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03-14-04, 11:37 AM
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Location: Edmonton
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YEAH!! Osiris ate FK!
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Nita Hamilton
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03-14-04, 12:31 PM
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Join Date: Jun-2003
Location: Calgary, AB
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Right on Nita, that's always good to hear. 
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03-18-04, 09:19 PM
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Super Genius
Join Date: Nov-2002
Location: Southwestern Ontario
Age: 49
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If the mouse 'jumped out' of the feeding box, I'm assuming that you left a live mouse in with your ball unrestrained. In that case, I'm very glad he took f/k as it seems it was only a matter of time before a definite injury.
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03-18-04, 11:52 PM
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Location: Edmonton
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I never put the lid on when I'm feeding them, the container is dark green so I wouldn't be able to see if I put the lid on. I always stay and watch while I'm feeding them unless it is dead. I'm a little unsure of what you mean by "unrestrained"? When feeding live am I supposed to tie the mice up so they can't run away? I'm sitting right there so as the mouse jumps out I grab it and throw it back in. Just a pain in the butt is all.
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Nita Hamilton
BALL PYTHONS!!
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03-19-04, 09:36 AM
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Join Date: Dec-2003
Location: Wichita, KS
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Even sitting there watching them, you won't be able to stop the mouse from injuring the snake. It can happen in a split second.
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03-19-04, 10:40 AM
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Join Date: Jul-2002
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
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Congrats Nita. Keep trying and hopefully you will get the other two to take F/T as well.
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03-19-04, 01:50 PM
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Super Genius
Join Date: Nov-2002
Location: Southwestern Ontario
Age: 49
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You would never be quick enough to stop that mouse from doing some serious damage. And yes, I do mean restrained. The snake doesn't need the mouse to be doing Michael Flately's Lord of the Dance to realize it's alive, just smell and a little bit of movement. What I do is grab the rodent by the scruff of the neck with my locking hemostats, and lay the rat down on the floor, and twist the hemostats stisting up all the loose skin in to a ball at the tip of the hemostats. This way the nose will still sniff, legs will slightly move, and the head is still available for a strike, releasing the hemostats only after the snake has made it's strike. No fuss, no muss, and most importantly, very little risk of injury.
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