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#2086708
Anouk
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Removing uneaten prey 
On the Ball Python forum we frequently debate the merits of feeding live v.s. f/t and in enclosure v.s. out of enclosure. It got me thinking...... I know a lot of you feed your big snakes live prey and feed inside the enclosure.
My question is, if the snake does not eat the live prey how do you remove it from the enclosure when you have a big snake in there that might go into feed mode any second?
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10/21/09 12:02am
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#2086728
Timmay
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Message To: Anouk In reference to Message Id: 2086708
Removing uneaten prey
Easy. Feed f/t. 
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10/21/09 12:35am
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#2086920
Denial9945
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Message To: Timmay In reference to Message Id: 2086728
Removing uneaten prey
Well to be fair not every snake wants to eat f/t I have some burms that Ive tried for over a year to get on f/t and they just wont take it. But with my big ones if they get a live rabbit and dont want it and I have to get it out I usually take the lid off the rubbermaid I use to keep them in while I clean there cages and use it as a shield or lay a piece of newspaper over there head.
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10/21/09 01:08pm
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#2086970
Anouk
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Message To: Denial9945 In reference to Message Id: 2086920
Removing uneaten prey
Wow! Sounds like you need nerves of steel!
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10/21/09 02:41pm
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Nelson jacobson
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Message To: Anouk In reference to Message Id: 2086970
Removing uneaten prey
You don’t need to act fast. Just act first. cover the head of the snake with a towel or something. You can use a homemade plastic shield, just keep in mind he may strike at it a few times and fu ck his jaw all to shi t. A burm that smells food will still strike at you even if he doesn’t appear interested in the food. Finicky retics and burms may not even strike at LIVE prey. However as soon as your hand is in the cage to remove it BAM!
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10/21/09 08:46pm
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