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My Charcoal Corn Snake eats pretty weird. It is 3 weeks old and it eats its food but it doesn't constrict it. I put a live small pinky in and he ate it while it was moving. It eventually died but it was in his throat living for a good mintue. Do i have to switch to dead pinky's and if so how should i kill them, keeping htem fresh. also how do i post a pik in a message on here. I dont have a website.

>>My Charcoal Corn Snake eats pretty weird. It is 3 weeks old and it eats its food but it doesn't constrict it. I put a live small pinky in and he ate it while it was moving. It eventually died but it was in his throat living for a good mintue. Do i have to switch to dead pinky's and if so how should i kill them, keeping htem fresh. also how do i post a pik in a message on here. I dont have a website.

It is normal for them to take pinkies without constricting.
This is not a problem. You do "habe" to switch to dead but in the long rum it will be easier and cheaper to get frozen pinkies/fuzzies/mice and just thaw them as needed.
To post a picture..Look above where you see the links. There is one there that says Photo Gallery. Go there and set up a free account and then you can upload pictures from your computer to the account. Then when you post here you can just go to the box below your post that says SELECT IMAGE. click on it and pick the photo you wish to add to your post. Once you get that down we can explain how to add multiple pics to a psot.
jimmy

>>>>My Charcoal Corn Snake eats pretty weird. It is 3 weeks old and it eats its food but it doesn't constrict it. I put a live small pinky in and he ate it while it was moving. It eventually died but it was in his throat living for a good mintue. Do i have to switch to dead pinky's and if so how should i kill them, keeping htem fresh. also how do i post a pik in a message on here. I dont have a website.
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>>It is normal for them to take pinkies without constricting.
>>This is not a problem. You do "habe" to switch to dead but in the long rum it will be easier and cheaper to get frozen pinkies/fuzzies/mice and just thaw them as needed.
>>To post a picture..Look above where you see the links. There is one there that says Photo Gallery. Go there and set up a free account and then you can upload pictures from your computer to the account. Then when you post here you can just go to the box below your post that says SELECT IMAGE. click on it and pick the photo you wish to add to your post. Once you get that down we can explain how to add multiple pics to a psot.
>>jimmy
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The second line above should read..You do not "have" to switch
not... you do "habe" to switch
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Jimmy (draybar)

Why don't you switch to frozen/thawed? It's much more convienant and you don't have to watch the poor little pinkie/fuzzie, etc. suffer by being eaten alive.
All mine eat F/T with no problems. Just thaw them out COMPLETELY befor you feed.