I've never seen a snake eat like this

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Posted by Beatrice Nichols on April 02, 2002 at 19:02:32:

My yearling Texas male arrived 2/19. We call him Shad Shadrack Meshack the Indigo)

I had live mice on hand and dropped one into the tank. Granted, it landed near the snake's head, but it was snatched up within a half-minute - no cruising the cage to get his bearings; I hadn't even put a hide box in yet.

Shad's eaten five live and three f/t's since I've had him. He's happy to eat every 4-5 days. Even blue.

He shed in March, and wasn't interested in the f/t offered until the eyes cleared. As soon as he ate, he began his shed within 24 hours.

Day before last, Lurking Spousal Unit pointed out that Shad's eyes were all milky blue. Tonight his eyes were opaque, but he ate the f/t offered. I'm thrilled and amazed.

I know I've gone on forever already, but are there any dangers associated with overfeeding? I'm thinking of an article I read recently about the Neapolitan mastiff (okay, I know, they aren't exactly first cousins as species). This article talked about over-zealous owners over feeding their Neo puppies and producing musculoskeletal problems alongside the other maladies associated with obesity. Has anyone observed any analogous problems with Drymarchons?

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: My yearling Texas male arrived 2/19. We call him Shad Shadrack Meshack the Indigo) : I had live mice on hand and dropped one into the tank. Granted, it landed near the snake's head, but it was snatched up within a half-minute - no cruising the cage to get his bearings; I hadn't even put a hide box in yet. : Shad's eaten five live and three f/t's since I've had him. He's happy to eat every 4-5 days. Even blue. : He shed in March, and wasn't interested in the f/t offered until the eyes cleared. As soon as he ate, he began his shed within 24 hours. : Day before last, Lurking Spousal Unit pointed out that Shad's eyes were all milky blue. Tonight his eyes were opaque, but he ate the f/t offered. I'm thrilled and amazed. : I know I've gone on forever already, but are there any dangers associated with overfeeding? I'm thinking of an article I read recently about the Neapolitan mastiff (okay, I know, they aren't exactly first cousins as species). This article talked about over-zealous owners over feeding their Neo puppies and producing musculoskeletal problems alongside the other maladies associated with obesity. Has anyone observed any analogous problems with Drymarchons?

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