Almost got bit!!! lol

marisa · 11-08-02, 12:33 PM

Like I mentioned in humidity thread I just moved my small (bout 15 inches) ball python into a tank two days ago. Well last night was his feeding day but I didn't think he would eat since he had just moved from his comfy rubbermaid to this open tank. Not to mention I had a couple weeks of problems to get him eating in the first place.

I placed a thawed mouse at the entrance of his hide like normal, and left for 30 minutes. I came back and there is the mouse. So I was like no biggie, didn't expect anything anyway. And against my better judgement I reached in with my bare hand to grab the mouse and just as his head lifted off the floor (had em by them tail) my BP comes flying and I mean FLYING out of his hide and snatches it. I was SO surprised. Normally I cant even be in the room or near the room when he eats or else he gets too shy. haha! Just got a little nip on me.

They are pushy little buggers when they are eaters!

marisa
p.s. moral of the story? I will never own a burmese python since my hand would be missing now for that mistake, and USE TONGS! *LOL*

Clownfishie · 11-08-02, 01:02 PM

First of all, congrats on him eating

Secondly -- I wouldn't even touch a dead mouse in the first place -- icky... hehe

I'm sure I'll get over that part though...
But I STILL jump when Xander snatches his food from the tongs -- he's so damn quick it's crazy. No way am I getting my fingers anywhere near that

marisa · 11-08-02, 01:11 PM

Trust me, I feel the same way about mice. I have just recently graduated to touching their tails.

I have a friend do all my mouse touching. I won't even grab them to change their cages, thaw them out or even take pinkies out of cages for feeding herps. Yuck. Mice are so gross. and evil. *LOL*

marisa

Darren Hamill · 11-08-02, 10:34 PM

LOL Marisa!

raebug2000 · 11-09-02, 09:42 AM

yes, mice are evil. but as my BF says, we balance the universe by sacrificing them to the almighty snake god. j/k lol

Lisa · 11-17-02, 12:30 AM

I don't mind holding the mice when they're frozen.... it's when the snake snatches them like they've said "give me my #^@&ing rat" and leaves you with a bit of tail skin that bugs me... could be worse though, could have to feed them bugs....

tightsqueeze · 11-20-02, 12:19 PM

TAIL SKIN IS THE ABSOLUTE WORST THING I HAVE EVER CAME ACROSS WHEN FEEDING MY SNAKES WITH TONGS .......EEEWWWWWWWWW IT IS SO GROSE BUT HEY , WHAT CAN YOU DO