Video of Jake Snatching up a mouse

I hope video falls under the "Pictures" category!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDl8EiZe_1s

Leave some comments on youtube so my video goes up in popularity!

It's his third mouse he has eaten since I've had him!

Tell me what you think!

I think you need to lose the Red Sox thing :D

I notice in your video that you said you feed him every 4 days. That is too much. Once a week is more than enough ... just say no to power feeding. :colbert:

I had read many places that for jouvies it's recommended to feed 2 times weekly. Jake is only 5 months old. ~ 173 Grams. I don't do exactly 2 every week, it's more like 2 every 8 days.

Gotcha ... I stand corrected! Cute lil guy at any rate. :)

is there a point to this video?

you are in a ball python forum... 99.9% of people here own ball pythons and therefore have seen them eat. i really just don't see the point of filming it and putting it on you tube. i think you are in the hobby for the wrong reasons my friend.

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Originally Posted by Kagez28

is there a point to this video?

you are in a ball python forum... 99.9% of people here own ball pythons and therefore have seen them eat. i really just don't see the point of filming it and putting it on you tube. i think you are in the hobby for the wrong reasons my friend.

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Nice way to put down a noob :)

Some people like watching many different snakes eat. Though I've seen too many balls eat, I love watching giant constrictors eat even though I have seen it first hand.

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Originally Posted by Kagez28

is there a point to this video?

you are in a ball python forum... 99.9% of people here own ball pythons and therefore have seen them eat. i really just don't see the point of filming it and putting it on you tube. i think you are in the hobby for the wrong reasons my friend.

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I'm not in the hobby just to see him eat mice. I have family all over the world, and I told them about how I got the snake. The only thing they were asking me is what they eat, and if its gross, and if it blees, all that stuff. So I made a vide for them to see. I just figured since I already made the vid, I might aswell show the members on the board, including the person that sold it to me. Just to let LORD JACKAL that he is doing good, and he is NOT a picky eater.

I really don't like the assumption that I got into the hobby for the wrong reason, without even talking to me, or getting to know me, that really pissed me off. I know you have 1000+ posts on here, but that does not give you the right to insult people based on ONE thing they did wrong that YOU didn't like. Next time I wanna show something, I will ask you to approve it.

Thanks

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Originally Posted by Kagez28

is there a point to this video?

you are in a ball python forum... 99.9% of people here own ball pythons and therefore have seen them eat. i really just don't see the point of filming it and putting it on you tube. i think you are in the hobby for the wrong reasons my friend.

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This really wasn't necessary. If you aren't interested in someone else's video, you don't have to watch it. You might have said the same thing any time someone posts pictures of their new snake. "Well, we all have one and we know what they look like, so why are you bothering us with pictures???"

Really...we've seen SO many videos of people blatantly abusing their snakes and/or the prey animals just because they get off on it. THOSE people you can accuse of having the wrong motivations. But to say that about someone just because they share a video.....way too quick to judge.

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Originally Posted by Kagez28

is there a point to this video?

you are in a ball python forum... 99.9% of people here own ball pythons and therefore have seen them eat. i really just don't see the point of filming it and putting it on you tube.

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And its that .1% on here and the millions at youtube that don't that might find it interesting or educational and there for worth posting.

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i think you are in the hobby for the wrong reasons my friend.

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Got all that from a video post did ya? I'm curious why you think that? Careful jumping the gun there friend.

Well I havent looked at ur movie cause I'm at work and they block UTube, but I think it's great that you share that with us because it gives us the oppertunity to see how you do things your way. (we even might get too see how you setup ur enclosure and if we see anything wrong we can even let you know about it, so in a way it could help the snake in the end too)
Again I can't really say much cause I havent seen it but I want to do the same thing sometime just cause I think it's kinda neat to have a video of the snake eating, then I can show my friends the video rather then have them all come over and huddle over my snake tank as it tries to eat.

I've already had a friend over to watch my corn eat and afterwards he was taping on the glass and my corn freaked and smashed into the tank.
So I will NEVER do that. So thats why I think it would be handy to have a video... just me 2 pennies!

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Originally Posted by Kagez28

is there a point to this video?

you are in a ball python forum... 99.9% of people here own ball pythons and therefore have seen them eat. i really just don't see the point of filming it and putting it on you tube. i think you are in the hobby for the wrong reasons my friend.

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I agree with everyone else here, why not show a vid? I for one love seeing new videos and pics! Isnt that why there is a forum? So you can share your love for bp's? I have at least 2 videos on youtube that show my bp takin a mouse. I think as long as its not abusive, there is nothing wrong with it right? :carrot:

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Originally Posted by Kagez28

is there a point to this video?

you are in a ball python forum... 99.9% of people here own ball pythons and therefore have seen them eat. i really just don't see the point of filming it and putting it on you tube. i think you are in the hobby for the wrong reasons my friend.

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Is there a point to your post? You are in a ball python forum... HOWEVER, alot of people on the site have snakes that arent ball pythons and im sure that there are some people on here that dont have snakes at all. I really dont see the point of u posting something negative because the person is excited about a new snake. Im sorry that you arent as excited about getting a new snake as this person is. If you havent checked, you can find ANYTHING on youtube, so why not this. Maybe a ball python is just a snake to you, and maybe you dont care about this thread, then just move on instead of being a negative nancy. Get over your ego because you have seen a million snakes eat and think its no big deal because its just another feeding to you. Your not even an admin. Dont apologize to this guy, and dont explain yourself to him, hes just grumpy cuz someone pissed in his cheerios this morning.

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Originally Posted by crystalp705

I agree with everyone else here, why not show a vid? I for one love seeing new videos and pics! Isnt that why there is a forum? So you can share your love for bp's? I have at least 2 videos on youtube that show my bp takin a mouse. I think as long as its not abusive, there is nothing wrong with it right? :carrot:

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absolutely. there are thousands of videos with crazy kids yelling and laughing as a snake just does what it has to do to survive. or it done to some heavy metal music. We in the ball-pythons.net community need to encourage each others endevors in the BP hobby and to provide knowledge and personal experiance to fellow community members.

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Thanks for the feedback everybody, I thought I did something wrong when that guy kinda insulted me, ya know? I didn't think I did anything wrong, I just wanted to share Jake with everyone.

Thanks for kind of "standing up for me". I figured with me being new, and that guy having over 1000+ posts, more people would take his side. Good to know that others are agreeing with me on how he responded.

thanks!