Re: Quick question about lazy pythons
He ate his 2nd ft mouse.
After he was done, I couldnt put in the "preferred" hide, so I took the last 4 inches of his body and dragged him to the other end. Put the hide in, and he made a whopping 8 inch strike! I was scarred to death, he tried to bite me that little crapper! lol
1. Please tell me this is normal because he was in "feeding mode"
2. How do I put in his hide next time? It seems impossible because hes pretty much the length of the cage so he could prolly strike
Re: Quick question about lazy pythons
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Originally Posted by whyteboi
1. Please tell me this is normal because he was in "feeding mode"
2. How do I put in his hide next time? It seems impossible because hes pretty much the length of the cage so he could prolly strike
1. Perfectly understandable and could have happened for either of two reasons:
A) He was still in feeding mode and your hand was a big, warm target that may have smelled like mouse
B) You may have given him quite a scare. When snakes eat, they are extremely vulnerable to predators. You (to his view a GIANT predator looming over him) grabbed him by the tail and pulled him. Most likely scared the bejeezus out of him and he struck out of fear, trying to get the big bad monster to go away. (And I realize you weren't jerking on his tail or in any way hurting him...but HE doesn't know that!)
2. It's really not necessary to remove the hide at all. But if you still feel you must....just gently place it down on top of him. He'll curl himself up inside quite easily. Unless its made of lead or something, it won't hurt him to just gently and carefully place it back in its normal spot, even if part of it rests on top of the snake.
Re: Quick question about lazy pythons
Oh my god, hes using the warm HIDE! He actualy moved over night.
And yeah when I did grab his tail, he yanked his head back very scared, and then tried to swat me when I put the hide in.
And when I removed the hide, took 10 seconds for him to eat, but without removing hide, took 10+ minutes when I left it in the cage, so I will probably remove it next time and wait till he goes in the other hide to put the one that he was in back in
