Quail anyone?

[DennisM]

Ursula certainly enjoyed them. I'm thinking the 10-15% per prey item might not apply to fowl as it does rodents because these were 40g quail and Ursula at 500g had a hard time swallowing them. I don't think that shag at 200g could have done it. I'm thinking it is because fowl are more round and spherical instead of long and cylindrical like a rodent. Anyone else notice this?

I feed birds to carpets and short tails. Most have difficulty with birds the first few times. They seem unsure how to find the head. They get the hang of it soon enough. About that shape difference; judge the bird at it's widest which is the butt end. With rodents, if the snake can get past the shoulders, it's a done deal. Not so with birds, gotta get past that butt. Go by girth not weight.