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non aggressive eater

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wisconsin

brandon
my snow corn is about 7-8 months old ---was a very fussy eater in her younger days.----my question is---when she eats a pinkie she does so very slowly and non aggressive slowly opening her mouth eating the f/t morsel.
will she become more aggressive as she ages and try to constrict?
are all juvies like this?
 
People say snakes can tell when they don't need to expend energy to kill. I think they even eat live pinks and fuzzies without constricting sometimes!

I don't have anyone who constricts any more, although Zee sometimes envenomates FT mice.

Nanci
 
If she's eatting the food I don't understand why it's a problem.
As Nanci said she's just expending less energy.
 
Until this Sunday our 10 mth old normal was exactly the same. His food has always been defrosted at room temperature until ready to eat. When I fed him on Sunday he hadn't eaten since April 9th due to getting ready to shed. After he finally shed on Sunday morning I offered him a hopper that had been defrosted in warm water. He seized the mouse very violently and constricted like his life depended on it. The hopper was bloody from his bite. This is the first time he's done this and the question is - was it because he was hungry after his fasting or because the prey was warm and possibly he thought it was still alive? Pictures attached showing him after he had relaxed his grip a little.
 

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Nanci said:
People say snakes can tell when they don't need to expend energy to kill. I think they even eat live pinks and fuzzies without constricting sometimes!

I don't have anyone who constricts any more, although Zee sometimes envenomates FT mice.

Nanci
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this is my experience also, i fed my corn a stunned rat pup the other day and he seemed to sensed that it was still alive and constricted. but when i just feed F/T usually he doesn;t constrict at all.
 
:shrugs:I guess all corns are different and just go through different phases. Marmite constricted her fuzzy for the first time on her last feed. I was so proud! :DIt was like she had come of age.
 
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