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Mulv
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 23/04/2009 : 13:24:53
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I decided to move Sid onto a size up of rats the other day, so I chose large weaners, just because the small weaners they had left were tiny. I bought two, just to see how they went down, because they looked huge.
My question is, does anyone ever find that the legs on the rats cause problems? Namely the front two? Because I fed him one, all as normal, he struck and got the head down fine, however he got stuck at the legs, with one in each corner of his mouth.
Eventually he gave up, so I chucked the rat and left it til the next day. Last night I 'removed' (pair of pliers lol) the legs off the rat before I defrosted it, and it went down fine.
So has anyone else had this problem?
I don't want to get into the habit of removing the legs everytime, but I don't want to waste £1.50 a time rats, or cause him the stress of struggling to eat it tbh.
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 23/04/2009 : 13:30:40
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| Perhaps it was just slightly too big for him. Mine do sometimes sit there with the legs hanging out, but then squeeze it down. |
 
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Mulv
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
530 Posts |
Posted - 23/04/2009 : 13:40:10
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| Well the thing is, the one that I removed the legs from he got down fine, infact it barely left a bulge once he'd got it past his neck. |
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
5741 Posts |
Posted - 23/04/2009 : 14:09:52
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P has struggled on a couple of occasions, but i left him to it, just kept an eye on him that he did not get into trouble or anything, though god knows what i would have done if he had.
The only other time he has struggled is when he has eaten it at a funny angle... |
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Danny Action1
Yearling
United Kingdom
322 Posts |
Posted - 23/04/2009 : 15:16:26
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| Mine struggled saturday night as it goes the back legs of the rat was the problem but after a min or 2 he moved hes body round and squezed the legs closed until he got hes mouth round them if you know what i mean |
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Paulusworm
Fully Grown Royal
Azerbaijan
1550 Posts |
Posted - 23/04/2009 : 15:24:18
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I normally give my rats a spot of physio to loosen their shoulders and hips before I start the puppet show  . |
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Mulv
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
530 Posts |
Posted - 23/04/2009 : 16:52:51
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Originally posted by Paulusworm
I normally give my rats a spot of physio to loosen their shoulders and hips before I start the puppet show .
So you break them then? lol.
I just removed them completely, it was ok with like pinkies, because the bones aren't proper bones yet but now with proper rats it's not as easy... |
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matty18714
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 23/04/2009 : 17:03:39
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Roll the rat between your hands like you would if you were making something into a saussage shape. Helps it go down  |
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Paulusworm
Fully Grown Royal
Azerbaijan
1550 Posts |
Posted - 23/04/2009 : 18:35:51
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Originally posted by Mulv
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Originally posted by Paulusworm
I normally give my rats a spot of physio to loosen their shoulders and hips before I start the puppet show .
So you break them then? lol.
I just removed them completely, it was ok with like pinkies, because the bones aren't proper bones yet but now with proper rats it's not as easy...
More a case of hyper-extend them or just out and out dislocate them. Don't want to lose any of the ratty goodness  |
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Mulv
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
530 Posts |
Posted - 23/04/2009 : 21:28:39
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| That's fair enough, do you do it after defrost or before? |
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Paulusworm
Fully Grown Royal
Azerbaijan
1550 Posts |
Posted - 23/04/2009 : 21:47:20
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Originally posted by Mulv
That's fair enough, do you do it after defrost or before?
After. Got caught by my wife making one dance on the defrost tub lid the other evening  |
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MissCat
Fully Grown Royal
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Posted - 24/04/2009 : 07:54:33
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Originally posted by Paulusworm
After. Got caught by my wife making one dance on the defrost tub lid the other evening
hehe i've done that before too lol.
i even made one sing happy birthday to the OH :D
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Mulv
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
530 Posts |
Posted - 24/04/2009 : 12:10:30
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Originally posted by Paulusworm
After. Got caught by my wife making one dance on the defrost tub lid the other evening
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Originally posted by MissCat
hehe i've done that before too lol.
i even made one sing happy birthday to the OH :D
he was not amused
LOL you're all crazy! Best I've done is kinda shoved it in my OH's direction, much to her annoyance lol. Paulus the rat puppeteer. lol. |
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