Wounded!

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

I feed 500+ ball pythons a week live ... leave the hides in ... pre-scent the room for 15 - 25 minutes ... put the rodent into the enclosure as far away from the snake as possible ... let the snake do what it is designed to do and get r done ... never had a single bite, scratch, or mauling and I've been doing it like this for 10+ years! :sweeet:

-adam

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I find this hard to believe. Not calling you a liar, just hard to believe. I have a few that started out on live prey before I switched them to f/t. A couple of them did get nipped, usually in the process of constricting. If they didn't get the mouse or rat near the head or neck, it was on! It happened twice, and almost a third, but I managed to get a pencil in the mouses mouth. I was doing it the same way you are, it just depended on how the snake was holding the prey.

If you're feeding 500+ snakes a week, I can't imagine how you would notice a nip here or there??? I only noticed my "incidents" because I was right there watching the whole process. Can't imagine you could do that 500 times every week. That would make for some very long feeding sessions! :D

Anyway...just my opinion, not tryin' to stir up trouble.:)

Ok, I do not know if maybe i was seeing things or what but i just gave LuLu a very thourough examining and she appears to be fine!! :eek: I now feel like a very releaved crazy person. There was blood and there seemed to be a wound. Is it possiable that it was just from the mouse?? OR could she really heal that fast?? Reguardless, thank all of you for your responses help and advise. You guys ROCK.:rockon:

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Originally Posted by sho220

I find this hard to believe. Not calling you a liar, just hard to believe. I have a few that started out on live prey before I switched them to f/t. A couple of them did get nipped, usually in the process of constricting. If they didn't get the mouse or rat near the head or neck, it was on! It happened twice, and almost a third, but I managed to get a pencil in the mouses mouth. I was doing it the same way you are, it just depended on how the snake was holding the prey.

If you're feeding 500+ snakes a week, I can't imagine how you would notice a nip here or there??? I only noticed my "incidents" because I was right there watching the whole process. Can't imagine you could do that 500 times every week. That would make for some very long feeding sessions! :D

Anyway...just my opinion, not tryin' to stir up trouble.:)

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You're welcome to take a trip up any Monday and watch. ;)

-adam

I usually wait until 730 or so at night to feed Normy. He? is usually active at this time, slithering around the viv. I make sure I put the mouse on the other side of the viv to allow him to hunt. I always watch to make sure nothing serious happens. It's great watching Normy attack from on top of one of the branches I have in there.

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

You're welcome to take a trip up any Monday and watch. ;)

-adam

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You better watch it or I may take you up on that!