Jungle Carpet.. I need some advice

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Originally Posted by HeartAche

Your absolutely right. I spoke to the guy who was caring for him and he said that he was feeding the snake the largest mice he has available. So i followed his advice and offered an adult mouse. I was still a little skeptical but he downed it. I'm still a little in disbelief though because he is smaller around than my pinky finger and that mouse was like both of my pinkies put together.

Also as far as the biting goes, he bit me a total of 33 times this weekend lol. and he did get stuck once but he got himself free.

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ive read that they can eat 2x their body diameter.

thats funny 33 times! did you really keep count?

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Originally Posted by Clear

Carpets seem to always be hungry also

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Too true. I swear my girl would eat twice her weight if I let her. On feeding day or the day leading up to it, if I approach the cage at night (feeding time), she sometimes strikes in my general direction. I've always assumed this wasn't defensive striking, but trying to grab something to eat, because she's always a peach while handling.

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Originally Posted by HeartAche

maybe I said something wrong.. the fact of getting bit doesnt bother me in the least. Its just that im worried that if he bites me he could lose some teeth, especially in a glove. Im feeding him every 3 days right now

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I'd suggest thick leather gloves rather than mesh-material gardening gloves to prevent just that, the teeth are more likely to "stick" in a mesh material.

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Originally Posted by nixer

ive read that they can eat 2x their body diameter

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YouTube - Snake swallows wallaby

i realize this is a scrub and not a carpet python, but I think the video still points out pretty well that these aussie morelia are designed to eat large prey.

Too bad the people scared the snake, it wouldn't have had an issue eating if they weren't videotaping it.

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Originally Posted by mainbutter

I'd suggest thick leather gloves rather than mesh-material gardening gloves to prevent just that, the teeth are more likely to "stick" in a mesh material.

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It was bare hand lol. He caught me on my thumb while I was moving his water bowl and I moved.

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Originally Posted by nixer

ive read that they can eat 2x their body diameter.

thats funny 33 times! did you really keep count?

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I started counting after what I believe was the 9th time.