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Posted by: zach_whitman at Wed Sep 19 01:19:43 2012 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by zach_whitman ] Defect like that are often not a single problem. I would suspect a defect of the tongue/vomeronasal organ more than heat pits, but I suppose both are possible. Often snake without a functional tongue/smell won't recognize food but will eat when placed in their mouth. Some eventually learn to eat on their own anyway, others never do and eventually succumb. I saw a boa once that had its tongue amputated by a live rat go a whole year without eating on its own, then one day it just started striking and eating. If only tease feeding worked better with balls... | ||
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