How long for the killing process

[coolcasemods]

Ok, weird title i know. I have had my snake for 5 weeks now and he hasn't touched anything f/t so tonight i tried live.

The mouse i chose was the same girth as the snake and he struck as soon as i put the mouse in with him.

That was about an 30 minutes ago.... the mouse is still struggling and i see it breathing. the snake has it by the neck and yet it is still breathing...

is this normal? I dont think it is.. i always assumed the mouse would die within a minute or so. is their any way to separate them and try again tomorrow?

Agh, i just want to have peace of mind and get to bed.... its 3 am.

:/

thanks in advance

[coolcasemods]

alright, im less worried now.... i think the mouse was just a "fighter" the snake is now actually consuming the mouse.

thanks

[ADEE]

our boy caution is like that... takes forever to finally strike, takes his time killing (either that or he has a weaker grip) but swallows pretty quick..

how many of you feed in the middle of the night holy moly lol

[Morphie]

I've had my guys completely bypass the constricting part, as in it's still squirming as they wolf it down. This was in the case of a fuzzy,though, so there wasn't much risk associated. Just made me go "ew" and cross my fingers that they get it right next time.

[coolcasemods]

haha yeah, i read a tip somewhere that someones ball only ate a at night and when they weren't around, so I just waited until he struck and then kept a close eye on him at a distance. I was desperate for him to eat!

Anyways, all is well. no sign of the mouse, so, that means its in his stomache! and i was a little worried because i thought the mouse was a little large for him but i can barely see any bulge at all, so thats good.

yay.

[mischevious21]

Both of mine, even the baby, have the mouse dead in about 30sec to a min. It takes the male awhile for him to strike, whereas my female will just go at it!! I love watching them eat

[AkivaSmith]

I feed fluffy at 4pm on Fridays. I only use f/t adult mice (although it is time to switch to small rats). He locks up and grips for a good 10 minutes before he swallows. Which is amazing because the mouse is already dead!!!

[coolcasemods]

Both of mine, even the baby, have the mouse dead in about 30sec to a min. It takes the male awhile for him to strike, whereas my female will just go at it!! I love watching them eat

yeah I had never seen my guy strike before... i must admit it was interesting...

[Sunny1]

The process of killing a mouse shouldn't take long for the snake. I feed mine live, I tried to feed f/t when I first got her but she wasn't having it, and it only takes her about a min. or so to constrict it then start chowing down.

I feed mine at night too, usually around midnight, but that is because i feed live and I am not sure about letting my kids (who are 2 and 4 yrs.) see her killing a mouse. Usually its around midnight because I work late on feeding day and don't get home til about 11pm or so anyway. Plus, if I were to feed her while the kids are up, she would have 2 extra noses pressed up to her tank trying to watch her eat.....

[Sunny1]

yeah I had never seen my guy strike before... i must admit it was interesting...

I think it is interesting also....kinda like watching Animal Planet but having it in your own home. Makes you fully respect them as a wild animal.