Destroying Food / Messy Eater

[Bogertophis]

As the food is still small I am leaving them on the top of his plastic viv and letting them thaw naturally. After 2 hrs they are all thawed out. I put them in a zip-bag in warm "ish" water for a minute before feeding with forceps....

And that's why they're spoiling & falling apart... Whole animals like we feed snakes are full of bacteria (in the gut) just waiting for the temps. to warm up-
THAT's WHY it's best to thaw them quickly. Science fact: temperatures transfer fastest thru WATER, not air.

And because he's been smelling it for a while, it's also why his response is HYPER.

... Am I being thick....?

And that would be yes...