We gave Nergal a F/T mouse tonight, and left him in the container with the lid on (he takes forever to eat!).
I came back and he was just finishing the mouse--but he had eaten it tail-end first!!! His neck was stretched really wide, wider than usually, and I could see his individual scales and stuff. It looked painful.
He looked like he was maybe having trouble breathing too, and for the longest time he couldn't swallow the mouse, even though it was all the way in his mouth (the head part). It looked like some liquid was coming out of his mouth too, clear colored.
Afterward he finally swallowed it he made a high pitched, small "squeak" noise. I can't figure out why, but my snakes keep doing that every once in a while. :/
Will he be ok? Is it likely he will regurge? What is the squeaking noise I heard? And WHY does Nergal keep eating the mice tail-first? >.< He is frustrating me. What do I do, if anything?