Work snake aggression!

Happy to hear things are going better

Update: Feeding day will be Sunday! (Crazy that a Petco is open on Easter, right?) Unfortunately, the count on our hoppers is messed up so we haven't gotten a shipment. Anyone who needs hoppers will receive 2 fuzzies until further notice but we have plenty of adult mice :) Hopefully I have time to take pics of each baby taking their new prey items! I'm hoping for less aggression and more happy babies.

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Update: Everybody ate today starting at 12:30. One BP is STILL trying to figure out the right way to eat it's mouse. I left this out before, but we had a Pin that was missing and they found him last night under the goldfish tank. He shed this morning and slammed 2 fuzzies. He was 100g 2 weeks ago and today was 108g just before feeding. Will post some pics and weights soon!

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Okay here they are! All taking first mouse...
Our biggest RTB weighing in at 133g and a little over excited...
https://vimeo.com/124165899

Next is our biggest BP and our biggest snake in the store. Weighs in at 139g and believed to be female...
https://vimeo.com/124165986

And here is our other BP weighing in at 127g. Took this one an hour and a half to figure out that it could not eat the mouse by folding it in half...
https://vimeo.com/124166056

And lastly, here is our Pin! Weighed 100g when he escaped now 108g after 2 weeks and freshly shed as of this morning. STILL being picky as always so no video of his strike. I did manage to tempt him to eat 2 fuzzies but we are going to try a mouse next week!
https://vimeo.com/124166129

Enjoy the videos :) very proud of myself.

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Wow! thanks for the vids. You really deserve a round of applause. Everyone knows, you not only work at Petco, more importantly you care. :salute:

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Originally Posted by Albert Clark

Wow! thanks for the vids. You really deserve a round of applause. Everyone knows, you not only work at Petco, more importantly you care. :salute:

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Thanks! :)

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Update: So, everybody is behaving. All of the BPs and the bigger RTB are eating mice easily. The younger boas get hoppers now (though 2 refused today so I have to try tomorrow) and the bigger corn moved up to a hopper as well ^^ Everybody eats really well and packing on weight!
Dark BP 163g and our heaviest!
Double spotted BP 138g
Pinstripe 111g
Big Boa 153g
Younger Boas 90g, 63g, and 74g
And the corns are 19g and 52g!

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Did your agressive one calm down? And great work btw most wouldn't care but you took the initiative, wish I could get a job working with reptiles

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Originally Posted by M.P.C

Did your agressive one calm down? And great work btw most wouldn't care but you took the initiative, wish I could get a job working with reptiles

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She is definitely less jumpy but still gets snippy a day or two before feeding. Also, her feeding response is PRICELESS! She will fly right out of her box with her mouth wide open.

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Originally Posted by SCWood

I have asked time and time again and my manager for small animals told me not to bump up their food. She said to follow the 15% rule and to continue feeding 1 hopper every week. I keep telling her I think they are ready for adults because they eat so quickly but she just keeps telling me to do what I've been doing. -sigh- I can't NOT listen to her but I will try doing the math and explain AGAIN. Our biggest boa is at 136g and eats 2 fuzzies too >. <



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based on this and other posts from you, Your managers don't care about or for the animals at your store. That's extremely unfortunate and very sad.