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[Lira]

I got a mouse today for my baby's first feeding (with me anyway). I thawked him once quick, put him in a secondary tote, then put my BP in there. First he just smelled the mouse a bit and I thought 'ut-oh' he's not going to eat. I'm going to have a finiky python. He doens't like mice. etc etc. So I flicked the mouse a bit to make him move.... Holy crap bat man! As Emeril would say "Bam!"

After nearly a week of thinking I have gotten the laziest most laid back snake ever my little boy turned into the ultimate killing squeezing death machine. He practicly swallowed that mousy in two gulps. I am not kidding, that thing was gone in like 60 seconds. Then he started looking around for another. What a little piggy. I didn't have another, I was worried about the mousy being too big, but now I think next time I'll get him a smallish rat. Seriously, I can't believe my danity little guy swallowed that mouse like I would take an asprin.

I was going to wait like an hour to move him back to his home but after 2 minutes I could see the bulge half way down his body so I put him back and he imeadiatly curled up in his coconut over the heat pad and hasn't come out since. I'll just leave him alone now for a couple days.

Whew, I'm glad thats over. I think who ever had him before must have fed him live rodants, he difinetly wanted his kicking. I'll just have to get something long to make them twitch. I was lucky this time that his aim was right. No idea the little bugger was that fast.

Lira

[IamKaervek]

I was going to wait like an hour to move him back to his home but after 2 minutes I could see the bulge half way down his body so I put him back and he imeadiatly curled up in his coconut over the heat pad and hasn't come out since. I'll just leave him alone now for a couple days.

Generally speaking, a 48-hour "rest" period is good for a full snake. Don't handle him within this period unless it's an emergency.

[rabernet]

However, she fed him in a separate enclosure, she had to handle him long enough to get him back into his enclosure. Perfectly fine!

[IamKaervek]

However, she fed him in a separate enclosure, she had to handle him long enough to get him back into his enclosure. Perfectly fine!

Oh, right!

[tigerlily]

Congrats on the first feed! Isn't it amazing how fast they are! Carma hits f/t rat fuzzies like they were live. It's great! Glad to hear you made it through your first feed ok.

[frankykeno]

Sounds like a great feeding response...congrats!

You can just pick up a pair of kitchen tongs from your handy dandy dollar store or go with hemostats or super long tweezers from a number of suppliers. It's always a good idea to not have rodent smell on your hands anyways or get your nice warm fingers between the snake and it's din din LOL.

Amazing isn't it how quick they switch on that kill instinct whether the prey is live, frozen/thawed or pre-killed. Good old Mother Nature at her best!


~~Jo~~