Can i feed my burm live if i clamp down on the rodents mouth with my tongs? So i can break its teeth and what not. 10 points.
It disturbs me that you would consider breaking the teeth of a live animal. Risk of a bite injury is, in fact, one of the risks of live feeding, but it is not the only one. Parasites are also aa consideration. Insuring a supply of properly sized live feeders can also be problematic. There is no practical or nutritional reason to feed live.
It is much better for the snake and more humane for the feeder animal to purchase and feed frozen feeders. Frozen feeders are euthanized with CO2 .... done properly, they simply fall asleep and die. This is much better than being constricted to death .
There is also the practical matter of holding a live rodent by the mouth with your tongs. Even if you successfully do this, the snake will be hitting the rodent somewhere other than the head and will quite likely snatch the rodent away from you ... . leaving it perfectly able and willing to bite your snake.
I never feed live. It isn't just hte biting. You can buy frozen rodents cheaper in quantity. They are also cleaner making it better for your animals and your family . Places that sell rodents just for reptile food raise healthier rodents, making it better for your snake.
What i do when i feed my snakes larger animals like rats is i give the snake its rats. Stay there until it gets it and as soon as it gets it i make sure the snake has got it good to where the animal can not bit it. I have been doing it this way for 3 years and have never had a problem with one of my snakes getting bitten.
Yes, but you might have to worry about the claws. Maybe you can knock it unconscious. That's what my mom's friend did with her ball python.
