» Site Navigation
0 members and 3,141 guests
No Members online
Most users ever online was 6,337, 01-24-2020 at 04:30 AM.
» Today's Birthdays
» Stats
Members: 75,096
Threads: 248,539
Posts: 2,568,740
Top Poster: JLC (31,651)
|
-
Just LIke A Watched Pot Never Boils...
Sometimes a watched snake doesn't eat.
Fed our new spider baby today. We put the mouse hopper in and watched for 20 minutes. Nothing. We go eat dinner. 10 minutes later we come back and he's halfway swallowing it.
I care more that he ate than watching it happen so it makes me happy.
Last edited by MasonC2K; 07-13-2011 at 07:49 PM.
- Mason
-
-
I have a couple with stage fright also lol.
2.0 Offspring, 1.1 Normal Ball Python, 1.0 Pastel Ball Python, 0.1 Albino Ball Python, 0.1 Pinstripe Ball Python, 0.1 Banana Ball Python, 1.0 Pied Ball Python, 1.0 Normal Hognose, 0.1 Veiled Chameleon, 0.0.1 G.pulchra, 0.1 P.metallica, 0.1 M.giganteus
-
-
I've got some that will stop mid-mouse if they see you looking.
-
-
Re: Just LIke A Watched Pot Never Boils...
So true! When my bp was a baby I had a difficult time getting her to eat at first too. After several weeks and many minutes spent hovering over her expectantly every feeding day, she finally took a live fuzzy right after I had walked into the next room for a minute. I was so thrilled, plus I had left my camera recording just in case, so I could still watch it after the fact! It's always such an awesome feeling when they eat for you the first time!
~ Erin ~
somewhat damaged
0.1 normal ball "Karma"
1.0 albino ball "Reznor"
1.0 brazilian rainbow boa "Helix"
1.1 corns - bloodred "Jambi", creamsicle okeetee "Aurora"
1.0 striped california king "Nix"
0.1 yellow tiger crested gecko "Ember"
-
-
Registered User
Funny enough, my BP will kill the mouse without issue, but when it comes to actually eating it, he will wait until I have the camera out and am videotaping him ( I have videoed him eating since day 1). I found this out a couple weeks ago because I was in a rush to get him fed before work and dropped the mouse in, he struck and killed it right away, then he just looked up at me and started moving around over the mouse flicking his tongue, occasionally raising his head up out of the bin to look at me. So I though I would just leave him with it, came back and checked on him after getting dressed for work, still nothing. So I though I would document him not eating the mouse and try to figure why later on (which he has never done before) but as soon as I took the camera out, pointed it at him and started taping, he immediately turned the mouse and started eating it. I think I have an exhibitionist eater. He is not shy about it at all, a couple of my buddies usually come over and watch him eat each week as well and there has never been an issue. Sorry for the long post, I just though it was an interesting little story to share.
1.0.0 - Harlequin Crested Gecko. (Crestopher). 20G enclosure
1.0.0 - Reticulated Gargoyle Gecko. (Draco). 20G enclosure
1.0.0 - Ball Python (Jaxx). 162G Enclosure
1.0.0 - Red Phase Bearded Dragon. (Havoc) 25G enclosure
http://www.youtube.com/user/mediabandit
-
-
Registered User
-
Posting Permissions
- You may not post new threads
- You may not post replies
- You may not post attachments
- You may not edit your posts
-
Forum Rules
|