Emerald Feeding Story

[Texas Rattlesnake]

Tonight was interesting. Our lazy, sluggish, sleepy head emeralds during the day are absolute killers at night. As soon as I opened the cage door to feed our female this evening, she rocketed out of her cage and tagged the rat on the tongs. Ok, now I am holding tongs, that are holding a hungry emerald tree boa, that is holding a rat. All outside of the cage. Fortunately, I was able to hang the emerald back on a branch with the tongs and gently remove them so that she could hang and eat her meal (and not me). It seems like this is going to get real fun when they are adults. I'll need a shield to feed them.

[ssjsmits]

I'm glad you are still alive to share the story.

[brooksie2]

haha thats crazy! I cant totally picture it. Snake lunging, snake constricts rat and tongs... you standing there like, wha?!