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06-11-2006, 07:31 PM
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Pretzel's first meal
From my experience with Smiley, my other ball python, I knew feeding Pretzel for the first time in his new home was going to be a time consuming task, because balls are picky eaters. I was prepared!
Opened up the tank: "Hi Pretzel! Look what mommy's got for you! If you don't like the steel tongues, we gonna use the wooden ones ... and if you don't like the hopper I got a rat pinky thawed out for you, too!". I picked up the hopper by the tail with the steel tongues and got ready for the "mouse dance" while manouvering the hopper closer to Pretzel. "Okay, I know, this is really hard, but believe me: You can do it!"
WHAM! What happened? Pretzel is rolling over backwards in his cage. My snake is going into seizures!!!! First Aid ... mouth-to-mouth? ... got to get the tongues out to get to Pretzel ... uhm, where's the hopper?
I got only two pics (one's all blurry, because of the fast movement) of this feeding session. I've never before seen a snake attack and eat its prey this fast. I didn't even see, how Pretzel got the mouse out of the tongues!
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06-11-2006, 07:56 PM
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My ball is a good stricker too, doesn't amtter how many times she snatches from the tongues she makes me jump every time  |
06-11-2006, 08:48 PM
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Yeah, I just about jumped out off my shoes. Dang, he scared the crap out of me.
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06-12-2006, 01:16 AM
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my young bp is a great eater eats every time but my other bps that is a different story |
06-12-2006, 02:45 AM
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haha, i pitcured that and laughed, typical, when your expecting them to not eat WHAM but when you think you got them figured out, they'll do somthing to worry you!! very cute snake  |
06-12-2006, 04:54 AM
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I know what you mean. My ball pythons are very quick striker/swallowers of their food. The best and most reliable feeders I have ever had as far as ball pythons go anyway.... Glad to hear there were no complications.
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