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31-Jul-06, 01:53 PM
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hi all,
last night when feeding the juvie coastal, i noticed when i offered him the fuzzy with the tongs he was making a weird rocking movement. he was half out of his hide in the strike position, slightly rocking back and forth. would not take the food out of the tongs at all, like normal. as soon as i dropped it tho he smashed it straight away, no problems. has any one observed this motion in any of thier herps and if so is this normal behaviour. no health problems at all, eating regular, good slough, very health looking. any thoughts are much appricieated. ash
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31-Jul-06, 01:58 PM
|  | Crab Battle Subscriber | Join Date: Jul-06 Location: Penrith/ Sydney Age/Gender: 19  | | | | RE: weird movements
he was probably just rocking to head to judge distance
i have herd that rats with red eyes do the same beacuse there vision isnt the best and they have to rock b4 jumping so they can judge the distance
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31-Jul-06, 02:01 PM
| | Seller | Join Date: Jun-06 Location: sydney | | | | RE: weird movements
its probly because it was streched out trying to get the foods, so it would be trying to maintain balance |
31-Jul-06, 02:01 PM
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A lot of predators move their heads from side-to-side to assist in judging distances before pouncing - owls especially, reptiles of course.
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31-Jul-06, 02:04 PM
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Nothing to worry about at all, I've seen quite a few of my snakes do the same thing and as Jamie said, it's a common trait among predators.
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31-Jul-06, 02:19 PM
| | Seller | Join Date: Jun-06 Location: sydney | | | | RE: weird movements
weird, i thought it was a balance thing, but now that you say that, it make sense |
31-Jul-06, 02:23 PM
|  | Ford loving Snake Subscriber | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Penrith, NSW | | | | RE: weird movements
my jungle does it all the time nothin to worry about mate |
31-Jul-06, 02:30 PM
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yeah i thought it might be normal behavior. just never seen him do it before.it's like he was telling me. "just drop my food over there thankyou"
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31-Jul-06, 02:38 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Central QLD | | | | RE: weird movements
Lol well then maybe he was :wink: They do all have their own quirky habits at times. I know of some who wont take it unless you drop it on the floor and leave it and some who basically expect it to be dropped into their mouths and would probably even rather you assisted swallowing too  
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31-Jul-06, 02:40 PM
| | Ford loving Snake Subscriber | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Penrith, NSW | | | | RE: weird movements
yeah thats it except my jungle is a pig of an eater now and he just takes it straight away no wasting time with him or dancin round |
31-Jul-06, 02:56 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-06 Location: Toowoomba Gender:  | | | | RE: weird movements
Snakes don't focus the same way we do, the movement from side to side and back and forth is just them focusing and judging the distance. My larger BHP does it a lot, I often think he might be lining me up instead.
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31-Jul-06, 03:12 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: May-06 Location: Noosa, Queensland Age/Gender: 21 | | | | RE: weird movements
yep one of my new coastals does it when being fed, and my childrens python did it EVERYTIME i stuck my hand in... Yep it was judging distances  | |
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