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Is it true that you have to feed them in a separate enclosure so that they don't associate your hand with food? I was told that at a pet store.The staple diet for mine are frozen/thawed mice (one every 10 days or so), but might occasionally add some variety with other feeder animals (such as chicks or other rodents - also frozen/thawed). I'd absolutely recommend against live feeding, it's not necessary. I also occasionally dust their meal with a little bit of Arkvits vitamin powder. Although its not common practice to dust snake food, I still like to give them a little nutritional boost. Sadly there isn't really a viable alternative to whole prey (I have a soft spot for rodents myself), so the next best alternative is to purchase frozen. I drummed up a bit of a care sheet some years ago that might be useful... Corn Snake Care Sheet
Last I saw a tarantula in the wild was 4 years ago in the basin and range near Delta, UT. Then, I've seen Tarantula Hawk Moths, in Desolation Canyon, and caught a Faded Pygmy Rattlesnake there also. Those huge wasps scared me more than the rattler.Right now we just have a cranky cat (his name is Sir Sniffles), but up until recently we had a betta and a parakeet. I was too sick to care for the parakeet, and so we rehomed him to a couple that has an aviary. Our betta got old and died.
We've also had guinea pigs, hamsters, a bunny, a couple dogs, more cats than I can count, and other fish.
I would like more pets again though. My daughter is asking for a snake. I love snakes. They are some of my favorite animals. I just don't like the idea of little mousies getting swallowed alive though. I'd want to keep the mice as pets. I think I'd trash talk the snake to his face after he did the deed. lol.
I really want hermit crabs. They seem like they'd be fun. Also I used to love catching tarantulas when I was a little kid in the desert, and I'd like to keep one as a pet.
Cat is settling in, finally. He realized that chasing me across the house & biting my ankle will not make me open the back door.
Is it true that you have to feed them in a separate enclosure so that they don't associate your hand with food? I was told that at a pet store.