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Strange Eating Habit

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  • 05-21-2019, 10:54 PM
    purpleroan
    Strange Eating Habit
    Hey everyone! Does anybody else have a bp that exclusively seems to strike at the rat’s hind end? She finally started eating two weeks ago after a 6-month fast and, no matter how much I warm the head or dangle it from the tail, she always end up striking its butt and spending 10 minutes trying to swallow it backwards before realizing it won’t work [emoji23] She started this before the fast as well. It doesn’t seem to be a problem in the slightest, just weird!


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  • 05-22-2019, 12:14 AM
    Reinz
    All 9 of my snakes do this. I’m glad you brought this up.

    I’m thinking that I must get the head too warm because I spend a lot of time on the head since it is hardest part to warm up.

    I even run the hemostats under cold water before serving. And still, they seem to hone in on the hemostats or butt area.

    Im going to change things up a bit for the next feedings.
  • 05-22-2019, 12:16 AM
    Bogertophis
    She's a free thinker, that's all. ;)
  • 05-22-2019, 06:30 PM
    dr del
    Re: Strange Eating Habit
    **cough** butmuncher **cough**
  • 05-22-2019, 06:38 PM
    Bogertophis
    I have a snake (not a BP, by the way) that takes f/t from the tongs, but whatever end is NOT offered, that's the end he wants!? What's up with that? :rolleye2:
  • 05-22-2019, 08:38 PM
    purpleroan
    You guys are killing me! Hahaha. Glad to see I'm not the only one with this peculiarity though.
  • 05-23-2019, 07:44 AM
    Zincubus
    Strange Eating Habit
    Mmmm my Boas used to sniff every millimetre of the rat before settling on the rat’s mouth / head each time ... then the Sunglow used to start munching as usual then stop for a 15 minute doze with 2/3 rds of the rat still hanging out ..


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  • 05-23-2019, 08:39 AM
    PitOnTheProwl
    They are each a little "special" in their own way....
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