Beware Exploding Pinkies

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So with this being a very new blog, and my not really having anything to post right away - I thought I would post my snake feeding today. I have my ball pythons on a 5 day rotating food schedule. And today was feeding day.

Whilst my older snake - Betsy has moved on from the pinky/fuzzy rats to the pup's, my younger snake - Charlotte has not. So today I warmed up there food and prepared for feeding. They both currently are very good feeders, and do not hesitate to grab their food (I previously had difficulties getting Charlotte to feed).

So I got Charlotte's food ready, and dangled it infront of her. She struck without much hesitation, and smack.

If the rat wasn't already dead, I would have felt considerable pity for the creature. As pinky's are small, and very ... squishy... the impact of Charlotte's strike ripped the baby rat open, spilling its innards over the cage. Not a fun clean up.

So the moral of my posting this? I'm honestly not sure. But for all you would be snake keepers out there, I hope you have the stomach for potential incidents like this. Whilst rare, they do happen.

For the Love of Everything Slithering... and More!

Hello all,

I am an amateur snake breeder, currently focusing on ball pythons (my collection has just started, and I am still shy of enough snakes to be able to breed). I love snakes, reptiles, and more or less all animals.

What can you expect from reading this you ask? Well here I will be updating about my snakes as they grow, their potential offspring, as well as any other cool projects I undertake, info about local (Toronto) Reptile Expo's, and any other cool information I come across that's note worthy.

First and foremost I will introduce you to my 2 ball Pythons;

Betsy, and Charlotte.

Betsy is older by roughly 4 months. Charlotte is a co-dominant spider mutation.

Anyhow, that's all for now, I will be back with more in the coming weeks.