| Snakes are a lot simpler to keep well fed because | | | | unfreezing of the baby mice and cutting open the |
| unlike cats and dogs, they don't need feeding each | | | | skull to disclose the brain. This releases that beefy |
| day. In reality often one feed per week is sufficient | | | | smell and should attract the snake to the food |
| to keep them healthy. In natural habitats, these | | | | source. |
| creatures eat a wide selection of fresh prey. | | | | Always ensure that the dimensions of the prey |
| Everything from rodents, to other snakes, are on the | | | | doesn't surpass the final width of the snake |
| lookout when a wild king snake is looking. However in | | | | (excluding its head). Juvenile snakes will have to be |
| captivity, feeding your king snake is a little different. | | | | fed at least two times a week, versus adults that |
| As babies and young reptiles, feeding your king snake | | | | only require that weekly feed if the prey is suitably |
| may consist of tin pinkies (baby mice) that have | | | | big. |
| been humanely discharged from life as we all know it, | | | | With an adult pet, feeding your king snake should |
| and frozen. These can be purchased from pet food | | | | follow the same kind of pattern, with the prey being |
| providers, and the pet store, or from breeders. | | | | larger than the widest part of the snake's body. If |
| In some examples you will find the baby snake | | | | you find that he's eating 2 pinkies, he might be |
| doesn't appear interested in the food you are | | | | prepared for a touch bigger meal, and at this time |
| supplying, and one thing you should generally confirm | | | | you can try the following stage of the mouse |
| of is that your smell is nowhere on the food. Ensure | | | | process, the fuzzy or a touch fuzzy. These are one |
| that you wash your hands before putting the food | | | | or two days older than the pinky, and are sometimes |
| into the enclosure. Remember that if you have 2 or | | | | bigger. |
| more kings and you have them housed together, | | | | Gauge your snake's intake of food, and step it up |
| they'll usually eat one another, so avoid this by | | | | when you are feeling he's prepared. With general |
| housing them in separate enclosures. | | | | belief being that over feeding may cause some |
| To start the feeding process, try these pinkies and | | | | issues in later life, it is always better to leave them |
| see how they're going. Typically the snake will adore | | | | barely hungry than to pump them full of food. |
| them, and you'll have no problems. If on the other | | | | For specific details on the perfect feeding situation |
| hand you do get some issues you can try what is | | | | for your pet, and to learn other items of interest |
| sometimes known as braining the pinky. As discussed | | | | when it comes to feeding your king snake, check |
| earlier this doesn't mean murdering them as they're | | | | with your exotic pet provider or the vet. |
| already dead and frozen. Braining involves the | | | | |