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Sleeper341
Hatchling
United Kingdom
124 Posts |
 Posted - 07/08/2012 : 13:32:48
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Hi, I've just fed Dani and she decided she wanted to eat her pinkie from the back end first. I didn't want to pull it away and turn it round as I thought this might stress her out a bit.
Is it a problem for them to digest if they take their prey tail first?
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1.1.0 cats (Lavender and Bertie)
1.1.0 Corns (Cyrus, Pewter and Daenerys, Caramel)
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Auld Baldy
Ikea's Pimp
United Kingdom
1619 Posts |
Posted - 07/08/2012 : 13:39:28
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Don't worry, it won't cause any problems.  |
1.0.0: Miami Normal: Taggart
0.0.1: Carolina Normal: Wee Woody
0.0.1: Grey Rat Snake: Mirkey
0.0.1: Amel Corn: Blaze
1.0.0: Carpet Python: Vambo
0.0.1: MBK: Fester
0.0.1: Florida King Snake : Rattler (Rattle & Hum)
0.0.1. California King Snake: El Diablo Diego
0.2.0 Tarantulas : Ermintrude & Euphemia. |
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paulie78
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2331 Posts |
Posted - 07/08/2012 : 13:39:32
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| Not a problem at all a few of my sub adults do it just takes em a lil while longer to eat it usually as instead of sliding down all streamlined its like putting a sqaure peg in a round hole lol |
6.8.0 Corn Snakes http://buzzsprehistoricpets.yolasite.com/
1.1.0 Royal
0.2.0 Chinchillas
1.1.0 Cats
1.1.0 Birds
0.0.2 Fishtanks
0.0.1 Cali Kingsnake
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Figs
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3319 Posts |
Posted - 07/08/2012 : 13:39:50
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Nope, theres usually no problems at all from swallowing bum first
Some snakes are just a bit squiffy like that 
Sure i've read somewhere that most snakes swallow head first so the horns, claws, beaks, spikes and other various pokey bits on the prey are pressed against the prey/pointing backwards to make swallowing easier... but pinkies dont have horns  |
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viraleye
Yearling
United Kingdom
695 Posts |
Posted - 07/08/2012 : 14:01:56
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I've read that when snakes have killed their prey, they will look for the head and then proceed to eat.
Either way they eat it makes no difference |
1.0.0 Cyrus - Amel het Anery ph Hypo - CURRENTLY AWOL
0.1.0 Diamond - Avalanche ph Charcoal, Hypo
1.0.0 Garland - Bloodred het Hypo
1.0.0 Pinball - Carolina
0.1.0 Casey - Hypo Lavender Stripe het Amel
0.0.1 - No Name Yet - Crested Gecko |
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Sleeper341
Hatchling
United Kingdom
124 Posts |
Posted - 07/08/2012 : 14:04:07
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| Thanks for the replies everyone, puts me at ease :) |
1.1.0 cats (Lavender and Bertie)
1.1.0 Corns (Cyrus, Pewter and Daenerys, Caramel)
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Lozzy
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1556 Posts |
Posted - 07/08/2012 : 14:49:23
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My Star is really special with eating and usually chews on the middle of the mouse for about 2 minutes before she finds the end *rolls eye* (usually the butt end lol) bless her!
So ye its fine like everyone else has said |
0.1 CB10 Snow Cornsnake - Galaxy ~(Currently MIA)
1.0 CB11 Ultramel Anery Consnake -Orion
0.1 CB11 Lavender Cornsnake - Star
0.1 Leopard Gecko-Simo
1.1 Jack Russell-T.J and Harley (Minature)
1.1 Cats-Rascal and Dizzee
1.0 TB Horse-Mickey |
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SexyBear77
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3796 Posts |
Posted - 07/08/2012 : 17:49:32
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| Not a problem at all. She's looking great! |
9.11 Cornsnakes
1.1 Hogg island boas
1.0 Dwarf Burmese python
Location: Watford
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mgtrock
Egg
United Kingdom
64 Posts |
Posted - 07/08/2012 : 17:49:48
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| HAHAHA looks like the pinky has its paw over it's eyes going "noooo i can't watch! he's eating my bum first!!" lol |
1.0.0 Carolina Corn (Slash)
1.0.0 British Giant Rabbit (Samson) |
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BOWZER43
Egg
USA
63 Posts |
Posted - 07/08/2012 : 18:50:54
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| haha yeah it does look like like that!!! haha but syn eats from butt end first too, usually he like picks it up and just drags it around into a corner and then like shoves it into his mouth upside down, it is really weird to watch him eat... |
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Okeetee Mick
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2308 Posts |
Posted - 07/08/2012 : 19:15:33
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| Not a problem, mine dont know one end from the other. |
0.1.0 Okeetee (Sookie) 0.1.0 Powder (Luna) 0.1.0 Bloodred (Arlene) 0.1.0 Caramel Stripe (Tara)
0.1.0 Ghost (Crystal) 0.1.0 Caramel (Jessica) 0.1.0 Lavender Stripe (Portia) 1.0.0 Platinum (Godric)
0.1.0 Thayers King (Lettie Mae) 0.1.0 Albino Blairs King (Lorena) 0.1.0 Russian Ratsnakes (Pam)
0.1.0 Korean Ratsnake (Katerina) 1.0.0 Russian Ratsnake (Lafayette)
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Falice
Yearling
United Kingdom
757 Posts |
Posted - 08/08/2012 : 17:26:20
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quote:
Originally posted by Lozzy
My Star is really special with eating and usually chews on the middle of the mouse for about 2 minutes before she finds the end *rolls eye* (usually the butt end lol) bless her!
So ye its fine like everyone else has said
LOL Trevor does exactly the same sometimes! how funny |
1.0.0 Royal Python (Sir Cuthbert)
1.0.0 Corn (Trevor)
1.0.0 C0ckatiel (Baldwin)
1.0.0 Jug - jack russel x pug (Keyser Soze)
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Moppet
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3315 Posts |
Posted - 08/08/2012 : 17:54:12
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| Apollo has done it twice now too. Once with a pinkie and once with a fluff. The pinkie went down as normal just backwards but the fluff took him ages to eat when it was bottom first! |
2.4.0 Corn snakes
1.0.0 horse
0.1.0 Golden retriever
1.4.0 Guinea pigs |
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mkmattyk
banned
United Kingdom
837 Posts |
Posted - 08/08/2012 : 18:07:43
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| you should watch some of mine trying to eat large mice backwards... very funny, they try and fit the tail and back legs all in one go, if they do it this weekend ill try and get a vid on here |
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IncurableFlirt
Hatchling
USA
373 Posts |
Posted - 10/08/2012 : 18:48:13
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I, too, have watched several of my snakes eat their prey butt first. My hubby calls them butt munchers.  Usually it is my younger Corns that do it, but I have witnessed my larger snakes (my female Royal to be exact) eating an adult mouse butt first. It takes her far longer to get the prey down, but she manages. |
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8.8 Royal Pythons
1.0 BCI Boa
1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
1.2 Corn Snakes |
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Hissyfit
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2214 Posts |
Posted - 12/08/2012 : 18:58:29
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Originally posted by mgtrock
HAHAHA looks like the pinky has its paw over it's eyes going "noooo i can't watch! he's eating my bum first!!" lol
Lol, I was thinking the same  |
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Jono2411
Yearling
United Kingdom
639 Posts |
Posted - 14/08/2012 : 12:20:35
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Hehe, when they get bigger and still do this it can get sketchy as you just see a leg jutting out the side of the snake :S
It's fine tho, they always seem to manage it or give up and go round the correct end so I wouldn't worry yourself :)
Great looking snake btw... |
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