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Posted by Doug T on July 21, 2002 at 17:53:34:

In Reply to: DT, My animals ...(Plus a second feeding question) posted by Carl on July 20, 2002 at 11:22:56:

More specifically, my indigos will only bulldoze a meal after they have determined they wont eat it. They don't alway bulldoze when they dont want a meal.

As for how long to leave a meal in a cage: I've never offered my indigos something that was LONG dead so I don't know. I've had another snake (mole snake) eat a several days dead rat. She could easily have eaten it fresh and dead.

: usually seem to go about swallowing the meal when they do the "bulldozer" routine...If mine don't want to eat, they usually just ignore the item completely...

: A secondary question: How long is "long enough" to leave a food item in the cage (FT) and what would you consider too long for safe consumption, given that we know snakes dead animals in the wild ie road kill, etc..

: : There was a topic brought up a few weeks ago about how sometimes people's indigos will push the food around a bit before eating it.

: : "Bulldozing" is the term I've heard and used. For me, it's a clue to remove the prey item because I've never had them eat something once they start bulldozing.

: : I think it's to do one of 2 things: Elicit a panic response from something that "Playin' Possum", to make sure it's not old and rotten... OR that they are transfering scent from the rodent to themselves, perhaps to add a little advantage to hunting in burrows.

: : Just thoughts...

: : Doug T

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Ah, that was my topic, I like the pseudonym. As I said below, my easterns Big J 07/22/02 (1)
- Hey big J Doug T 07/22/02 (0)

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: More specifically, my indigos will only bulldoze a meal after they have determined they wont eat it. They don't alway bulldoze when they dont want a meal. : As for how long to leave a meal in a cage: I've never offered my indigos something that was LONG dead so I don't know. I've had another snake (mole snake) eat a several days dead rat. She could easily have eaten it fresh and dead. : dt : : usually seem to go about swallowing the meal when they do the "bulldozer" routine...If mine don't want to eat, they usually just ignore the item completely... : : A secondary question: How long is "long enough" to leave a food item in the cage (FT) and what would you consider too long for safe consumption, given that we know snakes dead animals in the wild ie road kill, etc.. : : : There was a topic brought up a few weeks ago about how sometimes people's indigos will push the food around a bit before eating it. : : : "Bulldozing" is the term I've heard and used. For me, it's a clue to remove the prey item because I've never had them eat something once they start bulldozing. : : : I think it's to do one of 2 things: Elicit a panic response from something that "Playin' Possum", to make sure it's not old and rotten... OR that they are transfering scent from the rodent to themselves, perhaps to add a little advantage to hunting in burrows. : : : Just thoughts... : : : Doug T

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