My snake has turned.......Weird??!!??!?!?!

[dougie210]

Hey guys,
I got my Stimsons Python at the start of the year, and he always loved his food, as in he used to like "attack it" so he used get to his position then strike at the mouse, then constricting it, but just the past couple of feeds he hasn't been doing that, as we keep dangling the mouse in front of him for like 5 minutes, so then we just lay the mouse on the floor of his cage, then after about 1 minute, he just opens his mouth and just swallows it with out "attacking it" i am really missing his old ways, so if any one could help, that'ed be great!

 

[dougie210]

Oh and he is now 11 months old(i think he turns a year old on the 26th)

 

[dickyknee]

If he is eating why worry ?
How often are you feeding it ?
I don think you can change the way it feeds , Some of mine used to strike like that but over time are lazy and never strike any more .

 

[dougie210]

oh ok, thanks for that, because i didn't know if something was wrong with him, or if they can tend to do that while eating

 

[notechistiger]

He's just being lazy.

 

[SlothHead]

Actually it is just a nice bit of anecdotal evidence which shows that snakes DO learn.