihitu]

Really appreciate how you show the prekill process. More cheaper and easier than using CO2. Always love your videos.👍👍

[@SaraTinjacaA]

This entire channel is amazing. I love how you tell it like it is. Hey all the way from Colombia!

[@JossersJungle]

Thank you so much Sara! I big hey all the back to Colombia from Denmark! :-D

[@Vailwolf]

Yeah I think I'll just stick to frozen thawed myself. Prekilling is definitely better for all involved than just giving live prey but I personally could never do that. Ironically I love rodents as well. Also that was possibly the cutest mouse in the world lol. Most people should not live feed because of the damage the mouse/rat can do to the snake, especially if the snake is inexperienced or just not that hungry. Look up pictures of what they can do to your snake, not worth it. And also I think its just brutal for the mouse to have to go through. It's not natural when you drop it in a tank with no possible way to escape. Not humane to feed a rat pup like that, like I said when your snake is a pet it's not natural and not fair. Unless the snake will absolutely not take a prekill I think it's just unnecessarily cruel.

[@chxrryxbxmb]

OOF this was brutal but a reality check I needed as I prepare to get my first BP! 😳🤷‍♀️ Thank you for sharing!!! 🖤🐍

[@kathryncalta6927]

I love that you're so informational with it and I give u credit being able to do that. And that u had been taught how to . Beautiful snakes !!

[@JossersJungle]

Kathryn Calta Thank you so much for your kind words! :-)

[@KymMorganTV]

So much respect for making this video and how you explained things, even going as far as to say with the live feed “it’s not natural just throwing it in”, it’s not nice to watch but you’re right, the snakes need to come first when you own them and look after them. New subscriber 👌🏻

[@burnout1256]

I appreciate your understanding of prekilling a mouse before feeding, I'm converting to that from live feeding

[@JossersJungle]

So glad to hear that :-)

[@nocturne2029]

I hope it works out for you! Much safer and more pleasant option for both the rodent and the snake.

[@KartondonCoder]

I love these videos. You are the best source of knowledge on snakes that i have found on here. Great channel!

[@moth_lea6]

I love your videos! Thank you for being so real about the sensitive topics. Of course it's hard to do/watch as an animal lover, but you handle it very well! Keep doing what you're doing, you have very beautiful animals 😄

[@Firefy42]

Your channel has been prepping me for my cornsnake i will be buying after i properly set up the enclosure. Thank you so much for showing this, i will be buying frozen mice but i want to fully understand and appreciate the life of the prey fed to my animal. This was very educational!

[@JossersJungle]

I'm very very happy to read hear that! Thank you!

[@leeguerrero1283]

Very nice way to prekill. I was wondering how that was done. Thank you!

[@papercrow8599]

I do not know if I could do what you are doing, feeding live that is. I understand it fully and I am not against it, but I doubt I could do it. Respect to you for being able to. Thank you for sharing this video though

[@JossersJungle]

Live feeding is very difficult to do and, in my opinion, unecessary if the snake wants to take dead. The reason why I am showing it in this video, is that as an owner of a ball python, you are in the risk of having to do this if they go into this feeding strike. I don't feed live otherwise. Thank you for your comment! :-)

[@papercrow8599]

I feel honoured that you replied to me, as an offnote. If ball pythons only ate frozen so far, is there even a risk of them wanting to eat live?

[@JossersJungle]

It can happen. When my ball python went into a feeding strike she refused to eat dead even though she has no trouble eating before. But the good news is that they can learn to go back to dead, which she is again :-)

[@papercrow8599]

That's great! Thank you so much for replying! Please do not ever stop making videos, they are so well made, your voice is awesome and I really enjoy watching them! Have a nice weekend!

[@callummclaughlin9738]

I just got a BP about a month ago, named him Soup and he's a good boy, he was fed live at the place I got him but switched to frozen like a champ! he always takes his meals instantly. a solid 23/10.

[@NeriBerryz]

I was afraid to watch this video, but it wasn't as bad as I thought. Love your videos

[@theboagarden]

I did not know you had so many boas. I love it. more please lol

[@JossersJungle]

Thank you! More videos are coming! :-)

[@alurii7442]

Jossers Jungle YAY!!!!!!

[@32rosepetals53]

Jossers Jungle i am mew to your vi see eos i have a baby corn snake i uaed papwe towels so you think its ok

[@nataliacorreal3399]

It’s nice to see how good you handle the feeding especially the live

[@lindacrawford7509]

I just got my first red tail boa. He is always hungry. Thank you for your videos. They have helped me a lot!

[@paulsanjurjo4390]

A very thoughtful way to do a video. I like the way you give warning to people about how the animals are feeding and how the prey animals are euthanized and prepared for the snakes.

[@rafaelsolorzano700]

Wow.....you are honest and truthful.

[@zacharysilvers8266]

At the reptile shop i work at we do pre-kill for customers and we use some sort of gas, i am not sure but it does not harm the snake or whatever animal you are feeding in any way. I think it is CO2 but i could be wrong

[@paulmaier7986]

Thank you for the information and being so professional about it.

[@DandyinDistress]

Thank you for sharing this video and for taking such loving care of all your animals full-circle!

[@psychosquirrel7918]

I was really interested in the pre-kill and a little worried I wouldn't be able to handle it but you executed it with the quickness. I may or may not try this technique next time; I've always fed live when I was raising but unfortunately, I haven't owned a snake in around 4yrs. Thanks so much for sharing this knowledge!

[@Beto_garza10]

I've been doing research into owning a ball python. Thank you for sharing your knowledge! This has been very helpful!

[@JossersJungle]

I'm so glad to hear that! :-)

[@alurii7442]

I'm getting a ash n ball python today!!! I'm so excited!!!

[@JossersJungle]

That is so exciting! Congratulations! Is it your first ball python?

[@alixgraye9436]

I'm getting a corn snake so I won't be feeding it live or freshly killed but this is very informative and I believe more people should post things like this because it happens in everyday life. Good job!

[@mattambrose1964]

This is a great video! Very informative and everything is explained very well. I'm getting a ball in a few weeks and this has given me a pretty good idea of what to do and expect.

[@serpentserenity8086]

I admit it was a little sad to watch the live and pre-kill of course, but I think it is so great that you actually showed the different methods of feeding.

[@amalizabalio5395]

Hi i love you videos. I learn a lot from you. I have a spider morph ball python, Pi Murphy. It takes a long while for him to eat after he strangled the rat. It takes a lot of turninga arranging his body and rearranging again. I think it takes more than 3 mins for him to start eating.

[@karendronzank2829]

I've been researching ball pythons and binge watching your channel. In the video you mentioned the feeding schedule on the computer where you "calculated" how often they need to be fed. Can you please explain this more in depth. I respect how informative you are and the fact you engage and respond to your viewers. New subscriber here!! P.s love your accent , where are you from??

[@jacegrinter5371]

awesome videos! i've been watching since i got my very first bally python! thank you so much for being such a great video maker. very informative and helpful!!

[@lostandlau]

Thanks for showing this in-depth. I'm considering getting a snake and I wanted to see if feeding them would be a problem for me.

[@josettetaylor5176]

This was one of the best feeding vids I've seen. Subscribed.😘

[@JossersJungle]

Welcome! :-D

[@harpermcdowell5163]

This was very difficult for me to watch at points but also very informative. I am somewhat interested in a ball python, which is concerning because they can be picky eaters. Another concern of mine is being able to find frozen mice that are humanely euthanized. That would honestly determine if I got a ball python or not, so if you have sites feel free to share.

[@marialuizaschmidtdefreitas1505]

Beautiful boas, loved the eclipse one, here in Brazil there aren't many morphs or species of boas for sale, but it's my dream to have one. Also, loved the video, you showed the hard truth of having snakes so well and calmly. Very informative!!

[@JossersJungle]

Thank you so much! I'm glad you like the video. Morphs are just amazing, but there is something very special when it comes to the wild type as well! Which morph would be your dream morph? :-)

[@fredxcake]

A lot of youtubers like you have inspired me to try the snake Mother Nature out and I got my first baby corn snake! His a very shy little fella when i got him but your videos have really helped me with research :3

[@llamar6070]

This helped me so much, my new bally ate a weird way just like your last Python. And it made me nervous I did something wrong, turns out she is still learning how to eat correctly.

[@jasminemayorquin8714]

I was always curious what is pre kill. Thanks for the warning!!

[@alixgraye9436]

For the people who are saying "What do you mean it's humane??! SHE SMACKED HIM ON A TABLE" Some places that make frozen mice for snakes will inject the mouse with something or abuse it in a slow process. As she said, she gave them a good life and the death was quick. This is about as humane you can get

[@Bentadeo]

To get my self a snake it was easy as this Hey mom and dad can I get snek Mom and dad: fine Me: walks out with a baby lemon blast ball python

[@dalyaugustin3183]

Thank you for this, very informative video, we certainly do appreciate how true to life this is.

[@mariahG250]

I absolutely love your videos. You remind me of one of my really good friends, Courtney. Its refreshing that you are so honest about everything. My boyfriend doesnt want to get a snake but I want one sooo bad!

[@JossersJungle]

Thank you so much! I'm glad to hear that! I feel like honesty is needed in the reptile world! Fingers crossed you get a snake one day! :-)

[@TaleRavenTarot]

I'm re-watching this video because I have to feed 2 of my BPs live, since they refuse to take frozen or pre-killed. :( I am so nervous and kind of scared, but I am feeling more confident because of this video. Thank you so much!

[@TaleRavenTarot]

Update: I did it! Thank you so much, because I found your video so helpful in getting me over my fear of this, and now my boys have very full tummies.

[@_ZeroQueen_]

I am researching snakes. I want a corn snake my love wants a bp. Your videos have been very helpful about some of the realities of snake keeping.

[@b00nd0cks8int]

Jus got my 1st snake and today I will feed him for the 1st time!

[@itzjdub282]

Awesome video. I didn't know someone would record this. Excellent video

[@heididerossett9191]

Thank you for the how to on prekill mice. Your way is the most humane I've seen.

[@zeafienie89]

Your videos have helped me. I just got a ball python first time owner. I did my research and your videos really helped.

[@garyeasterbrook5159]

Very professional and straight 2 the point thankyou...🐹🐍

[@1234brunito]

Today I just perfomed my first prekill with the aid of your video, it was so hard and took me like 1 hour to be ready, but im glad the mouse didnt suffer, it was so so fast, Gracias for helping me learn!

[@JossersJungle]

Glad to hear it! :-D

[@SKvldlf]

Some great curls in this video.

[@Irene.0.]

Hi! Really like your video, the info is so complete. What I wonder about is why you first sedate the mouse. It seems if you just break the neck it is less stressfull (maybe less painfully) than when you slap it. Can you explain that too me? Thank you!

[@rowansub]

i didnt know their heads moved like that! seeing the second snake eat it was soo cool

[@blackhagalaz]

Rewatching this I think I need to reconsider my wish for a ballpython. I recently spoke to my fiancé about having a snake and he is really uncomfortable with the rodent feeding. I would feed frozen, but if the snake wouldn't eat those I think I would be able to feed live. But my fiancé could definitely not handle it. Even if he wasn't in the room he knows what's happening and it makes him really uneasy. It really broke my heart a bit when he was telling me his thoughts, but I need to respect this. I would also really love to have a boa, and I think maybe it's the better option, because they are known to be very good feeders, and would be more likely to eat frozen. Maybe I could talk my fiancé into that. The downside on that is that I live in an apartment for rent. And for all I know I'd need the allowance of my landlord for bigger snakes just as boas because they are considered "dangerous" in Germany. I am not sure if this is gonna happen. So I am a bit desperate. But thank you for the informative Video. It's very important to know how to handle the snakes prey, and although the prekill wasn't nice to look at, I think it is important for us to have in mind, that the mice are still living creatures, who's live we take. This gives me great respect and gratitude towards them, and I will always think of it when I feed a rodent in future. If ever...

[@user-c4c6g]

man i couldn't do this but it's very interesting to learn about this

[@angeljanee]

most people will think this is bad, but you need to make sure your snakes are healthy and well fed, its just what you have to consider when owning a snake

[@justinwillismusic]

Amazin. Very informative. Thank you

[@grs3723]

Your snakes are very beautiful!! And i notice how nice Alistair's hide is haha. I was wondering where did you get that hide? I will soon get a BEL and super excited haha

[@non-binary-onyx3581]

I have been looking for lots of videos and websites to care for ball pythons, and glad you made this video, even though it slightly broke my heart because I have pet rats XD. I didn't mind as much as the live kill as the euthanized rat, because I myself could not do it. But again, thanks for the video! It's really helping me understand their feeding

[@eye-in-the-skyproductions8483]

Brilliant video. Just a question, if I asked the seller wether they feed live or frozen would think effect what my snake would eat?

[@nts821]

You're a true viking.

[@duaneanderson9492]

Rasputin is as very beautiful. The program answered all of my feeding questions. Thank you.

[@JennyyyG]

Wow you're really good with your snakes 👏🏼😍 I've always wanted to care for one. subscribed 👍🏼

[@seanspillane7262]

Nice video good job it was nice to see the three different ways you can feed your Snake

[@chiefchick]

You are an amazing teacher. Thank you. I, too, couldn't take care of snakes because I know that I will have to feed it a mammal. Couldn't get myself to do that. But after I saw a beautiful baby Kenyan Sand Boa, I could not hold off any longer. I got the little cutie and been giving him frozen thawed pinkies. It is not as bad as I thought but that is bec I see a DEAD pinky. Someday, I know I will have more snakes and then I will have to do your method. Which is absolutely practical as snakes never eat dead animals in the wild. I am getting used to the idea of feeding mammals so I hope I will be up to it when the day comes and I have to euthanize the rodent before giving it to my snake. If I still can't do it, there is my husband to do it for me. hahaha! Thank you so much for all your videos!! I love each and every one of them!!

[@pitifulsclipshighlightsand122]

After you've got a prekilled adult mouse / rat is it safe to leave the dead rodent in the enclosure overnight if your snake has not eaten it yet?

[@willowwillow4991]

Your videos are excellent! Just wondering, was english your first language?

[@nyoom5125]

She's from Denmark

[@gericatt]

Good Show and I have seen quite a few videos in my time.

[@kalabell12]

Thank you so much for this video! I had 2 ball pythons growing up, and we always did pre-kill using a similar method - equally humane and quick - with our rats that we bred for that purpose. Occasionally there would be a feeder that little 10 year old me would get attached to and we would end up with a pet rat. 😆 But even then I understood why it needed to be done since our BPs were pretty picky (the male had been wild-caught as a baby). I’m going to be getting some variation of a boa constrictor in the very near future and I’m brushing up on my knowledge so I can care for it properly. Your videos are great and very helpful and informative, so thank you again!

[@rozzo2369]

Watching the mouse was difficult but I’m glad I watched it because I’m soon getting a beautiful short-tailed boa. 💖💖

[@trevorbraden5448]

Thank you so much for this video..... people don't even realize how important it was to show the reality of owning pythons......I just picked up a banana ball python and it's the first snake I've owned in years.......I owned a Burmese python 20 years ago and she was a 20 foot plus snake.....and she became pretty hard to handle I had an incident with her she bit me and coiled on me......luckily it was just around my arm but afterwards I was pretty intimidated by that.....but she was on rabbits and I had to knock them out like you did the rat.....and man it sucked really bad especially the 1st one I had to do it..... I used to do live but she got injured once bye the rabbit claws....... but sorry for the long rant...... just hopefully new snake owners realize this is the reality of owning one.....

[@kaitlynb5467]

I love both snakes and mice! 😅 I know it’s weird

[@nb_slime9999]

Idk why people disliked the video she gave so many warnings

[@zackerydodder7287]

Got a snakling Florida King. So far he loves frozen thawed pinkies. Hopefully he doesn't lose his love for the frozen. But I'll do whatever for him to be healthy. Kings tend to be good eaters

[@edfujed7980]

Just got my first snake today! It’s a normal ball python. After an hour of bringing it home I tried to feed it... it had absolutely no problem with a live fuzzy which I found very odd because it was in good health and just got in a new enclosure. Did I just hit the jackpot for my first snake?