Feeding question

forza_inter · 06-07-11, 01:07 PM

so i fed my dumerils boa a few minutes ago (3rd feeding i've done with her since i got her) and im starting to notice that she grabs the rat pup (F/T) and stays wrapped around it for a long time before she starts actually eating. its a dead mouse so i know it isnt waiting for the heart beat to stop....is this normal for a dum to wait a while before eating? or is it something i should be worried about?

thanks

NennaMeerkat · 06-07-11, 01:12 PM

Some snakes have a really hard prey drive and will constrict forever dead or alive. Some snakes seem to barely constrict at all. Some snakes don't constrict and just eat. Its normal and just another part of your snake's personality

forza_inter · 06-07-11, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by NennaMeerkat

Some snakes have a really hard prey drive and will constrict forever dead or alive. Some snakes seem to barely constrict at all. Some snakes don't constrict and just eat. Its normal and just another part of your snake's personality

alright cool, thanks.....the last time i fed it, it held on for like 10-12 minutes....the rat pup was totally flattened....looked like it had been through a compactor.....lol as long as she eats, im happy

Lankyrob · 06-07-11, 01:36 PM

I have a corn and a SD Retic that both squeeze their already dead prey for a good 20 mins before bothering to htink about actually eating. My BP will latch on and eat without constrictin as will my two other corns. My GTP and JCP pretty much inhale whatever prey is given to them - they barely finish their strike before they are swallowing.

Everyone response is normal - for them.

forza_inter · 06-07-11, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Lankyrob

I have a corn and a SD Retic that both squeeze their already dead prey for a good 20 mins before bothering to htink about actually eating. My BP will latch on and eat without constrictin as will my two other corns. My GTP and JCP pretty much inhale whatever prey is given to them - they barely finish their strike before they are swallowing.

Everyone response is normal - for them.

cool....yea cause my buddies brother has a young ball and i told him that my dum held on for a long time before eating....and he told me his brothers ball ate very quickly....i knew it was nothing, but i figured might as well ask and make sure

thnaks guys