The most intense gruesome feeding ive witnessed.
My lemon pastel ball python weighs in around 650grams and i fed him the other day with a 100gram medium rat. Usually how my bp eats is that he only strikes and constricts the rodent using around 1/3 of his body. This time he struck the rodent and fully wrapped his entire body around the rodent. It was intense to watch.
Next thing i hear is teeth biting/gnawing but i cant see whats going on because the snake is fully wrapped around the rodent. At this point I'm thinking the rat is biting away at my bp. I take my tongs to grab the rats tail and try to wiggle him around so that he can be distracted and this is what i came to see.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y13...115_132234.jpg
I know the risks of feeding live, but i have tried feeding PK and frozen/thawed but he just wont eat. He only eats live. Any suggestions?
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Is that blood from the snake or the rat?
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Oh dear. Was the snake injured?
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Originally Posted by
jackiechan
The store I pick up the day from says it's a medium rat. I weighed it and it was 100 grams exactly. Giving my bp is around 650+ grams, 100grams is right around 15% body weight.
100 gram rat is too big of a meal for a 650 gram snake IMO.
10% would be a 65 gram rat, just about perfect for a weekly meal.