Quote Originally Posted by John1982 View Post
Sounds like the zombie dance wasn't necessary, this isn't always the case. As for losing your grip, once a snake has a mouth full of rodent they're typically disinclined to release until the swallowing process begins. If she didn't have a very enthusiastic wrap you could have reached in and grabbed the tail to give it a few "death throes" to get her more into the game of life.
She ate it. It took her hours to finally start swallowing it. It seemed like she was cuddling with it for the longest time. I'd say about 2 hours to finally get to the point where she was swallowing its tail.

I gave the male a live mouse. He ate that thing right away. I think next time I'll let him get excited by letting him smell the mouse for a while before I dance it in front of him.

The female seemed to be starving and determined as hell to eat that adult mouse. She has a big old lump in the middle and hasn't gone back into her hide. Neither has he. They seem "spent" from having to swallow those mice. I dunno... do snakes get tired from eating? I think they know they can't fit back into that tiny hide. I shoulda gotten bigger ones.


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