Feeding Frenzy Follies

[guidofatherof5]

I thought it might be fun to have a place to put stories about the frenzy that takes place during feeding time. Here's one that sticks in my mind.
Once upon a time I has feeding a group of baby radixes some guppies. I had grabbed a guppy and was moving towards on of the babies. Unintentionally I touch one of the babies on the side of its neck. The baby was so into eating it turned its head to the side with a wide open mouth and grabbed itself. Its mouth was open so much it couldn't release its bite and it went into a spin. Round and round the poor little scrub went. Looked like a dog chasing its tail.
Next?

[Snakers]

well i dont have any garters but when ever i put chopped up fish in with my water snake he goes absolutely nuts and some times gets his teeth sunk on the sides of my wooden and plexi glass tank

[gregmonsta]

Sky was convinced that her thermometer was edible at the end of her feeding session last week :D

[sirtalis01]

once i was feeding a group of babys some small guppys and one of the babys was so in to feeding that he bit one of his brothers right at the center of his body and hi wouldnt let go and they went in to a crazy spinoff lol...i guess his brother had the sent of the guppys

[Sputnik]

There was me thinking I wouldn't be able to join in...then I remembered one of the first times I fed my first two garters. I had found some lovely earthworms and little Zuki grabbed it enthusiastically. As she gobbled the wriggly thing, she managed to catch both ends...causing the worm to form a a loop over her head which of course tightened more and more as she desperately swallowed. It looked as if she was wearing headphones! Before I could step in, the worm snapped and my little snake was free. Phew!

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

I had a baby do exactly what steve mentioned. He whipped around and grabbed himself. In his frenzy, refused to let go, and he actually walked his jaws further up his neck until his head was flipped all the way around and he was biting himself JUST below his own head. Didn't even know that was possible!!!! He looked like his neck was broken.

[guidofatherof5]

It was snack night for one of my groups. I thawed out some pinkies in an old ice cream container. After they were thawed, using my hand I scooped out a bunch and put them in a towel to dry them off. I dried the pinkies off but didn't dry off my hand. Yes, it's the same hand I feed with.
With one pinky in hand I offered it to one of the lucky radixes. Of course she grabbed it and then 5 other large radixes grabbed my hand, fingers, wrist. It caught me by surprize. I've never had this many bite me at once. I decided to let them have what they thought was a pinky. The really funny part was watching the looks on their faces. They could see the other snakes so they were all pulling for all it's worth. After about a minute they all desided this wasn't dinner and let go. They never bit me again. They never even tried.

[mustang]

well lets just say after a friend got a nibble we learned not to hover any pink object (including fingers) over my snake for more than 2 secs

[guidofatherof5]

I was feeding a skinny(that's what I call a guppy only eater). Here's the system I use. First, place the skinny in a small round container. Second, scoop-up a handful of guppies. Third, toss the guppies and some of the guppy water on the container.
Everything was going fine until I threw the guppies in and they started floppy around. The little skinny was so excited it spun around and grabbed it's own tail. The funny part was it didn't let go. It was trying to swallow the tail. This story gets better. The poor little skinny knew it was getting bit by something and tried to get away. Then it realized it's meal was trying to get away. It went round and round. I called my kids down to watch the show. They got mad at me and forced to enlighten the little guy.
Now, that was funny.
My kids got even more mad when I suggested a name for the little guy "Stupid":D

[Didymus20X6]

There's only two possible names for that snake: Hooper (after the legendary Hoop Snake) or Oroboros.

[guidofatherof5]

These little scrubs cleaned this plate in record time tonight.
This group of 60 are really tugging at my heart. They all make eye contact and have got begging down to a science.
No story to tell, just a bunch of growing radixes.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/bunch_o_babies.jpg

[guidofatherof5]

Tonight was the start of round 2 of Panacur medication. Most of them took their med. in a pinky. This is my girl Lucky Look-a-like. Great snake but tonight 1 medicated pinky wasn't enough. The smell of pinky juice must have still been pretty strong. She grabbed my finger and tried to position it to be swallowed. Then she started to feel my finger nail and decided it wasn't for eating. Moments later she grabbed the side of my hand and gave it a taste. She was very intent on eating it until I waved a pinky at her. She stopped chewing and watched it. Then she quickly let go of my hand and took the pinky. She never drew any blood and never really set her teeth in. I think much of it was to gain my attention. Well, she got it and a few pinkies. She's one of my snugglers. Love to come out and just sit on my shoulders or in the hood of my sweatshirt as I do chores. Not trying to get away just hanging out. This is one of the things that makes me love radixes. They seem to encourage interaction and like it. Look at the intensity on her face in the second photo as compared to the first. She's trying to make a point.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/hungry.jpg
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/hungry11.jpg

[ConcinusMan]

The first time my fish-eating sirtalis concinnus were fed together, I never did it again! one little touch of fish on the snake's body and all other snakes thought it was food! I had a tangled mess of snakes, all biting each other. And you all know how difficult it is to get them apart without injury, once they get ahold of something that they think is fish.

Even after feeding them separately, sometimes, I'd forget to wash my hands when I went to put them back in their tanks. Ooops! Do that with a 3.5 foot female concinnus and see what happens to your finger! I mean, I know she loves me, and didn't mean it, but good lord, my finger was halfway down her throat before I could react!

Other times, when feeding separately in bare containers, they will try to bite the floor or sides. It's hilarious. oh, and just try to cook fish for your human family when you're sharing your house with fish eating garters. They smell it and go absolutely bonkers!

[stripe&houdini]

I was feeding my biggest common garter goldfish and she bit my finger. First time I have had a garter bite that broke my skin

[ConcinusMan]

Alright! Now you're getting somewhere! You can't possibly bond with your garter until it tries to eat you! :rolleyes:

[Mommy2many]

Agreed! Nothing like watching one of your family chew on your hand!

[ConcinusMan]

LoL. gotta love them. We die-hard garter fans understand why there is an entire forum dedicated to garters! Most people are like "wha..?? Garter snakes? but they are so ordinary... "

But I digress. Nothing; no other snake species I have kept have been capable of diverting my love for garters, even while a garter is chewing on my finger!