ate it backwards

so this morning i was feeding my baby blood, i fed him three hoppers because i didnt have any thing bigger. this first two he ate right up but the last one he ate backwards tail first. he seemed to swallow it fine but i wasnt sure if this should be avoided in the future. let me know what u all think
also i have another concern i recently bought him some new water dishes and i cant tell if they are two high for him to get into. they are about three inches high, he seems to be able to get up on the ledge and get into the bowl, but could this be a deterrent for him to drink if its a little bit of a struggle for him to get up the side of the bowl?

Idk about the water bowls but my friends snake eats both backwards and forwards I'm pretty positive its no problem at all

Eating backwards is a normal occurrence, especially if you are feeding a prey item that is too small for your snake. So don't worry about it! :P

As for the drinking bowl, he should be fine though I would probably get him a bowl that was easier to access but that's just me.

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Originally Posted by ls1221

so this morning i was feeding my baby blood, i fed him three hoppers because i didnt have any thing bigger. this first two he ate right up but the last one he ate backwards tail first. he seemed to swallow it fine but i wasnt sure if this should be avoided in the future. let me know what u all think
also i have another concern i recently bought him some new water dishes and i cant tell if they are two high for him to get into. they are about three inches high, he seems to be able to get up on the ledge and get into the bowl, but could this be a deterrent for him to drink if its a little bit of a struggle for him to get up the side of the bowl?

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I have a few that have swallowed backwards every now and then. No problem with that as far as I know! Your water bowl should be just fine. They are very strong lil guys, even when they are small! With the young ones however, it's a good idea to keep an eye on them and even soak them occasionally (I do my wee ones once a week) because sometimes the younger guys will go without drinking for some reason until they get the idea of the water bowl. :)

ok thanks u all i just have had my corn for like 6 yrs and he has never done this and i was interested why my blood was doing this.
thanks again for the info

I have seen my blood eat jumbos backwards lol its not the norm but does happen.

My baby redtail just Ate her first juvienille rat backwards lol that was interesting


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