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02-08-18, 12:26 AM
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Emergency please respond ASAP
So my boa is trying to eat her mouse sideways she didn't grab it right she let go then she grabbed it back by the butt I've heard that that can cause a lot of damage if they eat them backwards please help I don't know what to do how do I get her to let go
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02-08-18, 12:38 AM
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Re: Emergency please respond ASAP
Got it I may have stressed her out a little bit but I got her to open up
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02-08-18, 01:01 AM
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Re: Emergency please respond ASAP
So she is eating the mouse now but she got all kinds of substrate all over the mouse and is now eating it will this hurt her?
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02-08-18, 01:32 AM
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Re: Emergency please respond ASAP
Leave her be. Eating the mouse backwards won't hurt her and neither will a little substrate. She's more likely to be injured by someone trying to get the mouse back from her than by ingesting a little substrate.
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02-08-18, 05:36 AM
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Re: Emergency please respond ASAP
No need to worry. Next time just let her eat.
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02-08-18, 08:02 AM
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Re: Emergency please respond ASAP
The only real danger from your snake eating a mouse backwards is if you are feeding live prey items which could easily turn a bite your snake inflicting serious injuries. If you're feeding FT prey items, leave it alone, it will figure things out all by itself.
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02-08-18, 08:42 AM
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Re: Emergency please respond ASAP
Loads of my boas have taken them backwards at some point, but all have been frozen thawed, so they not going to try escape
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02-08-18, 10:03 AM
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Re: Emergency please respond ASAP
Quite literally nothing to worry about. 
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02-08-18, 11:52 PM
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Re: Emergency please respond ASAP
Ok yes I feed f/t, but the mouse wasn't just backwards it was also sideways and I thought if she ate it it would rip her open so anyway i got her to release the mouse then put her back in her enclosure and shockingly she did end up eating the mouse. She ate it backward and yes I did just let her go. I kinda figured the substrate really wouldn't hurt her just since I'm sure they end up getting stuff in their mouth when they are eating in the wild but I just thought I'd ask. Thank you for all of your replies.
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02-09-18, 06:03 PM
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Re: Emergency please respond ASAP
You fret too much--if the snake can't get it in sideways, it will move to the ends of the prey.
My black/white CA Striped King did just that this past feeding...it took a small pinky mouse from the side and was just getting around to moving to the head end when I came back in the room 30min later. I left it alone and then, when I offered a second one, it took it from the "correct" end.
Relax, nature is funny, and snakes are no exception.
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Originally Posted by Shauna0522
Ok yes I feed f/t, but the mouse wasn't just backwards it was also sideways and I thought if she ate it it would rip her open so anyway i got her to release the mouse then put her back in her enclosure and shockingly she did end up eating the mouse. She ate it backward and yes I did just let her go. I kinda figured the substrate really wouldn't hurt her just since I'm sure they end up getting stuff in their mouth when they are eating in the wild but I just thought I'd ask. Thank you for all of your replies.
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02-09-18, 09:29 PM
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Re: Emergency please respond ASAP
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Originally Posted by Scubadiver59
You fret too much--if the snake can't get it in sideways, it will move to the ends of the prey.
My black/white CA Striped King did just that this past feeding...it took a small pinky mouse from the side and was just getting around to moving to the head end when I came back in the room 30min later. I left it alone and then, when I offered a second one, it took it from the "correct" end.
Relax, nature is funny, and snakes are no exception.
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Ok thank you I will leave it next time lol
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02-11-18, 12:54 AM
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Re: Emergency please respond ASAP
My coastal always hamburgers her mice (folded) lol it’s hilarious
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