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Tug of war with a 12ft. burm
First off you will notice that I didn't day "playing" tug of war. This is not a game and I don't suggest it for any but the most experienced keepers who have many years of experience with giant snakes.
ANd secondly I want you to know that I am not trying to show off with these pics. Without my tug of war this snake will drop the F/T prey and crawl away without eating it or even looking back. I don't feed live so I have to simulate live by first moving it around with a stick until she gets the idea to grap it and then I have to grab one of the free legs and wiggle it around so that she will curl up and constrict. This makes her think that she has "killed" the rabbit and then she eats just fine. My big albino doesn't care what it does when I throw a rabbit in with him. The less work involved with getting his food the better as far as he is concerned and he will jsut start eating it as soon as it lands. Daisy is another story. Enjoy the pics though. I do and don't enjoy this interaction with my snake. I am sure that you guys/gals here that have kept big snakes for as long as I have will understand what I mean. I sure hope she gets over this soon because she is growing by leaps and bounds and I dont' want to have to do this when she is 16ft. long (she is 12 now). But I have only had this girl for just under a year and we haven't gotten all the kinks worked out yet. At least she eats F/T now.
The first set was bunny 1 for tonight.
David
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