Feeding "Messes"

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Originally Posted by Emily Hubbard

glad it worked out! I actually clearly had a popped belly when I fed the other day. I don't think it was popped when I offered it, I am pretty sure the snake did it; when she stopped constricting, the mouse was squished FLAT where the coil was.:O Fascinating, but one of those cringe inducing things. haha. All the while she was eating it I was just PRAYING it wouldn't rupture because I had JUST done a tank cleaning and was not in the mood to clean up mouse gut. It didn't burst, to my relief. :)

Gotta love the unique problems feeding snakes create. :P

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When Agnes explodes her supper [very common...she's really "kills" those dead rats way deader] she just sucks the trail of guts in like spaghetti.....and then 'smacks her lips'.

[I hate watching Agnes eat] :O

I must say that another cause could be that you are thawing them too quickly. Have you ever dropped an ice cube in hot water before? It cracks like crazy. I thaw my rodents out by leaving them in ziplock bags on the counter for a few hours, then once they are thawed slowly at room temp I warm them up in hot water. You could also thaw them out in the fridge overnight too.

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Originally Posted by Salamander

When Agnes explodes her supper [very common...she's really "kills" those dead rats way deader] she just sucks the trail of guts in like spaghetti.....and then 'smacks her lips'.

[I hate watching Agnes eat] :O

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HAHAHAHA. Oh my gosh, that mental image is too much. :P I would be laughing while wrenching if mine did that. hahaha.