yes
Pampiress-
I power feed my snakes. I have a 3 foot Ball Python, a 5 foot Ball Python, and a 12 foot Burmese Python. With our two Balls, we feed once a month usually (unless cash flow lets us feed weekly) and they do fine with it. We feed the 3 foot either 4 small white mice or one medium rat. The 5 foot, we feed her either 6 small whites or two medium rats. Our 12 foot, we feed either 5 extra large rats or three rabbits. Although it is safe to power feed a Burmese, it is not advisable. They will go into a feeding frenzy. They will eat as long as you are putting food in with them. They will over gorge themselves, for they have no stopping sense when it comes to eating. They will eat even if they are not hungry.
You should never power feed snakes, ask anyone who has REAL experience. Power feeding has serious health effects on snakes, to put it simply, it has been shown that people who have used this method of feeding experience early deaths of their pets. In fact it can take up to 10 years off a snakes life expectancy in captivity.
steak
Yes.
No.
For the same reason YOU feed - to get energy in order to survive !
No, but you could feed it a rat.......
I think your friend is weird. Did she ask to feed the poor snake this food? Next time be more careful. Take the snake to the vet and get it checked out. Feed the snake insects next time. Oh, and friend- please be aware of what you feed little animals.
snake
No , never .
Rodents - their natural diet.
small mice
These snakes will eat small rodents like mice and frogs. If the snake is big enough you can feed it rats. Hence the name rat snake.
No because if you feed a Corn Snake live mice then it can also put up a fight.Which gives the mouse an opportunity to hurt your snake.So you should probaly feed your snake frozen dead mice.