Video feed works and heres an answer.............

Posted by Fred Albury on January 17, 2002 at 09:27:12:

In Reply to: Tell me if this Video Works of eating Indigo posted by Digomania on January 17, 2002 at 03:37:59:

: It is a 1 year old female Indigo eating a mouse. She sniffs it then strikes 2 inches away as if blind- my kings do that also- Why? ,then smells it again and eats it ,no shaking, no violence as I have heard in Indigos, very perfunctory. WIN 98 and WMedia 7 required - high speed access helps- let it load then play back if necess.

Dig-o,

Indigos are site hunters...that is what the BOOKS tell us. But if you have ever watched a captive Eastern go after food, it is as if they are totally blind and "surprised" that food is around them. I have had them go RIGHT over the prey tiem...backtrack...and then bite the side of the cage....then bite the portion of their OWN body that touched the mouse...and finally...mercifully bite the mice!
So much for sight hunting!!!!
I know this much, they can definetly tell the diffrence betwen dead non-moveing prey and live and accomodate their aggresive tactics for it. I also think(My theory for what it is worth) that they "learn" through trial and error and younger neaonates need to get a clue as to what is an appropriate response to live food.

BTW....thanks for the footage!
Please include Hula girls and Palm trees
in next video feed( Theirs more to life than
Drymarchon :)

*cheers*
Fred

Fred

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: : It is a 1 year old female Indigo eating a mouse. She sniffs it then strikes 2 inches away as if blind- my kings do that also- Why? ,then smells it again and eats it ,no shaking, no violence as I have heard in Indigos, very perfunctory. WIN 98 and WMedia 7 required - high speed access helps- let it load then play back if necess. : : Dig-o, : Indigos are site hunters...that is what the BOOKS tell us. But if you have ever watched a captive Eastern go after food, it is as if they are totally blind and "surprised" that food is around them. I have had them go RIGHT over the prey tiem...backtrack...and then bite the side of the cage....then bite the portion of their OWN body that touched the mouse...and finally...mercifully bite the mice! : So much for sight hunting!!!! : I know this much, they can definetly tell the diffrence betwen dead non-moveing prey and live and accomodate their aggresive tactics for it. I also think(My theory for what it is worth) that they "learn" through trial and error and younger neaonates need to get a clue as to what is an appropriate response to live food. : BTW....thanks for the footage! : Please include Hula girls and Palm trees : in next video feed( Theirs more to life than : Drymarchon :) : : *cheers* : Fred : : Fred

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