Video of my scorpions killing crickets

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DfdAWMYdFg

Very cool vids :gj:

very cool, sucks to be a cricket in the middle of 3 scorpions though.

also, who is the band you had in the background? it sounded cookie monster gone evil.

I think you need to feed your BP more. The poor lil guy looks wrinkley.

Robin

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Originally Posted by djansen

very cool, sucks to be a cricket in the middle of 3 scorpions though.

also, who is the band you had in the background? it sounded cookie monster gone evil.

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Lol, that was an animated band called dethklok

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Originally Posted by Dr_Gonz0

I think you need to feed your BP more. The poor lil guy looks wrinkley.

Robin

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It looks like he's in shed, and it's stuck to him. If I were you I would raise your humidity and also soak him for awhile to get him off.. But other than that- cool vid!!

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Originally Posted by Dr_Gonz0

I think you need to feed your BP more. The poor lil guy looks wrinkley.

Robin

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I got him Last Sunday, I let him settle in tried to feed outside, did not want to. Today he shed his head only, I wet him and I'll leave him the tank and see what happens. But yeah Shedding plus new enviroment= double wammy for not eating.

Also 2 days after I got him he pooped so he had just eaten that day or the day before.

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Originally Posted by mischevious21

It looks like he's in shed, and it's stuck to him. If I were you I would raise your humidity and also soak him for awhile to get him off.. But other than that- cool vid!!

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Yep, I put that in the description of the video.

what do you mean by "feed outside"? my BPs are very shy eaters, and will only eat in their cages (unlike my corns and boas).. and are you trying to feed f/t or live?

if the shed is still stuck theres a sticky on the husbandry forum that should help you out.. if theres little pieces stuck later you can put the snake in a damp pillow case (inside of its tank) for about 10 min. and they usually get the stuck skin off.. i've had to do that for my male when he had some skin stuck on his face.

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Originally Posted by edie

what do you mean by "feed outside"? my BPs are very shy eaters, and will only eat in their cages (unlike my corns and boas).. and are you trying to feed f/t or live?

if the shed is still stuck theres a sticky on the husbandry forum that should help you out.. if theres little pieces stuck later you can put the snake in a damp pillow case (inside of its tank) for about 10 min. and they usually get the stuck skin off.. i've had to do that for my male when he had some skin stuck on his face.

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I fed my corn snake outside and it ate, I tried with the BP before I heard they are shy eaters. And it shed this morning everything is fine.
And I'm trying f/t but someone told me to try live first.

I will feed today in the cage.

Good luck I hope all goes well :gj:

i only feed my corns in containers outside of their cages, my boas/pythons will not have anything to do with it.

yes, when i first got both of my BPs they would only accept live from me.. i suggest just dropping in a live when the room is quiet, a little dark, the snake can't see you, but you are still close by if the snake gets injured because of the live mouse.

this is what i did to switch to f/t.. i fed my BPs live, the same day every week, for 2 months.. after they got on schedule, i would take a f/t that i blow-dried so it was not wet, and move it around in their cage as if it were alive.. and i would move it around in front of their hide, that worked well for me.. they did great! they've been eating f/t ever since, and they only refuse maybe once every 2 months, usually when going into shed.

i just ordered some hemostats though because my big BP can strike pretty close to my hand, so those are always a good idea to have when you need to move a f/t animal for one of your snakes.

if i don't blow-dry the mice/rats the snakes will not eat them, and if i just drop a f/t in either of my BPs cages they will not eat it, its a pain to get them to eat sometimes, but i'm glad they're off live now.

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Originally Posted by _Venom_

Also 2 days after I got him he pooped so he had just eaten that day or the day before.

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Unlike your corns (who often defecate a day or two after eating), you can't say a ball "just ate" because it happened to defecate on a certain day.

Mine often go weeks without any bowel movements, and I feed them every week.

That ball looks very thin and underweight. A few weeks of good care should get back on track. If he won't eat outside his enclosure, try leaving a hopper in his cage overnight and see what happens.

Are you sure it is underfed? It wasn't that wrinkly before the shedding process. You're making me look like a bad guy.

I don't see how that post made you look bad? You just got it...you helped him through the shed...you tried to feed him...didn't mean to come through as negative or personal in any way...

Okay, thanks. I will feed him friday live.

I just remembered this is the invert forum.:8:

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Originally Posted by _Venom_

Okay, thanks. I will feed him friday live.

I just remembered this is the invert forum.:8:

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we're just trying to offer some help! let us know how the snake does when you feed. i always have had a hard time with my young female BP, i think its common to have some problems with the little ones.

your scorpions have a great feeding response! i never saw any of my AZ barks go after anything like that..

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Originally Posted by edie

we're just trying to offer some help! let us know how the snake does when you feed. i always have had a hard time with my young female BP, i think its common to have some problems with the little ones.

your scorpions have a great feeding response! i never saw any of my AZ barks go after anything like that..

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Man, I read a lot on many forums before I got my BP and I am still having problems. Like i didn't know they could hold their poo for a long time.

But only those 4/6 respond like that the other two are scared of their food and eat what the others left over.

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Originally Posted by _Venom_

Man, I read a lot on many forums before I got my BP and I am still having problems. Like i didn't know they could hold their poo for a long time.

But only those 4/6 respond like that the other two are scared of their food and eat what the others left over.

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Its hard to get everything right the first time, even if you do research, just make sure if you have any questions you ask! Tons of people will give you tips if you're having trouble in a certain area.

Every one of my barks seemed scared of the crickets, but sometimes I would see one with some food in its mouth.. I've never seen them actually get excited about food before, its cool to see that on your video

Here I have a pic of before shed and wrinkly
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3.../befoeshed.jpg
After
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3.../aftershed.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...aftershed2.jpg

Does he still look underfed?:please:

he looks much better! i never thought he looked underfed, just a little dehydrated.. but the shed probably played a part in that too.

good job on getting that shed off, and good luck with your next feeding!

Doesn't look anywhere near as bad. Thanks for the updated shot.

How often are you handling him? Sometimes handling too much when you first get the animal contributes to them "not settling in" and stresses them to the point that they won't eat. Also pay attention to where to the tank is placed...noisy, high traffic areas or even a loud stereo can affect their level of comfort in their new place.

Hope that helps.

Got to love dethklok in the morning.

This video inspired me to name my new BP Toki Wartooth.

:D:D

and just for you guys to see my snake eat, I videotaped it. All it needed was live.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Xbdbu7-DYjk