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Old 08-16-03, 10:56 AM   #1
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Question Tail first???

How weird is it that my baby bp took both her hoppers tail first?
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Old 08-16-03, 11:13 AM   #2
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My first BP did the same...took 2 hoppers tail first....It scared me...but they ended up going down ok...no problem, but it freaked me out...
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One of our corns took down a jumbo mouse SIDEWAYS. You'd be amazed how flexible they are.
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ok i won't worry then. they went down without a problem i just wondered if cause any sort of digestion problems
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My male bp sometimes takes small rats tail first...no problem.....
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Old 08-16-03, 09:21 PM   #6
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it doesn't matter, if it eats, it eats, z'all good
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Old 08-18-03, 08:37 PM   #7
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Nope. Nothing wrong with them swallowing their prey backwards. However it may be an indication that the prey is too small.
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Old 08-18-03, 09:11 PM   #8
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Thats what I was thinking to linds.......but I wasn't to sure....
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