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ate a mouse backwards
My snake ate a mouse tail first...is this alright or should I be worried?
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Re: ate a mouse backwards
Im gonna go with...no dont worry. It ate it and it's gonna digest the same way regardless.
Edit:
You shoulda gotten a pic I have yet to see that.
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Re: ate a mouse backwards
Originally Posted by pavlovk1025
Im gonna go with...no dont worry. It ate it and it's gonna digest the same way regardless.
Edit:
You shoulda gotten a pic I have yet to see that.
I know why he did it too, because I held it by the tail and ran it under hot water because he wasn't striking at it. It did the trick but apparently I should have held it by the head and ran it under water that way.
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Re: ate a mouse backwards
However now he is acting weird, sticking his face in the substrate...I think I may have spooked him, I hope he doesn't regurge.
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Re: ate a mouse backwards
Could be just trying to burrow down to get a warmer spot on his belly. I think you probably coulda just put the mouse in the sink and warmed him up that way...or try using a blow dryer to warm him up...and give his fur the volume he wants. [haha]
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Re: ate a mouse backwards
After thawing, Another trick you can do is to heat a cup of water (hot to the touch,but not to hot) bring it to the enclosure, and right before you offer the food dunk the head in the hot water for a couple of seconds, pat it on a paper towel and offer.
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Re: ate a mouse backwards
That is a freaking FABULOUS idea! I'm so using that one.
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Re: ate a mouse backwards
Hi,
I use a hairdryer to give the head end an extra blast of heat at the head end just before offering.
I mention this because some of the fussy beggers don't like their mice wet.
Plus it generates lots of warm air circulating with the delicate hint of rodent.
dr del
Derek
7 adult Royals (2.5), 1.0 COS Pastel, 1.0 Enchi, 1.1 Lesser platty Royal python, 1.1 Black pastel Royal python, 0.1 Blue eyed leucistic ( Super lesser), 0.1 Piebald Royal python, 1.0 Sinaloan milk snake 1.0 crested gecko and 1 bad case of ETS. no wife, no surprise.
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