The need to feed.

[Sauzo]

Agreed!!! There is no grace in eating. It is like a medieval dining display. We start with the wrong end then drag things all over the place, like in the water bowl and through the substrate.

Then he zips all over the place looking for the snout of the rat he was just attached to.

All that said, the action is rather entertaining.

I forgot to add this picture, which is after he swallowed the rat. He has a bulge but I'm astounded that he is staying the same size after eat a few times here.

Look at the eyes. They reflected the flash here a bit. I don't usually this with other species.

Haha so true about the eating!! Mine spent a good 20 mins trying to eat the rear leg, then butt, then shoving it around magically thinking the head will appear I guess. Then doing the zip around thing, then lays there boggled for about 5 mins. He finally found the head and after that, it was gone in what it seemed like 30 secs lol. He was pretty full though as he didn't sit around, he went for the warm hide and curled up on top of the flexwatt. Hopefully tomorrow I can get him another rat to try and fatten him up a little before going to the weekly feeding. He is so lazy though lol. Today I lifted up the cool hide and he was curled up sleeping I guess. I touched him and he woke up and just kind of looked at me. Then I picked him up and he just curled up on my hand and went to sleep I think hahaha. I felt bad so after about 10 mins, I put him in his warm hide and he went in and went back to sleep I'm assuming lol. He's as mellow as my boas.

As for the boas, my god, Rosey has refused a meal once in her life and that was during shedding. Vicky has never refused a meal. She even ate a small mouse off tongs since she couldn't hold it with her body lol. If any of them refused food, I would start to worry. The JCP is pretty much a garbage can too. She got really pissed last night and wanted nothing to do with me. She wouldn't climb onto me so I tried picking her up. She got mad and head butted me. I kept at it. She got more mad and jumped off her perch to the floor of the cage and looked at me. I kept going and that was the last straw for her lol, she bit me...again. I kept at it and got her on me which wasn't a good idea. Instead of curling up on my shoulders and relaxing, she stretched out for her cage and launched like a coiled spring into her cage and went for the floor. I left her alone. I guess yesterday, she really didn't want to be social lol. So funny how much personality pythons seem to have. My boas both just take it and come out but that JCP, she don't want out and that's game over, she's not coming out lol. I think she might be getting ready to shed so maybe that's why she was so pissy.