The Feeding
The Feeding
Nowadays, obtaining food for Morelia viridis has become uncomplicated since specialist retailers began offering frozen rodents.
We would therefore like to thank those breeders who breed the rodents that are professionally euthanised, packaged frozen and offered for sale.
The frozen rats and mice can be thawed using various methods.
This gives you the option of defrosting the rodents in the fridge throughout the day.
Another method is to thaw the food animals in hot water (approx. 60 °C) for about 30 - 60 minutes. Replace the cooled water with hot water every 20 minutes or so.
Not every snake likes wet food rodents.
There is therefore another variant in which the food animals are packed in a bag and then defrosted in hot water.
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Shortly before feeding, the temperature of the mouse or rat should measure approx. 40 °C.
This can be checked with an infrared thermometer, because under no circumstances should food be served that is not completely defrosted.
The size of the food animals is determined by the diameter of the centre body area.
However, the largest food animals weigh no more than 80 - 100 g.
It is healthier for Morelia viridis to feed two feeders of this weight a few days apart.
Depending on their size, age and stage of reproduction, they are fed for between 7 and 21 days.
If the reptiles have had a longer, self-imposed fasting period, the snakes should initially be given smaller food animals.
The time of feeding is freely selectable.
Feeding just before the lights go out is the most common .
It usually doesn't take much effort to get the snakes to snap.
If the green tree python does not want to eat, there are the following reasons:
- The animal is about to moult or has just moulted
- The snake is simply not hungry
- The animal (mostly the males) is willing to mate
- The female snake is pregnant
- A possible disease with parasites or viruses
But even if the green tree python does not eat, this is no cause for concern at first.