So for those who choose to work with the spider gene such as myself ..... where do you draw the line on Hatchling euthanization due to wobble/cork screwing ....
How much time do you allot to evaluate an animal with a bad case and what factors do you take into consideration about the issue before making the decision?
The Hatchling is a Bumblebee, tonight was his fourth meal. He has successfully taken every feeder offered other than tonight. The last feeding it took him 3 strikes to get ahold of the mouse .... Tonight he struck at it about 8 times before landing a poor grab on the mouses butt and coiling it. I didn't get video of feeding but here are two I took after he uncoiled and was trying to eat it.
https://youtu.be/PpLUlPJC19M
In the video above I stopped the video because I thought he had it under control ...... then he dropped it and then I started the 2nd (video below)
https://youtu.be/IPsUJwsHirc
Overall he generally has a pretty bad corkscrew most of the time but is far worse when feeding as you can see.
Thanks in advance for thoughts and opinions
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