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Corn Prey Killing Methods

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ChrisR:)

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yesterday i was trying to get my corn to eat so i tryed a live pinkie immediately he struck at it but that was it all he did was hold the struggling pinkie in his mouth without trying to constrict whic is how they kill their prey.
Do some of your corns kill their prey that way? :shrugs:
 
I once fed mine a live pinkie when I first got him. He did the same thing. He struck at it, held it in his mouth for about a minute, then proceded to swallow it. he did not constrict it. The mouse was still alive when he swallowed it. I could tell because i could see a heart beat still even after he was halfway down his throat. I think maybe the snakes just feel that the pinkie is harmless so they do not need to waste energy killing it. Anyone else have a take on this?
 
I think that young corn's don't have a lot of practice killing their prey.but I'd wait for a expert to tell you something on it. :wavey:
 
ChrisR:) said:
yesterday i was trying to get my corn to eat so i tryed a live pinkie immediately he struck at it but that was it all he did was hold the struggling pinkie in his mouth QUOTE]
Did he eventually eat it? When my snakes ate pinkies they didn't always constrict, now they eat live stunned fuzzies and feeders, and sometimes they constrict and sometimes they don't. :crazy02:
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ChrisR:) said:
yesterday i was trying to get my corn to eat so i tryed a live pinkie immediately he struck at it but that was it all he did was hold the struggling pinkie in his mouth without trying to constrict whic is how they kill their prey.
Do some of your corns kill their prey that way? :shrugs:
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So you got him to eat finally!!! Cool! You should be rejoicing big time.
 
The only one of my snakes that constricts is my king snake. None of my corns constrict. They may strike once in a while, but they just swallow their food. Then again they feed on f/t, not live or stunned.
 
yup i finally got him to eat :D the stubborn guy just wanted to eat live struck pretty fast to so he was pretty hungry im sooo happy right now he hving a quiet rest in his warm hide digesting his meal :rolleyes:
 
The only time I fed live pinkies they just struck and ate. My amel always constricts, all my others, sometimes. On an interesting side: I don't feed live because I don't think it's safe, but my female who just laid, was not interested in food at all. Stephen suggested trying live to jumpstart her appetite. She's always been fed f/t her whole life, and sometimes she'd constrict, and sometimes not. She took the live mouse in an instant. Struck and constricted without the mouse even being able to get out a squeek. Constricting is instinctive and I think they know if they need to or not.Can't wait to get her back on f/t though. I don't breath easy with a live one in there. She's so thin I can't imagine she has much energy, but she didn't have any problem at all. Just goes to show....we may be domestically breeding them, but wild instinct still lives on!
 
I attempted to get mine to strike and constrict by wiggling a F/T, But to no avail. He knows he doesn't need to. The closest he gets is if I wiggle it above him he'll strike, and then pull tightly, when I let go his strategy is to eat it as quickly as possible lol.

I have since stopped and just give him his food lol. Like it's been said, they know if they need to constrict or not, even when you're tricking them, in my case :)
 
My female miami phase used to do the exact same thing as a hatchling,she would grab the pink and after a minute or 2 just swallow it.
I have noticed that some hatchlings have this tendancy to not constrict.I have also noticed that as they get older the instinct of grabbing its prey and the constricting seems to get a lot better.
Maybe its the size of the prey or maybe they get more confident and skilled as they get older.. :shrugs:

My two adults have absolutely no hesitation going for their prey and constricting,my female miami often gets so over eager for food that i get tagged (got tagged on saturday trying to change her water) :cry: :puke01:

I wouldnt worry about the fact that they not constricting just yet....Im sure with time it will happen :cheers:
 
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