My BP swallowed some bark..

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Originally Posted by Beardedragon

I do see a problem other than the third poster, why did you pull the mouse out?

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OP didn't remove the mouse. The BP spat it back out and took another try at it.

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Originally Posted by Beardedragon

I do see a problem other than the third poster, why did you pull the mouse out? Let him do his thing, you could harm him by pulling it out. some bps like to take their time eating, if you were worried about the size you shouldnt have let him try to eat it again. Sorry about the bark, i used to have aspen and changed to paper towels just so this wouldnt happen after a few feedings of me picking aspen off of the mouse once he had it in his grip.

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what? lol when did i ever say i pulled the mouse out? he was having trouble getting it down so HE took it out of his own mouth and tried again... and the size wasnt the problem.. my BP has ate rats twice the size of that mouse i gave

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Originally Posted by 51-50 Python

it was eating its second mouse.. but it couldent get it down so it took it out its mouth and tried again but when it took it out the mouse was all wet so some bark stuck to the mouse before it actually ate it... it was kind of a lot like the whole upper body of the mouse was covered in bark.. maybe it was like 7 or 8 small pieces.. will my snake be okay?

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Originally Posted by 51-50 Python

what? lol when did i ever say i pulled the mouse out? he was having trouble getting it down so HE took it out of his own mouth and tried again... and the size wasnt the problem.. my BP has ate rats twice the size of that mouse i gave

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Sorry! All the Its confused me, I read one of them as I. :oops:

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Originally Posted by LNQuinn

The biggest problem I see in this scenario, if I am understanding it correctly, is that your python was eating its second mouse in one feeding, which caused it a problem, and that it was doing so simply because you find it to be too challenging to drive for an entire twenty minutes to purchase an individual, more suitable rat. I do not perceive a problem with two mice being fed at once, per se, but simply in the fact that you appear to consistently take shortcuts in your keeping of your python, and alway look to expend as little energy and money as possible, and that, even in the smallest of ways, be they coincidence or not, your python is paying a price for this. As a further example of this, how do you feel about taking your python to a vet, so that all of your doubts about this (at least third) incident of bark swallowing could be placated? Do you find it sensible that an expert examining your animal, and thus having access to data, would be more likely to offer you accurate advice than would someone who can merely answer your question in a theoretical manner? Because, theoretically, your python should be "okay," if this is all you wish to know.

Aside from discussing the physiology of pythons and, specifically, their digestive system and how it would react to alien, non-food materials being ingested, what are your plans to discuss your personal approach to husbandry in a critical manner, and to soberly assess what I construe as being near-laziness and sloppiness, not to mention disregard for the ideal health of your animal? Will striving to do the most that you can for your python, as opposed to as little as is acceptable, ever be an issue for you?

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Wow, how did you get that from the original post, are you all knowing? If you are tell us who pissed in your Cheerios.