How to Feed Snakes in a Separate Container

While hatchling snakes may be kept communally, and even some adult snakes can be kept together, it is important to always feed snakes separately. Snakes that are fed together may eat each other. In some cases, two snakes take either end of a mouse and then one will continue eating, devouring the other snake in the course of eating the mouse. Feeding snakes separately prevents this type of accident from occurring.

Things You'll Need

  • Tank
  • Snake's food animal
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Instructions

    • 1

      Place your snake's food animal into an empty spare tank. This tank serves as a feeding tank and it does not have to be very large.

    • 2

      Pick up one snake from your enclosure.

    • 3

      Set the snake in the tank and allow it to eat the mice in the tank. Depending on the snake, this may take a few minutes to several hours.

    • 4

      Remove the snake from the feeding tank and place it in its original enclosure.

    • 5

      Repeat steps 1 through 4 for each snake from your enclosure.