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09-05-10, 02:39 PM
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Non Carborundum Illegitimi
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GTP feeding
Can barely believe it but the GTP ate a mouse the same size that i feed my adult corn snake! I have some pics but am on the IPAD at the moment and cant post them, hope to get them up tomorrow.
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09-05-10, 03:49 PM
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Re: GTP feeding
How old is the GTP? My male GTP likes big meals
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09-05-10, 04:09 PM
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Non Carborundum Illegitimi
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Re: GTP feeding
About a year, he is an 09. This was his second meal for me.
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09-05-10, 05:09 PM
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Captain America
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Re: GTP feeding
Welcome to the world of Morelias. Just like with carpet it amazing the size of food they eat. My bredli carpet and borneo are the same age and my bredli eat the same size rats as the borneo. Even though he quite a bit smaller.
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09-06-10, 05:02 PM
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Non Carborundum Illegitimi
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Re: GTP feeding
Well here are the pics - didn't realise how many i took!! The blood you can see on the perch is from the mouse - i damaged its nose when picking it up with the tongs - all cleaned up now!
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09-06-10, 05:05 PM
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Non Carborundum Illegitimi
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Re: GTP feeding
and more........
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09-06-10, 05:06 PM
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Re: GTP feeding
last ones - i promise!!
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09-06-10, 05:07 PM
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Re: GTP feeding
Think he is full now - has barely moved since he ate!
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09-06-10, 09:18 PM
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Re: GTP feeding
LOL he should be full after that.
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09-06-10, 10:25 PM
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Re: GTP feeding
oh dont stop posting pics please, he looks so sweet
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09-07-10, 06:54 AM
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slainte mhath
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Re: GTP feeding
looking good rob.
glad he's eating away for you.like chuck said you'll be surprized at the size of a meal morelia can put away.
my bred were hammering large weaners and small rats not long after they were a year old.eating machnines is what they are...!!
only my thoughts mate but once you have established he's eating regular i'd try and get him onto rats.make it easier to feed as an adult.a medium rat is a lot better than having to give multipul large mice.
i always try and get my hatchlings onto rats from the time they're big enough to take rat pups.which is mostley a few feeds after they're out the egg.
nice pictures mate keep them coming.
cheers shaun
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09-07-10, 07:45 AM
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domi adsum
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Re: GTP feeding
Nice Pic's Rob! I love how they hang upside down and eat. Was that blood I saw on his perch? Squeeze a little hard did he? 
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09-07-10, 07:57 AM
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Re: GTP feeding
I try to not touch their food with my hands to avoid any confusion with smells, i picked up the mouse by the head with the tongs ot turn it around to get a better grip before feeding and somehow caught the mouses nose and it started bleeding.
Take your point about the rats shaun, thanks, once he is established will start switching him over, i get the feeling that he will be a dustbito be honest and eat anythign we give him!
The scariest part of feeding is that he was aseep when i opened the viv and in one movement he woke up and struck a good third of his length, during which time i could see that he wasnt holding on with his tail and as he was wrapping the mouse with his front end his tail was wrapping on the perch to get a proper hold, i really thought he would get a good hold and THEN strike but hey, he seems to know what he is doing!!
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09-07-10, 09:03 AM
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The Original Urban Legend
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Re: GTP feeding
Awesome- congrats! You've got a beautiful little fellow there. And he seems to like to eat!
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09-07-10, 10:36 AM
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Re: GTP feeding
very nice pictures. makes me even more anxious to get my emerald
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