His biggest meal yet!


I could shoot a video if I could show one.

Don't ya just love the stretch to get the last of it down ? great pics, thanks for sharing.

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you should be feeding your snakes in a different container than its enclosure. beautiful snake though.

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Wow! How interesting! How long will that lump be there? Does he digest it all, or spit some out (e.g. bones?). Then how long will it be until he needs another one? What was it, anyway - GP, gerbil, other?

Thanks for the educating me a little.

Jen Gal

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Leopard Geckos: Gravy & Noah
African Fat-tails: Mocha (gravid) & Csikos ('Striped')
Russian Tortoise: Dude
African Dwarf Frog: Anon
Firebelly Toads: anonymous (3)
Guinea Pigs (adult): Autumn, Butterscotch, Nudger
Guinea Pigs (juv.): Linda, Heidi, Scruffy
Netherlands Dwarf Rabbit: Kobe
Small Mouth Bass: Cupcake
Beta Fish: Indigo & Chelsae

He eats once a week. He spits nothing out.
It's not like they chew their food and spit out what they don't like.
They can regurgitate (Throwup) if bothered after eating(Stress). They should be left alone for a couple of days after feeding.

I don't know what a GP is.
It was a larger full grown mouse.
I was wanting to try a small rat, but the pet store was out of them.

Thanks for the info. My ignorance about snakes has slightly diminished.

A GP is a guinea pig.

Jennifer Gal

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Leopard Geckos: Gravy & Noah
African Fat-tails: Mocha (gravid) & Csikos ('Striped')
Russian Tortoise: Dude
African Dwarf Frog: Anon
Firebelly Toads: anonymous (3)
Guinea Pigs (adult): Autumn, Butterscotch, Nudger
Guinea Pigs (juv.): Linda, Heidi, Scruffy
Netherlands Dwarf Rabbit: Kobe
Small Mouth Bass: Cupcake
Beta Fish: Indigo & Chelsae

Oh ya! Nice pics. Always nice to see some small mammals getting eaten.

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Pandinus imperator 2.0.0
Lampropeltis getula nigrita 0.1.0
Uromastyx maliensis 0.1.0
Rhacodactylus ciliatus 2.2.2
Uroplatus henkeli 0.0.1
Eublepharis macularius 1.0.0

I've heard this before. I thought it was only if you had two or more of the same species in one enclosure.( to keep 2 or more snakes trying to get the same meal)

The general attitude is that if you don't feed the snake in the enclosure it is less likely to accidently bite you, having mistaken your hand for food. The thinking is the snake wil be conditioned that feeding only happens in an alternate location.
However I have a boa that absolutely refuses to feed outside her enclosure.
But we are still working on that.

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I believe what I've been doing is about half way. When feeding day comes for my BP, I take him out and let him wrap around my arm. I take out everything but the cypress mulch substrate. I then place a 12" X 12" piece of ceramic tile in the tank on top of the substrate and put his meal (Big Mouse or small Rat) right in the middle. I try to stun or knock out the rodent so it can't bite back. He always takes it right away. I then remove the tile and put everything back in.
I do this because I don't want my BP to regurgitate any meals.

Having said this, My BP did strike me once. I handled him for a while like I usually do before feeding, But this time I didn't have a meal for him. It wasn't feeding day. I handled him for a while and then put him back. I then went on to think that I should change something in his enclosure. When I put my hand back in, He popped me. I got just a scratch with a speck of blood. No big deal!
I've dealt with far worst injuries!
I've lost half the feeling in my left hand due to an occupational injury.