He believes it was feeding on rats and had been wild for a while since it kept trying to bite them.
Pet snake for attic rats.
Fish worms amphibians and eggs are suitable for most snakes.
In fact placement of a bunch of owl feathers sometimes proves enough to drive the rats away.
Get a pet corn snake very tame guys non poisonous eat rats and leave it in the attic.
The most popular species include corn snakes texas rat snakes gray rat snakes and black rat snakes.
For this reason it can be wise to introduce your snake to the taste of rats early on.
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Snap traps are usually the easiest and best way of dealing with the rats and set out several as there are likely to be quite a few rats present to attract the snakes.
Larger mammals such as chicks and baby rabbits offer variety.
Problems the snakes can cause in an attic.
These answers are coming from the experts and they will be asking the questions.
In every case i ve ever seen involving snakes in an attic there were also rodents in the attic usually rats.
If it was a captive snake that had just gotten out it would be very tame he said.
But if you want to offer a more varied diet there are pet snake food alternatives available.
Our complete rat snake care guide is applicable to most north american rat snakes in the genus pantherophis.
And 1 snake wont turn into 20.
Seal holes myself or with handyman if roof needs it.
As a result they re one of the best pet snakes for those individuals with limited space available for vivariums.
Owners and breeders recommend feeding rodents to snakes.
Snake will have good climate plenty of space and food.
Get some cat litter or dried snake litter from the zoo or the local pet store and spread it in the places where you notice them most.
The snakes that do so are of course climbing snakes such as this yellow rat snake that i caught out of an attic.
Feed your rat snake on frozen thawed mice or rats that are as wide as the broadest part of your snake s body.
So i though about this.
Model owls and snakes.
Hognoses really are small pet snakes growing to only around 3 feet in length males can be even smaller than females.
These are quite inexpensive and handy for rats in house home remedies.
And baby snakes if born in the attic will get everywhere.
What snake is best for me what snake is best for you.
Yes snakes actually do sometimes live in attics.
This type of snake isn t venomous but many people don t like the idea of snakes living in their attic.
Lampart said he believes the snake a female about 10 to 15 years old was someone s pet before it got out.
Cat and snake are two of the biggest predators of rats and if rats sense their presence in your house they would vacate the place.
Most snakes eat lots of mice and rats in the wild.
I have listed snakes that are popular pets both dangerous or not.