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Old 12-29-12, 09:46 AM   #20
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Re: Is he too skinny? :(

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Originally Posted by shaunyboy View Post
i would have left the snake with the larger prey,unless he abandoned it himself

i have adult carpets who take several attempts before they find the head of the prey and take it down

i had a jag that tried for an hour and a half to take prey backwards,with a leg jammed hanging outside each side of his mouth,in the end he spat it out and found the head and ate

imo its not unusual behavior for a snake to have a few attempts at grabbing the correct end of the prey

cheers shaun
My male boa has this issue, I ended up buying a cork log and place the rat head facing out and put the butt end against the glass or other wall and now he never has an issue.
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