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Okay, so I just got my new blood about 3 weeks ago, and he was kinda on the skinny side, so when he finally started eating after 10 days, I was feeding him about every four days to get some weight on him. He's just slammed into every one I gave him until tonight. He took a long time to take it, and when he did, he just kind of slowly opened his mouth and gently took it as if to say, "Okay, okay, I'll eat it. Just go away and leave me alone!" Guess it's time to cut back to once a week!
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"You have insulted my footwear; my sandals do not like to be laughed at." --Samauri Jack

One of my sand boas just did that. We were trying to get her to eat live rat pups because she's still thin from breeding. She wouldn't take it and I picked up her tail because I was about to give up and put her back. I happened to move her head near the rat pup, and I looked down and her mouth was on it. I think she was thinking the same thing as your blood. Those silly snakes! (she ended up eating four)

My borneo does that sometimes. She slowly puts her mouth arround it and drags it back into her hide.
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WELLL! You have just described my adult blood in a few words.I got her as a baby and she has NEVER struck at a prey item. Its always really slow and methodical. Maybe your blood realized you are feeding her dead prey items and found no need to strike and wrap, if, in fact, this is what you are doing.
All my snakes (except the boas) eventually go to this pattern when they realize it is pointless to strike an animal that is dead.

That could be it! It's F/T all the way! It just kind of cracked me up because he had been so enthusiastic up to that point. Still sits with his head poking out of his hide at night, though.
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"You have insulted my footwear; my sandals do not like to be laughed at." --Samauri Jack

My blood as far as I know has always gotten f/t. After a few gentle tongue flicks he hits the prey so hard that he almost knocks the tongs out of my hands.