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Auld Baldy
Ikea's Pimp

United Kingdom
1619 Posts

Posted - 04/03/2013 :  02:42:57  Show Profile  Visit Auld Baldy's Homepage  Reply with Quote
So, feeding day had a few interesting moments today.

Fester the MBK decided that it was time for his first large mouse since before christmas. He's only had 1 small mouse since the end of October. Let's hope that he's over the futile dreams of passion stage.

Little Diablo Diego didn't need asked twice if his rat pup was to his satisfaction. Struck and demolished it like a pro. He even gave a little tail rattle of appreciation.

Up next ... Cue the CSI theme tune and get the coffee ready SBB.

This episode contains scenes of wanton violence, pain and blood. So you lot of ghouls will be very happy.

The crime scene. Initial tests indicate that the blood is probably human. Directionality and trail indicates a sudden, unexpected assault. Evidence also points to a definite lead for the perpetrator.



The victim may be able to describe the assailant ... once he stops shouting rude words.



The prime suspect. Claims it was a mistake due to being hungry and had nothing to eat since before christmas.



Hope you wet yourself this time SBB.
Any suggestions for getting B Rhesus Positive out of the living room carpet would be appreciated.


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.

serena_08
Yearling

United Kingdom
784 Posts

Posted - 04/03/2013 :  09:12:33  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Baby wipes worked really well getting blood out my carpet!

I like how you tell these stories, even if you do make us all out to be blood thirsty cretins lol!

1.0.0 Corn: D-Bo (Amel)
1.0.0 Western Hognose: C*ntyB*ll*cks
0.1.0 MBK: Rosa
0.0.1 Leopard Gecko: Zuko
0.0.1 Bearded Dragon: Kobe
0.0.1 Fire Bellied Toad: Snoop
1.1.0 Cats: Penny and Sheldon
1.0.0 Staffy: MooMoo


I intend to live forever. So far, so good.
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Georgina
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
2382 Posts

Posted - 04/03/2013 :  09:48:52  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Use cold water and soap. If you use hot it will set the blood to the fabric x

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1.0 phantom reverse pin dal brindle crested gecko (goyle)
0.2 red dal red harly (sprite) 99% full pin Harley crested gecko (TuLong)
0.0.3 miomantis paykullii
0.0.3 Bombina orientalis (oriental fire bellied toad)
0.3 fancy mice (snap, crackle and pop)
1.0 yorkshire terrier (jasper)
2.1 cats (echo, shadow and pokey)
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Hissyfit
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
2214 Posts

Posted - 04/03/2013 :  12:01:28  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Ouch that looks nasty

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Lozzy
Sub Adult

United Kingdom
1556 Posts

Posted - 04/03/2013 :  13:22:19  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Lmao that is brilliant!!! Nearly wet myself!! Hehehehhe



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1.0 CB11 Ultramel Anery Consnake -Orion
0.1 CB11 Lavender Cornsnake - Star
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Razee
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
2525 Posts

Posted - 04/03/2013 :  14:46:23  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
One more here for cold water, works well.

Vampire snake! :-0

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1.0.0 CB11 Abbots Okeetee- Little Twiddler
1.0.0 CB11 Hypo corn- Sebastianek
1.0.0. CB14 Butter Motley - Squidwood
0.0.2 CB18 normal/ Okeetee yearlings Bunny and Lalalishka
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sue2012
Hatchling

United Kingdom
391 Posts

Posted - 04/03/2013 :  16:26:42  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
omg fist comes the giggles lmao then comes the ouch u poor man lol as for blood cold salt water is ment to be really good

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gmac
The Scottish Admin

United Kingdom
5319 Posts

Posted - 04/03/2013 :  16:36:05  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
leave the blood and say next time cold callers come round "thats what the snakes done to the last cold caller, thats all thats left of him" :D


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lupi lou
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
3670 Posts

Posted - 04/03/2013 :  16:36:30  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
ouch!! I didn't chuckle honest!!


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Auld Baldy
Ikea's Pimp

United Kingdom
1619 Posts

Posted - 04/03/2013 :  16:47:23  Show Profile  Visit Auld Baldy's Homepage  Reply with Quote
"leave the blood and say next time cold callers come round "thats what the snakes done to the last cold caller, thats all thats left of him" :D"

PMSL. That's a winner, G.

I am deeply touched, nay, overwhelmed by the concern and interest shown for salvaging my home decor. Now has anyone any bright ideas on how to disguise the big clean blotches that have appeared!

BTW, the finger is fine. Slightly punctured and bruised but still serviceable.


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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ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
5292 Posts

Posted - 04/03/2013 :  17:04:21  Show Profile  Visit ScalySituation's Homepage  Click to see ScalySituation's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
did it hurt when he did it?

The most ive ever been got by is a tiny hatchling corn, so it'l be a big surprise when something else gets me lol

1.0.0 Butter motley corn (Sheldon)
0.1.0 Caramel Corn (Maggie)
0.1.0 Caramel motley corn (Echo)
1.0.0 Cat (Angus)
1 mealworm colony
RIP Skye x
Sleep well Sonny, Mummy loves you xx
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paulie78
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
2331 Posts

Posted - 04/03/2013 :  17:09:59  Show Profile  Visit paulie78's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Sorry but i couldnt read that properly for chuckling but owwwwwww that bite looks nasty lol honest to god id be out cold on the floor if i saw that much of my own blood outside my body lol


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Donnie
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
3215 Posts

Posted - 04/03/2013 :  18:49:56  Show Profile  Click to see Donnie's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
Auld, poor vambo. He went through all that effort to get a feed and you still have all of your fingers you could of at least given him a pinkie

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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault

United Kingdom
8403 Posts

Posted - 04/03/2013 :  18:51:51  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
WHOA!!!!!!!! now thats was a bad one!
I read topic, did laugh as i was reading, but at he blood everywhere, you got MAJOR sympathy, the last pic does not look like would produce all that blood!
See not 100% evil lol


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0.1.0 Staffy - Lyla
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smart bunny
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
5091 Posts

Posted - 04/03/2013 :  19:33:44  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Ouch!!

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Auld Baldy
Ikea's Pimp

United Kingdom
1619 Posts

Posted - 04/03/2013 :  20:37:32  Show Profile  Visit Auld Baldy's Homepage  Reply with Quote
@ Scaly. Imagine sticking your finger into one of these desk-top pencil sharpeners and birling the handle. Well it's not as bad that but you will be surprised.



OK guys, I've had my fun.

To be honest it is a lot more dramatic than it looks. Still, he did surprise me and get my attention rather promptly. The story is that he's not eaten since before christmas and was starting to look kinda lean. He might be heading for a shed as well as he's spending a lot of time soaking over the past few weeks.

Anyway, I've been trying to get him to take a large mouse for starters instead of his usual small rat. I popped it into the viv on a tray and gave it a wee twirl. He seemed interested and had a snuffle around it so I left him for 15 minutes. He hadn't touched it and curled up in his cat tray. Oh! Well! It won't go to waste and reached in remove the tray. Big mistake, he went for it big time, missed and nailed me instead. I think it was just the movement that kicked off the response.

Of course, he managed to get a couple of coils around my hand plus a good anchor hold with his tail around the log. You can see it in the previous photo. It is almost impossible to uncoil that tail using one hand. Luckily, I had the camera handy to capture moments like this for posterity. Unfortunately, the Plan-A bottle of meths release was just out of reach. You would have appreciated me doing kung-fu high kicks to try and knock it over. Even Jackie Chan would have struggled. Remember that I'm trying to do this from a crouched position at a floor level viv.

OK, time for Plan-B. After 10 minutes I figured on one.

Slide his tail along and off the branch. That worked but meant more hand coils and a harder chomp down. At least I could stand up and get the crick in my back stretched. Had a pig of a job stopping that tail get wrapped around anything else. That's why there is blood all over the shop, I was dancing a jig trying to trap his tail under my foot. A wee dab of meths on the trapped finger and he literally spat me out. I'm sure I heard a loud BLECH!. Bundled him back into the viv and I was off to the bathroom to tend the shredded flesh.

The actual damage is laughable considering the free flow of blood. There were only a couple of deeper punctures that caused it. The others were no worse than a tag from a Corn. There is only slight bruising and a bit of tenderness due to the time clamped and the leverage he managed with that tail.

Sorry to disappoint you all but this is all I have to show for this episode. About the same 'damage' on the other side of my finger.
The up side is that by the time I had cleaned up and counted the fingers .....
He had eaten the mouse. Yay! RESULT!!



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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Donnie
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
3215 Posts

Posted - 04/03/2013 :  20:42:45  Show Profile  Click to see Donnie's MSN Messenger address  Reply with Quote
glad he ate for you and I am glad you lived to tell more tales

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smart bunny
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
5091 Posts

Posted - 04/03/2013 :  20:50:18  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I love Auld Baldy threads... rofl!!!

Yay - at least you know how to get him to eat now... :p

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Auld Baldy
Ikea's Pimp

United Kingdom
1619 Posts

Posted - 04/03/2013 :  20:56:30  Show Profile  Visit Auld Baldy's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Thank you fans.

Meant to mention that Fester scoffed his first since well before christmas as well. No fingers involved either. Bonus!


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.

Edited by - Auld Baldy on 04/03/2013 20:57:45
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Moppet
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
3315 Posts

Posted - 04/03/2013 :  21:28:52  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Ouchy. Apparently all he needed was a bit of a chomp on a finger as an appetiser haha.

Glad they're eating again, good news

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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault

United Kingdom
8403 Posts

Posted - 04/03/2013 :  22:14:03  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
If any snakes refuse food for ages, post out a few drops of your blood, that should work!
Glad he ate the mouse too!
But i take back my sympathy after reading last post i really felt bad, with only minor giggles


0.1.0 Corn - Kellogs
1.0.0 Hognose - Storm
0.1.0 Staffy - Lyla
1.0.0 Spaffy(staffy x springer)-Spyro
1.0.0 Ferret - Peanut R.I.P
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