Feeding while shedding

[smy_749]

Don't snakes like A. melanocephalus and the drymarchon use blunt force trama to kill prey? I would imagine killing in that fashion could result quite frequently in prey items being torn in half no? Especially if they are on the smaller side...

[SSSSnakes]

Originally Posted by smy_749

Don't snakes like A. melanocephalus and the drymarchon use blunt force trama to kill prey? I would imagine killing in that fashion could result quite frequently in prey items being torn in half no? Especially if they are on the smaller side...

The Black Head Python is a constrictor, but the Indigo Snake does wildly thrash it's prey until dead. But I have noticed that normally when it comes to the smaller prey items, most snake eat them live without even trying to kill them and the larger prey items are harder to break apart. We use to feed a monitor mice and he would thrash and smash the mouse, but never did he tear it into two pieces. Not that I'm saying it could not happen.

[smy_749]

Originally Posted by SSSSnakes

The Black Head Python is a constrictor, but the Indigo Snake does wildly thrash it's prey until dead. But I have noticed that normally when it comes to the smaller prey items, most snake eat them live without even trying to kill them and the larger prey items are harder to break apart. We use to feed a monitor mice and he would thrash and smash the mouse, but never did he tear it into two pieces. Not that I'm saying it could not happen.

Ah ok, I've never seen it either.. Guessing its prob a bit easier with something like a fuzzy or a pinky though. They are kinda all smush anyways

[robertjnovak59]

None of my snakes have ever shown any interest in food when in shed. I don't even try feeding them in shed anymore.

[EL Ziggy]

Yes, I was very surprised when she ripped that fuzzy in half. She does have a tendency to thrash her food around a bit before eating it but that was the first time she didnt finish a meal. Maybe it was too mushy and tore while she was eating.I fed her a small hopper last night and she was just fine even though she didn't seem interested at first. She sometimes doesn't eat right away and will let the food stay in her bin for 30 minutes or more before she eats, unlike my Cal King who eats the minute food is offered. Different strokes for different snakes I guess.

[Mikoh4792]

Originally Posted by smy_749

Ah ok, I've never seen it either.. Guessing its prob a bit easier with something like a fuzzy or a pinky though. They are kinda all smush anyways

Definitely possible with pinkies, even pinky rats. Just the other day my baby bci tore a rat pinky open, leaving the guts on the substrates.