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    live feeding blues..

    Yesterday I successfully fed my new carpet python a p/k adult mouse, which she took like an entitled princess--no strike & constrict, just gobbled it up. The fact she fed so quickly & easily made me a little annoyed when I went back to the shop today for 2 live pinkies for my ball python. I've tried to feed him p/k but all he'll be receptive to are the live ones.

    To get him to eat even those he him-haws around them for a few hours & then randomly attacks. Today he was constricting one & got the foot of the other caught in his death grip. He then left it injured and in pain for another hour or so before deciding it would be a tasty morsel after all. It's a great sign that he's eating regularly now but I'm a little disheartened that he continues to require live. I tried to feed him live off tongs to get him used to p/k but my success rate with that, even live, was not frequently enough. Instead, he lost weight.

    Any suggestions, or do I have a permanent live eater on my hands after all?
    1.0 ball python--normal-"Anicho"
    0.1 carpet python--diamond x jungle--"Evangeline"
    1.0 feline--Siberian Forest Cat--"Zorak"
    1.0 feline--American Short Hair--"Nimbus"
    1.0 human--Italian American--"Josh"

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