Butt first!

Toby is such a dork... I just gave him three F/T hopper mice (they were out of adults), and for some reason he took the second one butt-first. :rolleyes::D It was much smaller than his usual prey, so luckily he had no problem getting it down. Anything to worry about when they do this?? Here are some pictures of the process:

P.S. He's very happy with his new tub! :gj: (don't worry, I'm fixing that acu-rite wire & cleaning up the holes tonight)
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Nope nothing wrong with eating them backwards. Its just funny to watch!

My male at its large mouse backwards today, but it was live bc he wont take FT and it struck the backside and i felt bad for it because i walked away came back and the snake had its legs all locked up pretty much and it couldnt bend to bite the snake (always a good thing on both counts) it was still squirming after about 5 minutes so i reached in and moved his tail end and shook the mouse a little then it was finally over. I really need to get him on FT.

I can't see it being a problem! It looks like it went down and did not come back up so it should be okay!

I think they do that when the prey is too small. what size and brand of tub is that? Im using sterilite 28qt.

Also i did this a few weeks ago and it works wonders for the accurite.
http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showthread.php?t=92057

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Originally Posted by Danounet

I think they do that when the prey is too small. what size and brand of tub is that? Im using sterilite 28qt.

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It's also a Sterilite 28qt, if I remember correctly... how big is your snake?

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Originally Posted by Danounet

I think they do that when the prey is too small. what size and brand of tub is that? Im using sterilite 28qt.

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Yep this is a sign that you can increase the size of the snake's prey! Although I see you are feeding multiple items, a nicely larger single Item will work too.

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Originally Posted by NorthernRegius.com

Yep this is a sign that you can increase the size of the snake's prey! Although I see you are feeding multiple items, a nicely larger single Item will work too.

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Yeah, I know the prey was too small! :D As I said, the store was out of adult mice, which is what he got last week - so I offered 3 of the hoppers as an alternative, but he only ended up eating two.

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Originally Posted by Lolo76

It's also a Sterilite 28qt, if I remember correctly... how big is your snake?

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The tubs seem the same size, but like I guess different design, thats why I ask :)

They are not big, but seem to be growing fast. the 2 babies on the left are about 3 month old. Just ate, meal too big, store didnt have anything else :mad: but they being the pigs they are they ate them. The normal on the left knows me too well now, somehow she knows when is feeding time. She raises her head at me looking for her prey on feeding days. I know one day she will tag me or end up grabing the prey from my hands before I let it go. She is the most vicious eater.

The Axanthic on the far right is in shed, he is a little more than 1 year old, he was seriously underweight and thin when I got him, just shy of 300g. He is closing 500 now. :D

Anyways not the best pic (or photographer :P) but this is the only way I could get them 3 in the same pic.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y18...i/100_1450.jpg

Very nice! The pastel is beautiful... :)

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Very nice! The pastel is beautiful... :)

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Thanx :D

I got him from sloan reptiles here in the forums. He has changed colors alot, He does look brighter in pictures though.

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Thanx :D

I got him from sloan reptiles here in the forums. He has changed colors alot, He does look brighter in pictures though.

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Has he gotten darker or lighter (or both) as he's grown? Toby seems to be getting more contrast-y with each shed... his blushing is getting lighter, the yellow is brighter, and the black parts are darker. :)

This is Mick Jagger. He was born 5/22 and he gets more yellow with every shed.
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o...4/107_0264.jpg

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Originally Posted by Lolo76

Has he gotten darker or lighter (or both) as he's grown? Toby seems to be getting more contrast-y with each shed... his blushing is getting lighter, the yellow is brighter, and the black parts are darker. :)

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All of that, but he is browning out some from mid body towards his spine. hard to splain lol. He still looking good though. He seems to be going through some ugly duckling stage lol.

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Originally Posted by carrieres102584

This is Mick Jagger. He was born 5/22 and he gets more yellow with every shed.
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o...4/107_0264.jpg

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Looks good! :gj:

Mick Jagger is beautiful! And I love the names of your snakes, LOL... :D

my bino will eat males butt first, and females head first >_>..


perv

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Originally Posted by h00blah

my bino will eat males butt first, and females head first >_>..


perv

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LOL... :rofl:

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Originally Posted by h00blah

my bino will eat males butt first, and females head first >_>..


perv

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Sounds like it will hide in whatever hole it can find! :P

Are you guys sure it means they want bigger prey? Cause im feeding my little guy adult mice, I was starting to think it had something to do with F/T since he hasn't saw a live mouse yet