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I fed my ribbons earlier today, and tonight I found a fresh fish stuck to a partially digested one on one of the plants in my viv. I did note that one of the fish still in the water dish had a bite mark on its tail but is still swimming around. Is it possible that they just got overzealous and literally bit off more than they could chew? I'm really concerned. I'm not sure which of my two ribbons did it, and I don't know what to do from here!
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~Cynthia

"And in the spring, I shed my skin and it blows away with the changing wind..."

Not to worry, I have had more than a few garter snakes throw up with no ill effects.

Ribbons do tend to get a little crazy when eating, so your theory is sound, one of them probably over did it.
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Regards,
Wayne A. Harvey
Thamnophis US
Thamnophis.co
Thamnophis dot net

too many darn snakes to list anymore...

They both ate with no ill effects tonight. I'll keep an eye on them and see what happens. The male, who is smaller, ate way more than his fair share. If that's what's going on, then maybe I'll have to separate them for feedings. Bleh.
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~Cynthia

"And in the spring, I shed my skin and it blows away with the changing wind..."

I always separate for feeding time, seen too many food fights.

Have had one completely swallow it's cage mate once, she wanted his food so bad she ate him with it.
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Regards,
Wayne A. Harvey
Thamnophis US
Thamnophis.co
Thamnophis dot net

too many darn snakes to list anymore...

Do you just put one in a tub with its own fish bowl? Covered or uncovered? Sorry for the dumb questions, but I've always fed all my snakes in their enclosures.
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~Cynthia

"And in the spring, I shed my skin and it blows away with the changing wind..."