Baby Brongersmai first feed

[cossiecraig]

I've had Nancy for 8 days now ,no handling whatsoever , just fresh water every 2 days and the odd misting for humidity .....!20130118_152829.jpg
So yesterday i tried to feed her and she was buried deep but i found her head ,so i held a rat pup and she struck straight away but also caught a chunk of coco-husk.......DAMN .....a minute or so passed and she let go of the rat to try and dislodge the husk which was well and truely stuck......my thoughts were well thats this feed down the pan as i know i have to help her remove it from her mouth ,she couldn't do it and i gave her about 3-4 mins to do so but no luck.......

Feed mode i wondered ,i'm sure to get bit here now ,anyhow i picked her up and gently held her behind her head and pulled her bottom lip down so my wife could use the tweezers to remove the husk ,all went well with that and no bites.....sweet

now to the rat pup ,i held Nancy in my hand and she took the rat from my hand no strike just a casual open of her mouth and i held her almost to the end ,i couldn't believe she was gonna eat after all that ,me and my wife were so happy that she did ,normally i feed on a lid but given she is a baby i didn't want to disturb or frighten her .20130115_192534.jpg

i later on checked on Sid and he greeted me with a yawn ,as if to say "i'm ready for my rat now " lol 20130103_200820.jpg

sorry for the long winded story here i just wanted to share it

[marvelfreak]

Beautiful blood and i love the last pictures.

[Theweinz]

That is amazing she was so comfortable with human contact. I have had snakes do such things, but never a Blood.

[cossiecraig]

Originally Posted by marvelfreak

Beautiful blood and i love the last pictures.

Cheers Chuck ,i know eh i was just lucky i had me camera albiet me cell phone .

[cossiecraig]

Originally Posted by Theweinz

That is amazing she was so comfortable with human contact. I have had snakes do such things, but never a Blood.

I know ,i was sure to get tagged by her ,but i couldn't leave her fighting with the husk ,if i done that i feared repurcusions of some sort.....that is the second time i handled her ,once bringing here home ,secondly to help with the removal of the husk and to feed ,she's so gentle........i wonder if it will last Lol ....i won't rest my laurels on this nor do i hope to have to repeat this when she's 5ft

[cossiecraig]

Week 2 and she hammered another Rat Pup home last night ,we couldn't be happier with how well she's settling in here

[marvelfreak]

Looking good.

[cossiecraig]

Originally Posted by marvelfreak

Looking good.

Cheers Chuck