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meat tenderizer?

raisnok May 01, 2006 10:02 PM

tonight i gave puja her second rat pup........ she grabbed the head moved it around a bit, then each leg and pulled on them, then it looked as though he was chewing the rat pup up..... after all the playing with the rat, he ate it.
it was kind of funny, i never seen a snake play with its food...LOL

Replies (3)

coldbloodaddict May 01, 2006 11:51 PM

How much does the snake weigh? Sounds to me like the snake needs to be eating bigger meals than a rat pup. It most likely could not constrict the small food item. Hope this helps. Jon

raisnok May 02, 2006 05:17 AM

well actually he has been eating sm weaned rats which were leaving a "lump" but i ran out and had a few pups, im switching him from mice to rats..............
still no luck with the bigger girl, shes not budging with switching to rats

goregrind May 02, 2006 05:44 AM

just yesterday when i was feeding izzy her first rat weanling, she grabed on to the leg and pulled for a long time, that mouse just wouldnt tap out .
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