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Unexpected feeding results
So as some of you mat know, last week added 2 snakes to my collection a bull snake and a hognose. I attempted the first feeding for both of them today. I was fully expecting that the 12g hognose may give me some problems eating. I couldnt have been more wrong. Once I thawed it I offered it to her with the tongs there were 2 or 3 tongue flicks and she grabbed it with no hesitation. I then offered a pinkie rat to the 75g bullsnake. I sat there wiggling it with the tongs for about 15 minutes with no success. By the end of the 15 minutes he did give me quite a show. He postured up hissing and striking like crazy! After a minute or two of hissing and striking without taking it I decided to just leave it and not stress him out. Ill try him again in a few days. The most surprising part of the whole feeding event came when I decided that I didnt want to waste the rat on someone else who would swallow it like an asprin. So I offered it to the hoggie and sure enough she took a while to do it but got the pinkie down with no problem.
Not at all the results I was expecting but found it quite interesting and thought I'd share.
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