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Aboreal means the live in the trees right? so how do you all get them to eat the mouse on the ground, or do u dangle it in front of its head. i do not own a chondro but i am just curious

They're great hunters........or they'll just take it off forceps if offered and it looks like this.

Brandon Osborne

Well started chondros are very anxious feeders. Most keepers have to use long hemostats and a shields when feeding to a void a bite stimulated by their heavy feeding response.

They will take food offered above or below them.

Chondros in the wiled are reported to be seen on the ground and at waste level, as well as the tree tops.

Sheilds? You big sissy! lol. WE DON'T NEED NO STINKING SHEILDS!!!!!

B

I had an extra fuzzy mouse left over tonight another snake didnt want... monty's feeding isnt for 2 more days yet but i didnt want it to go to waste so i let him eat it. Tossed it to him. He was holding it in his mouth like a cigar...lol.

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thats a beautiful snake...

whats your preference??? yellow belly or white??? i perfer white

shiloh

..........but how many chondro keepers out there regularly watch your snake pick a live mouse off the ground? i would imagine it would be cool, but just hard to image after seeing a ball and a rainbow boa kill live prey.

Hey, i have a few chondros who are a bit over anxious when its feeding time. They will come out of their enclosures striking, I'm just conserned about my personal saftey. I'm not a bit fan of being bit .

I have had to feed a chondro a live rodent. I suspect most do not like to do it because of the risk on such an expensive python. I find it's no differnt watching them eat a f/t than a live.

ya i have heard chondros can be a bit nippy, its just that i have 2 boids and the way the eat, they would never be able to pick a mouse off the bottom of their cage when in a branch, i guess thats why they are chondros