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05-May-08, 06:50 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-07 Location: NSW, Sydney west | | | | You want to try and train your snake ????? "instinct" ?????
Cool, I want to train my cat to land on it's feet when chucked in the air lol.
But seriously, snakes sense more than just smell & taste.
They also sense heart beat, breathing, body temp and other litle factors that indicate whether their prey item is alive or dead. I garuntee if you threw a live rodent in there it will "instinctively" constrict the prey item. And before I get flamed let me make it clear *I do not recomend or condone live feeding*
Last edited by amazonian; 05-May-08 at 07:04 PM.
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05-May-08, 06:54 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-08 Location: Wollondilly NSW Gender:  | | | | My Blonde mac does that aswell she cruises over and smells it and will sometimes slowly grab it from the feeding tongs or otherwise i have to just leave it in her enclosure and she wil work out where the head is coil around it to hold it and mung down lol. I have never in the time i have had her seen her strike at food, nor me. |
05-May-08, 07:00 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Brisbane Age/Gender: 23 | | | | Some snakes will do this, not exactly sure why though. I would imagine it has something to do with the snake knowing it is dead(most seem to still constrict dead stuff). 2 of my macs will always eat chicken necks in a very docile fashion without constricting yet will smash a thawed rodent without thinking. |
05-May-08, 08:14 PM
|  | Friend of huey Subscriber | | | | | When its 8ft long you'll be wishing it was a quite feeder again!
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05-May-08, 08:23 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: May-08 Location: Victoria Age/Gender: 20 | | | | i had the same concern for the first month but then i started thawing the rats/mice in a plastic bag in boiling water now charleze goes spako quite often missing the rat altogether and striking like a brown snake (rapid fire) even if i just place the warm rat on the floor or in a tub she still stalks it then strikes (never missus if it aint moveing). |
06-May-08, 05:49 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-07 Location: Behind the bushes, Qld Gender: | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by cement  When its 8ft long you'll be wishing it was a quite feeder again! | LOL! Having seen that exact scenario in the flesh, i know you're right! Thanks for all the input! Like I said, he has no probs eating, just thought he acted like a bit of a poof whilst doing it. Doesn't bother me in the least but would be a concern down the track if i go to feed him something i bonked on the head and only knocked it out. Cheers and thanks again!
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07-May-08, 05:22 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-07 Location: Behind the bushes, Qld Gender: | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Ramsayi Once it has hold of the rat just give it (the rat) a bit of a shake,that will cause the snake to constrict. | Worked like a charm, thanks Ramsayi.
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