Vote for BP.Net for the 2013 Forum of the Year! Click here for more info.

» Site Navigation

» Home
 > FAQ

» Online Users: 593

0 members and 593 guests
No Members online
Most users ever online was 47,180, 07-16-2025 at 05:30 PM.

» Today's Birthdays

Banjomule (45)

» Stats

Members: 75,899
Threads: 249,095
Posts: 2,572,066
Top Poster: JLC (31,651)
Welcome to our newest member, HellboyBoa
Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 16
  1. #1
    Registered User Dreamer's Avatar
    Join Date
    02-12-2007
    Location
    Texas
    Posts
    52
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

    Today Has Been a Bad Day

    Spring Break has started on a bad note... =(

    Today is feeding day my little girls knows it. When I lift the screen she pops out and is ready to go. A small portion of her undertank heater is exposed and she struck at it! Not once but twice... Needless to say, aspen was all up in her mouth and she didn't like it one bit.

    I managed to get a very small portion out but she definatly injested some. The feeding went ok. She was a little hesitant at first but she managed to choke down the mouse.

    I heard that a small amount of aspen injested is ok but I'm still a little concerned. Should I be?

  2. #2
    BPnet Veteran jotay's Avatar
    Join Date
    12-30-2003
    Location
    Alexandria,Va
    Posts
    1,895
    Thanks
    1
    Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts
    Images: 34

    Re: Today Has Been a Bad Day

    Small amount is fine. She will break it down.
    ~ Johanna ~ aka Jody

    "The greatness of a nation and it's moral progress can be measured by the way it's animals are treated"
    ~ Mahatma Gandhi~

  3. #3
    Registered User
    Join Date
    08-10-2006
    Location
    new orleans
    Posts
    2,112
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

    Re: Today Has Been a Bad Day

    You have the UTH in the tank?

    Don't worry about some aspen. In the wild they ingest plenty stuff and they digest lots of fur and bone so a little won't do any harm I don't think.
    lots of snakes

  4. #4
    Registered User Dreamer's Avatar
    Join Date
    02-12-2007
    Location
    Texas
    Posts
    52
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

    Re: Today Has Been a Bad Day

    Quote Originally Posted by tmlowe5704
    You have the UTH in the tank?

    Don't worry about some aspen. In the wild they ingest plenty stuff and they digest lots of fur and bone so a little won't do any harm I don't think.
    It's under the tank. She likes to burrow and some of the UTH was visible. I guess she just saw the heat and assumed.

  5. #5
    Registered User Dreamer's Avatar
    Join Date
    02-12-2007
    Location
    Texas
    Posts
    52
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

    Re: Today Has Been a Bad Day

    If something is in fact wrong, are there any symptoms I should look out for?

  6. #6
    BPnet Senior Member joepythons's Avatar
    Join Date
    12-03-2005
    Posts
    12,500
    Thanks
    697
    Thanked 1,074 Times in 888 Posts
    Images: 1

    Re: Today Has Been a Bad Day

    Quote Originally Posted by Dreamer
    Spring Break has started on a bad note... =(

    Today is feeding day my little girls knows it. When I lift the screen she pops out and is ready to go. A small portion of her undertank heater is exposed and she struck at it! Not once but twice... Needless to say, aspen was all up in her mouth and she didn't like it one bit.

    I managed to get a very small portion out but she definatly injested some. The feeding went ok. She was a little hesitant at first but she managed to choke down the mouse.

    I heard that a small amount of aspen injested is ok but I'm still a little concerned. Should I be?
    Umm how can she strike at the under tank heater if its on the bottom on the outside of the tank?
    Joe Haggard

  7. #7
    BPnet Veteran sw204me's Avatar
    Join Date
    03-01-2007
    Location
    Orlando, FL
    Posts
    687
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

    Re: Today Has Been a Bad Day

    Quote Originally Posted by joepythons
    Umm how can she strike at the under tank heater if its on the bottom on the outside of the tank?
    Just cause there is SEE THROUGH glass there, dosnt mean she cant try to strike at the heater. which is why she got a mouth full of bedding.

  8. #8
    BPnet Senior Member joepythons's Avatar
    Join Date
    12-03-2005
    Posts
    12,500
    Thanks
    697
    Thanked 1,074 Times in 888 Posts
    Images: 1

    Re: Today Has Been a Bad Day

    Quote Originally Posted by sw204me
    Just cause there is SEE THROUGH glass there, dosnt mean she cant try to strike at the heater. which is why she got a mouth full of bedding.
    Going by his description he LIFTED the lid and she struck. So its kinda weird that she would strike downwards,unless his temps are very high
    Joe Haggard

  9. #9
    BPnet Veteran sw204me's Avatar
    Join Date
    03-01-2007
    Location
    Orlando, FL
    Posts
    687
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

    Re: Today Has Been a Bad Day

    hmm, the picture I got was he lifted the lid to feed her and thats when he saw the heater exposed cause the bedding was pushed out of the way, then he saw that she had aspen in her mouth....either way, thats one confused/pissed off snake, lol.

  10. #10
    BPnet Senior Member joepythons's Avatar
    Join Date
    12-03-2005
    Posts
    12,500
    Thanks
    697
    Thanked 1,074 Times in 888 Posts
    Images: 1

    Re: Today Has Been a Bad Day

    Quote Originally Posted by sw204me
    hmm, the picture I got was he lifted the lid to feed her and thats when he saw the heater exposed cause the bedding was pushed out of the way, then he saw that she had aspen in her mouth....either way, thats one confused/pissed off snake, lol.
    I started thinking about this again and i bet she was striking at his shadow. Sometimes a snake sees a reflection while in the tanks and inturn strike thinking its food
    Joe Haggard

Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v4.2.1