My BP's have no killer instinct.

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Originally Posted by WingedWolfPsion

I have many snakes, especially females, who will come flying out of the bin at you if you don't keep your limbs out of the way during 'feeding season'--they do not care if it's live, dead, FT, or pink with purple polka-dots, they are ready to eat it. lol...

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Been there, done that! I bought myself a big normal female being sold right after laying a clutch. I had no idea they were such eating machines! She'd hit her F/T rat so hard, she almost dislocated my shoulder a few times!

Gale

I guess I can put mine down as problem feeders. Schrodinger, my big girl, is a rescue and was only fed (underfed) a couple of mice here and there. She was taking F/T but has refused the past couple of months. She wants nothing to do with live prey and runs away from them. Dasia, my little girl, has size issues and likes little rats. But she takes forever sizing them up and deciding whether she wants to eat or not. The past couple of years Dasia has gone off feed for the winter so her behavior hasn't got me too concerned.

Still there is a reptile show in Dec. and I think I'll pick up a few ASF's and see if a little hit of Python crack gets their attention.

Thanks for all the replies.

The snakes at BHB are accustomed to being offered food when the tub opens, so they probably get ready as soon as they scent the f/t rodents thawing. But I bet they have their problem feeders, too--it just doesn't make for very interesting video, watching a snake repeatedly refuse a mouse.

Most of my bps have gone through a period where they're clearly scared of their dead mice. When I finally get them to eat--or when I break down and offer live--it's like they're still scared, but the rodent is moving around in such a way that they can't help themselves, they have to bite.

I let mine slow thaw on top of the racks... and hit them with a hair dryer right before I give them to mine.. They will take about 2-3 sec of looking at it.. and it is gone..

my girl sometimes gets overzealous and will strike at anything during feeding time. even had her lunge out of the tub once.