I love feeding day. I watch all my snakes eat. Bobby sits there ready and waiting and will polish off rats and mice till he lets you know he's had enough. Byron sits S'd up, with his head raised in anticipation. Ringo the Milksnake faffs around for ages, sniffing each fuzzy till he finds the one he wants to eat first, Kai our eldest (and largest) Cornsnake goes straight for the feeding box himself, finds a fluffy mouse and nibbles up it till he finds the head (it's like he's eating a corn on the cob). He's very dignified about the whole thing. I've never seen him strike yet. Kyoni, one of your young corns, strikes at the pinky. The other hatchling corns are shy eaters. Our Boas strike, then sit for about 20 minutes with the head of the rat in their mouths (obviously savouring the rat) before they eat it. The second rat, if they're still hungry gets eaten in record time but they always take ages to eat the first one. It's fascinating watching them eat. I'm always really happy when they eat, especially Bobby who's putting on weight rapidly now and is actually starting to feel quite heavy. I think he'll got into shed in the next week or two. Byron's in shed and is in his usual "Just go away and leave me alone" mood. As soon as he sheds he'll be doing the snake equivalent of cartwheels round his viv LOL.
