Went to feed and this happened..

[Jordanmurphy10]

So it's feeding day today and when I was about to drop the mouse in her feeding tub she launched herself at it and was coiled around it for about 19 minutes before starting to eat it, anyone know why this would of happened and if it's normal? She's fed fine with me for 10 months and did this out of no where haha

 

[Jordanmurphy10]

10 minutes**

 

[Shiari]

Her instincts kicked in is all. Some snakes will treat F/T prey just as if it was alive. About half my snakes will coil like that.

 

[Jordanmurphy10]

Ohh, why hasn't she done it before then?

 

[Nanci]

Next time, after she strikes, take the mouse's tail and wiggle it!!

 

[Jordanmurphy10]

I actually did that, she just kept squeezing it tighter and got blood everywhere haha, will this not make her more likely to bite me when I get her out?

 

[dave partington]

Only if she smells the food. Personally, I never touch the prey, so my body parts never smell like supper

I use forceps, 18 inch long hemostat tweezers if you will, for moving the prey to the feeding tub. If they smell food and sense a warm hand, sometimes that can hurt.

 

[Jordanmurphy10]

I just been using normal tweezers, but I think il have to get some of those as she got quite close to my fingers haha, I've only been bitten once but that was when I was trying to get my hatchling to start eating I didn't even feel it though haha[emoji6]

 

[ceduke]

RAWR! Looks like she got herself some exercise!

 

[Jordanmurphy10]

Yeah, I find her face on this picture funny haha[emoji23]

 

[Rich Z]

Could have been worse.... She could have grabbed your thumb by mistake.... :grin01:

 

[Jordanmurphy10]

Yeah that wouldn't off been good if she did get me would she of still constricted?

 

[MegF.]

Yup, I've had them grab me thinking that I had food and they constrict. Mine grab and hold anything that comes at them that's warm if they smell a rat. Doesn't matter that it was dead long ago! I feed everything with tong since they all launch for the food...except the cottonmouth....he just saunters up, grabs it off the tongs and drags it away....he's a slithering garbage dump!

 

[Myca]

She looks so nicely banded. I had one feeding day where several of mine struck and coiled for several minutes...like more than 15 minutes. Usually none of them do. I thought it was funny.

 

[ratsncorns]

At least she doesn't have it by the butt.. my hognose does that a lot lol!

 

[safire6]

At least she doesn't have it by the butt.. my hognose does that a lot lol!

about a month ago my corn ate an adult mouse (his normal meal) tail first. I was surprised ,but he had no problem getting it down. Is this normal or common?

Thanks,

Steve

 

[Jordanmurphy10]

One of mine sometimes eats tail first, she didn't have a problem getting it down just takes a little longer

 

[MegF.]

They can eat it any way at all...I've even had them fold it and take it that way...

 

[Chip]

I actually did that, she just kept squeezing it tighter and got blood everywhere haha, will this not make her more likely to bite me when I get her out?

Nah, I have noticed no correlation between my defensive biters and snakes that will or won't strike and constrict thawed mice.

 

[Nanci]

Just let her get out of feeding mode. Wait a while after she finishes swallowing. You know you can just put the mouse in the bin, and then go get the snake and put her in, right? You don't have to "feed" it to her with tongs or tweezers. My snakes would be horrified if I did that.