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Nichademus

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we have two fairly small corns (14"). when we feed them, the creamsicle sits there and walks her jaws up the pinkie until its gone. our okeetee gets a good hold on the pinkie, then stands straight up about 2"-3" and then proceeds to eat. every time. anyone else experience this?
 
this is absolutely normal. all my snakes did it as babies and are all big and healthy now. its not really easier for them, its just something they do. keep asking questions.
 
Mine does both of those things too - sometimes one way, sometimes the other. I'd guess its fairly normal, maybe getting a little help from gravity, or something... :)
 
I have a couple that eat that way, and the rest don't. It must be just something they do.
 
They're all individuals

My little ghost will only eat if I let her sit perched on the edge of the feeding box, she doen't like sitting on the paper towel, I thought she was trying to run away with her food at first but every time she gets her self arranged on the lip, she stops and finishes eating. My little sunglow eats with her nose pointing to the sky and then often does a little 'epileptic' quake when the food's halfway down her throat. My little snow eats anything you put in front of her without stopping to smell it and my little anery almost always takes the mouse but first...that's just my babies!

My big snow is just like his little sister and gobbles anything, anytime. My big anery always carefully inspects the food before eating it and my amel needs total privacy in the feeding box with the lid on and noone around. I haven't fed my new girl yet cos she's blue but I hear she's really aggressive and coils every time (on F/T).

I think it's a matter of getting to know your snakes as individuals just like a cat or a dog or a horse...or a person. The all have their little quirks and that's half the fun of keeping them. Good luck with your snake-ums,
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My female has done that since day one, and it looks like she taught my male to do it as well. He used to just eat it, then one day I noticed that he started lifting his head. It was funny too because he's a fairly aggressive feeder. He does the strike and coil and the whole nine yards. It's so funny.
 
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