That kingsnake feeding response.

[franks]

Dayum.
I fed my MBK a fuzzy and a hopper and he went nuts. He grabbed the fuzzy and banged it all over the place until it exploded it's guts all over. This is why I feed him in a seperate enclosure- he would eat a ton of aspen. It's not going to be fun when he is full grown trying to put him back, but I don't know what else to do. Kings are awesome. Thanks MBK guys for making me get one by bombarding this forum with your MBK pics.

[SnoopySnake]

Geez, sounds messy, haha. When my rainbow boas were on pinkies they would make a mess, I had a few explode just from them constricting.

[EL Ziggy]

How do you thaw your feeders Frank? The only time I've had mice explode was when I thawed them in hot water. Since I started letting the mice thaw naturally and using a hair dryer to warm them up I haven't had any more issues. Gotta love that king feeding response

[franks]

Usually by room temp and then hot water before feeding. I definitely left it in the hot water too long. I'm used to thawing large rats- guess I over cooked the mouse fuzz.

[sharthun]

Lol my MBK just gently swallows her prey. No striking or anything. She got more excited when young.

[Obsidian_Dragon]

Noodle strikes (and sometimes misses, which I find hilarious) but definitely doesn't indulge in other theatrics. Yours is uh, special.

[CosmicOwl]

I have a corn with a pretty crazy feeding response. She strikes at anything that comes into the tub and will bounce off the walls trying to get at things on the outside. When I give her a mouse, she will strike it hard and then coil her whole body around it.