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It was like a little crime scene! D:
Tonight was feeding time for my rescued BP. As he grabbed the f/t mouse, the stomach tore open and he constricted the entrails right out! I wasn't sure what to think about this (other than how unpleasant the smell was). But he didn't seem to mind one bit, sucked them down right with the tail. >_<
Needless to say, I threw out that cardboard feeding box and am switching to plastic after this incident.
So, after such a gruesome "murder", I decided he deserves the name Slevin Kelevra. :P
(The "Crime Scene")
I hope this isn't too graphic, LOL.
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...3/DSC08376.jpg
Ever had a very messy feed?
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lolol wow...! I haven't ever had a messy feed... except an eyeball being torn out a little bit but that's it... that's gruesome!! Circle of life for ya!
Not sure if it is more likely to be messy with live vs f/t... this was live I'm guessing?
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Re: It was like a little crime scene! D:
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Originally Posted by sparticus
lolol wow...! I haven't ever had a messy feed... except an eyeball being torn out a little bit but that's it... that's gruesome!! Circle of life for ya!
Not sure if it is more likely to be messy with live vs f/t... this was live I'm guessing?
Actually I feed him f/t! The last few mice I've thawed out have each bled out of their noses.. Seems so strange to me, but maybe it has to do with how tightly he squeezes them.. as long as Slevin's happy I'll deal with it.. lol
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wow interesting... I've never had this happened with f/t
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Re: It was like a little crime scene! D:
"Gut Busters" can be caused by thawing the rodents too fast. Don't put them straight into hot water. I let mine sit in cool water for about 1 hour and then I increase the water temp about every 20 minutes until thawed. It's the same as why an ice cube cracks when you drop it warm water.
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Re: It was like a little crime scene! D:
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Originally Posted by Vypyrz
"Gut Busters" can be caused by thawing the rodents too fast. Don't put them straight into hot water. I let mine sit in cool water for about 1 hour and then I increase the water temp about every 20 minutes until thawed. It's the same as why an ice cube cracks when you drop it warm water.
I don't know why I hadn't thought of this.. I have just been taking them straight from freezer to warm water. Thanks for this tip! I prefer my feeders "non-exploding".
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Wow, that's pretty nasty and have not had that happen with any of my snakes. However, it has happened with my Tokay Geckos. They are pretty violent feeders!:O I occasionally feed them pinkie mice and what they do (since the prety is larger) is slam it against the tanks glass to cut the prey in half. Most of the time they don't manage but sometimes they do SO peices and guts fly EVERYWHERE! The nastiest is when I feed them Huge Hornworms YUK, Green Hornworm juices all over the glass. Another thing that has happened is, usually when I thaw out the frozen mice I put them in warm water... Once they are semi thawed out I lay them next to one of my heat lamps so that they finish thawing and stay warm. Well, I once TOTALLY forgot about the mice being under a heat lamp and cambe back to cooked and exploded mice bellies.:rolleyes:
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Yep. I was gonna post them same. Thawed out too fast makes for a mushy meal.
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I had the same problem when I first got my ball. Everything I fed him was just nasty. I thought it was the company I was getting my f/t from but that wasnt it. Now, I set the rat on top of his viv and let it thaw there. It works a lot better that way. It takes about 2 hours for it to thaw and he will start to smell it after about an hour so he will be ready for it. Once it is thawed, dip it in hot water just before giving it to him. He has eaten every single time doing it this way. much easier.
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Re: It was like a little crime scene! D:
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Originally Posted by PrettyInInk87
Wow, that's pretty nasty and have not had that happen with any of my snakes. However, it has happened with my Tokay Geckos. They are pretty violent feeders!:O I occasionally feed them pinkie mice and what they do (since the prety is larger) is slam it against the tanks glass to cut the prey in half. Most of the time they don't manage but sometimes they do SO peices and guts fly EVERYWHERE! The nastiest is when I feed them Huge Hornworms YUK, Green Hornworm juices all over the glass. Another thing that has happened is, usually when I thaw out the frozen mice I put them in warm water... Once they are semi thawed out I lay them next to one of my heat lamps so that they finish thawing and stay warm. Well, I once TOTALLY forgot about the mice being under a heat lamp and cambe back to cooked and exploded mice bellies.:rolleyes:
Hahaha! What vicious little things! That would be interesting.
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Originally Posted by tdcamp
I had the same problem when I first got my ball. Everything I fed him was just nasty. I thought it was the company I was getting my f/t from but that wasnt it. Now, I set the rat on top of his viv and let it thaw there. It works a lot better that way. It takes about 2 hours for it to thaw and he will start to smell it after about an hour so he will be ready for it. Once it is thawed, dip it in hot water just before giving it to him. He has eaten every single time doing it this way. much easier.
I like that idea! Though, mine has never had a problem being "ready to eat" :) I'll definitely be thawing them out slower now lol
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aren't they just the cutest lil buggers, gotta love when your animals have a good feeding response.
i want a burger, anybody else??
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Originally Posted by mpkeelee
aren't they just the cutest lil buggers, gotta love when your animals have a good feeding response.
i want a burger, anybody else??
Haha :D I really do love watching them eat though! My family thinks I'm insane. :P I told my brother in-law about this little mess and he was disgusted.
I guess some people are just not snake people.
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Here is a link to my Tokay feeding video just in case you were interested. :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8tfNG-NP6g
I got her as a rescue and was VERY thin and sick looking, in this video she is still a little thing but is now nice and "fat".
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Yes I have had one before. I once had a rotten f/t mouse and oh my gosh.... You will never forget that smell. Never again. :puke: Also I once thawed out a frozen rat too quickly and you could just see the gut expanding and I was like "Whoa, definitely not going to give that to my bp to cause a huge mess" Yea you have to be careful because it's easy to thaw out a rat too quickly and then you have a HUGE mess on your hands. :O
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Re: It was like a little crime scene! D:
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Originally Posted by PrettyInInk87
Here is a link to my Tokay feeding video just in case you were interested.
Lol! I got a kick outta him taking the mouse straight up your wall :P
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Originally Posted by Generationshell
I once had a rotten f/t mouse and oh my gosh.... You will never forget that smell. Never again. :puke:
How could you tell the mouse was rotten? I thawed one out a couple weeks ago that looked sort of black/dark green under the skin.. I wasn't sure if that was just some guts or if it was bad so I threw it away.
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Re: It was like a little crime scene! D:
Thanx for posting this I am so glad I saw in a picture rather than In my BP's feeding box! I now know to defrost slowly I had just been putting the F/T right in warm to hot water! I really hope this never happens to me:O
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Re: It was like a little crime scene! D:
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Originally Posted by fluffy3
Thanx for posting this I am so glad I saw in a picture rather than In my BP's feeding box! I now know to defrost slowly I had just been putting the F/T right in warm to hot water! I really hope this never happens to me:O
Lol, oh this picture pales in comparison to the mouse itself as my bp dragged it across his box. The mouse was no longer white. Completely red! >_<
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On a side note, I need to move to Cali!!! There are some beautiful women there
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Re: It was like a little crime scene! D:
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Originally Posted by billye1982
On a side note, I need to move to Cali!!! There are some beautiful women there
:wuv:
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Originally Posted by billye1982
On a side note, I need to move to Cali!!! There are some beautiful women there
California girls are the best!!! :sunny::)
Also, I think that idea about thawing them on top of the tank is a great idea... I'm thinking of thawing mine in front of my racks now so mine get hungrryyyy !!
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Yeah, that usually happens when I've over-warmed the f/t rodents. Also nasty: doing a warmed rodent puppet show with a pair of hemastats, only to have the skin & fur peel off.
I've learned to hold the rodents in my hand for few seconds if I suspect I've overheated them under a lamp. If they feel like they're too hot inside, then I don't really want my snakes swallowing them. So I throw them out and warm up new ones.
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Re: It was like a little crime scene! D:
How's this for a mess...
Live feeder rat..female hit it so hard it bled out it's mouth. I felt kinda bad for it, but it is nature after all.
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._3012879_n.jpg
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Re: It was like a little crime scene! D:
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Originally Posted by Kingofspades
Oh wow! I've had f/t bleed out of their mouths while being constricted, but never so much that blood gets on my snake lol I can't handle live mice cuz their squeeks are so sad.
Ur snake ate that viciously while shedding? I'm surprised!
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