Re: Snickers just ate a mouse "butt first" rather than "head first"....is that bad???
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Originally Posted by
purplemuffin
She hasn't done it in a while, but if she does again I will so get a picture! She would squish them into a V... Make the rat touch it's toes basically. Her jaw would get so hilariously stretched out after this, I never understood why she'd do this to herself! :8:
My hognose used to do that with pinkies.
Re: Snickers just ate a mouse "butt first" rather than "head first"....is that bad???
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Originally Posted by
Superpop
Her prey is not too small(it's roughly the same as the thickest part of her body) so that is not an issue.
Thank you though.
I was only worried because of the mouse limbs being caught up inside of Snickers by being swallowed backwards.
I hope Snickers will swallow her prey head first again next week because even though she seems fine I feel uncomfortable with her swallowing her prey butt first.(It's almost like a "breech birth" were a baby is born backwards)
It may still be too small. You'd be surprised, what you think is the right size may not be for the snake. Should follow the general rule of 10-15% of the snake's body weight to make sure. Besides, feeding a mouse, I have a hard time believing that you couldn't move up a notch. Mice are small.
You may be feeding the right size, but eating backwards normally does indicate the snake wants larger prey. This is because the butt of the rodent is a lot larger than the head when they start on it.
The digestive system is not like the reproductive system of a human in any means, and a snake has an extremely elastic neck. Don't worry so much. The limbs are not sharp or anything.
Re: Snickers just ate a mouse "butt first" rather than "head first"....is that bad???
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Originally Posted by
Jessica Loesch
It may still be too small. You'd be surprised, what you think is the right size may not be for the snake. Should follow the general rule of 10-15% of the snake's body weight to make sure. Besides, feeding a mouse, I have a hard time believing that you couldn't move up a notch. Mice are small.
You may be feeding the right size, but eating backwards normally does indicate the snake wants larger prey. This is because the butt of the rodent is a lot larger than the head when they start on it.
The digestive system is not like the reproductive system of a human in any means, and a snake has an extremely elastic neck. Don't worry so much. The limbs are not sharp or anything.
She isn't eating pinkies, fuzzies or hoppers. She is eating adult mice. I don't think it's time to move her to rats yet.
Re: Snickers just ate a mouse "butt first" rather than "head first"....is that bad???
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Originally Posted by
Jessica Loesch
Like I said, mice are small. Even adult mice. I would weigh it to be sure. Like I said, it may not be too small, but I would check. It's common, so I don't see the problem in checking.
I don't have a "scale" to weigh her but have read on here that that using a fabric tape measure that you should feed prey roughly the same girth as the snake's widest girth.(that is what I have been doing)
Re: Snickers just ate a mouse "butt first" rather than "head first"....is that bad???
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Originally Posted by
rebelrachel13
It's fine. Young snakes especially sometimes fumble around with their food trying to find the right way to eat it. My BP has gotten a lot better at feeding time, he eats and swallows in 5-6 minutes flat now.
My boa has taken rats sideways a couple times, too. She's a silly one. :P
Yeah he got it down quick!! And is now in bed sleeping lol. I know that it wasn't to small, the expression on the wife's face was priceless she had only seen video's hehe will be putting pics up shortly :D
