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Jasper "missed" when I was feeding him last week.

He refused to let go until I ran water over his face for a while.
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Aubrey Ross

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My Pele used to do that all the time when she was a baby. For a few months! It took her forever to eat. Too funny! Gorgeous Snake though, even if he is a dummy

LOL, yeah I've had a few other make this mistake too, but never to this degree. It's usually a bite and.. oops! Then they let go. This guy would not release! I gave him a few minutes to figure it out on his own, but he just sat there like that. When I went to mess with him he just bit harder. So, off to the sink we went!
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Aubrey Ross

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I had one last week that missed and bit my tongs, which isn't that unusual in it of itself, but he constricted them and wouldn't let go. Rather than fight him, I just gave him the tongs and went to do something else for a while. I use rubber tipped tongs in case they do that, but I've never seen one constrict the tongs, it was too funny!

Well, now you know you've got a Blonde phase BRB!

Silly boy!

LOL! I like that... Blonde Phase!
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Aubrey Ross

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Great pictures, that is hilarious. I always enjoy feeding time, always a good possibility of some comic relief. Just a few days ago I accidentally dropped the lizard out of the forceps, and it took Jack a few minutes to finally zero in on it. But when he struck, he struck at the balled up paper towel next to the lizard. He was thrashing the paper towel around like he does with the anoles.

Great looking BRB, btw. Beautiful.

Thanks for the laugh,
Ed

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Thanks Ed. Thats a funny story about your Indigo. Didn't his lizard taste a bit dry and fluffy?
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Aubrey Ross

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Normally I just lurk this board since I don't actually have any BRBs (my brother has a pair & I think they're beautiful), but this story reminded me of my crested gecko. I actually saw her miss a cricket and end up eating some of her paper towel substrate once, and that wasn't the only time that she's tried, quite vigorously, to attack it when she misses a cricket. She usually doesn't succeed in tearing off chunks though. Thankfully she seems to have passed it through her system w/o getting impacted or anything. So much for paper towels being a completely "safe" substrate, eh?
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0.1 Crested Gecko - Pooh-Bear

hahaha brilliant, that cracked my up. Just like the pic of one of my girls, dragging around the rat by the tail!!
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Dave

2.2 Normal BRBs
0.1 Anery BRB
2.1 66% poss het anery BRB
1.1 het hypo BRB

Paid for, but stuck in europe somewhere hope to get from next german show
1.0 Anery BRB
0.1 66% poss het anery BRB
2.5 66% poss het new european line hypo

Hee hee... yeah he's a goofy one.
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Aubrey Ross

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My little BCI does that every week. He drags the mouse around his cage for an hour sometimes before he eats it. I even saw him toss it up in the air before. Talk about playing with your food!

I cant say too much because both Dudette and Cherry have done this a couple times each recently. Dorks. I always worry that they will try to eat themselves!
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Jess
2.3 adult BRBs (Sango, Dude, Copper, Cherry, Dudette)
1.1 juvie BRBs born 6/18/06 my first litter(Zeek, Isis)
0.0.4 neonate BRBs born 5/12/08 at approx 6:10 am
0.1 Pacific/Celestial Parrotlets (Booger)
1.0 normal corn (Pop the Cornsnake)
1.1 african brown house snake (Nellie, Lacie)
1.1 crested geckos (Chips, Dijon)
0.1 paranoid mother "too many snakes!"
1.0 significant other that gives me a funny look when I say a baby snake is cute

LOL... sometimes snakes make themselves look dumb. But hey... who are we (humans) to talk!?
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Aubrey Ross

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n/p

Can you tell me more about this? Theres hardly any clear information about what Ouroboros Syndrome. I have never heard of it before.
Any info would help, thanks!
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Jess
2.3 adult BRBs (Sango, Dude, Copper, Cherry, Dudette)
1.1 juvie BRBs born 6/18/06 my first litter(Zeek, Isis)
0.0.4 neonate BRBs born 5/12/08 at approx 6:10 am
0.1 Pacific/Celestial Parrotlets (Booger)
1.0 normal corn (Pop the Cornsnake)
1.1 african brown house snake (Nellie, Lacie)
1.1 crested geckos (Chips, Dijon)
0.1 paranoid mother "too many snakes!"
1.0 significant other that gives me a funny look when I say a baby snake is cute

An ouroboros is that greek symbol of a snake eating it's own tale. It represents infinity.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouroboros

And ouroboros syndrome is another name for "circular causation". One thing causes another which causes another which causes another which causes the first thing that got the circle started.
Jeff

>>An ouroboros is that greek symbol of a snake eating it's own tale. It represents infinity.
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>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouroboros

Sorry, I'm a total dork!
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Jess
2.3 adult BRBs (Sango, Dude, Copper, Cherry, Dudette)
1.1 juvie BRBs born 6/18/06 my first litter(Zeek, Isis)
0.0.4 neonate BRBs born 5/12/08 at approx 6:10 am
0.1 Pacific/Celestial Parrotlets (Booger)
1.0 normal corn (Pop the Cornsnake)
1.1 african brown house snake (Nellie, Lacie)
1.1 crested geckos (Chips, Dijon)
0.1 paranoid mother "too many snakes!"
1.0 significant other that gives me a funny look when I say a baby snake is cute

Suckah!!!!!

But we still love ya!! (need the laughs)
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

>>Sorry, I'm a total dork!

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Aubry,
Often reading these forums I can't help but think many hobbyist regard their snakes as nothing more than animated hunks of meat. I've always thought otherwise. Then I saw your picture....
Good one,
Paul

LOL, I've never thought of them as hunks of meat, but I guess Jasper thought it of himself!
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Aubrey Ross

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Gotta love em even though they're not the sharpest pencils in the pouch. (they are however some of the brightest crayons in the box)
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC and still very fiesty)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
26.49 BRB
20.21 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Well said!!
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Aubrey Ross

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www.SlipstreamSerpents.com

>>Jasper "missed" when I was feeding him last week.
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When the student is ready, the teacher appears. When the student is ready, the teacher appears. When the student is ready, the teacher appears. When the student is ready, the teachers appears.

Not sure if you're being sarcastic? I didn't think it was that scary, just silly.
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Aubrey Ross

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Both literally and figuratively LOL!!!

I was married once and I bit my wife on the butt cause she was not paying attention to what I was saying.

Attention getter, not a real bite just a nip LOL.

Grrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!

Also better to grab themselves then YOU!!!

>>Jasper "missed" when I was feeding him last week.
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Roberts Realm Of Reptile Research
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Thanks,

I opened my mouth and out flowed a melody black.

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>>Also better to grab themselves then YOU!!!
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You talking about ex-wives or snakes????

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>>>>Also better to grab themselves then YOU!!!
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>>You talking about ex-wives or snakes????
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Roberts Realm Of Reptile Research
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Thanks,

I opened my mouth and out flowed a melody black.

LOL....given the things you'll actually say, I crack up at the though of what you may decide needs to be held back.

well I do not want any more time outs lol

>>LOL....given the things you'll actually say, I crack up at the though of what you may decide needs to be held back.
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Thanks,

I opened my mouth and out flowed a melody black.