You folks might find this amusing, and maybe even have some stories of your own to share.
My ball, who's a little short of a year old, seems to think feeding time is now a game! She eats F/T small rats, and she's always been a super feeder. Every week, never misses.
Well, I feed her in her tank (I can hear the collective gasps in the crowd at that!), but that's just what I've always done. (She's also very tame--no hissing or striking when I take her out.) Anyway, I set the "mood" for dinner by shutting off most of the lights, which usually gets her pretty excited. Lately, she's changed the plan at this point. Instead of just waiting right out there in the open for the rat to drop in, now she shoots into her hide with just her head sticking out. She waits. I drop the rat in and POW! She strikes it and literally pulls it inside. What's funny about this is that she's done this several times now. No other changes to her tank or anything. Same dead rats, same weekly feeding.
I guess it's "Game On" for her!
That's one big advantage to keeping a snake in a glass tank rather than a sterlite. It's really fun to see the patterns of behavior these snakes can have. She's totally a neat display animal for me. In fact, I work from home and keep her tank right next to my desk.
Any one else have some goofy stories to share?
