Welcome to HCN! Bull snakes are great snakes. I had a wild caught adult when I was a kid, long loooooong ago!
They can be a bit hissy at times but with most that is as far as they go. And since the snake is used to handling you are already a step ahead.
When I was having to kill mice, my technique was simply to take it by the tail, swing it, and strike its head against something hard. It is a bit traumatic to begin with but when I thought of my snakes being injured it was much easier.
I would continue to keep the snake on paper for a while and let the transition to eating the prekilled happen in its tank where it is comfortable. After a bit then you can work on feeding outside the enclosure.

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Merlin,
What's Life Without A Little Magic!

Welcome to HC Network...I am currently fostering (most likely permanently lol) a bull snake and she is a great snake to work with...they generally will eat anything at any time so I wouldnt worry about feeding....glad you found us and let us know if you have questions...

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Warmest Regards from Lyn

welcome to HC! glad you joined us. congrats on the new addition and can't wait for pics when he/she is all settled in. good luck with him/her.

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yes i am a she ^_^

~My Babies~

1 Rosy Boa (male) Chaos
1 Snow Corn (male) Blizzard
1 Anertherystic Corn (male) Bullet
1 Senegal Parrot (male) Shadow
2 dogs (male) Spot and Bear

Oh dear... talk about a welcome! You guys are great thanks a lot

Well um... I might have messed up as I hadnt checked this but I already switched it to aspen... I took it out, disinfected the whole enclosure, and filled it with aspen a hide box and the water dish...

After I put it back in it took to the hide so fast I wasnt able to get a decent picture... poor thing must be quite stressed... I'll leave it alone until this weekend and I'll feed him/her then...

Thanks again for the welcome and the advise... (s)he seems a little nervous but other than that no hissing nor striking... yet anyways...

Here are a few pics... the first two are from last night before I switched her... the other two are from today...












PS Id love to share some pictures of my favorite tarantulas with you, but I dont know if it would be ok in this thread... I started with a rose hair too, then another, and another... now Im keeping a little over 70 plus a bunch of slings from a friends eggsac. Im working on several breeding projects, we'll see how they turn out

Very pretty addition you have. We'd love to see more pics of your T's, Here is the section you can add pics to.

http://www.herpcenter.com/invertebrates/

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MARSHA

:D I'm smiling because I have no idea whats going on!

ah such a cute little one! i would definitely leave her alone for a bit, let her calm down and get used to her new home. she most likely wont eat until she's adjusted as well.

i would post pictures of your T's in a different thread as well. =^.^=

<edit> ug... didnt see Marsh beat me to it!

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Yes my name is D... Yes as in the letter... No i wont tell you what it stands for!!!

Theres nothing wrong with aspen, I use it with all my snakes. It just means that you will have to remove the snake to another enclosure for feeding.

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Merlin,
What's Life Without A Little Magic!

Posted a few pictures of my Tarantulas here: http://www.herpcenter.com/12152-some_my_collection.html

Cheers guys...


Merlin: I meant to say that maybe I shouldve waited a couple of days before switching... thanks everybody

That's a nice looking snake,,,congrats !!!!

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Ken
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