Quote Originally Posted by guidofatherof5 View Post
Yesterday I built a new enclosure. It's another one of those 6'X2'X2'. With this one I put two partitions in it making it a triple enclosure. At one end I moved my water snakes. The center section I decided to put my new Mexican Black King. In the other end I put a group of babies from last year. I hadn't placed the King in it's enclosure yet but had it open while I put baby radixes in. Little did I know but during the transfer of babies one of them slipped into the King's enclosure. About 15 minutes after placing the King in it's enclosure I walked by to check on everyone. The King snake was in the process of swallowing the little radix. I was able to rescue the little one and she seem fine. Checking on her this morning she's operating normally.
I guess the King snake was just doing its thing. I'm glad I was there to save the little one.
I would have let the king have it. But that's just me. I used to occasionally treat my last CA king to a small ordinoides. It's not like there isn't enough to go around. It is possible to love them dearly AND occasionally use them as food for other snakes. You don't think I feel for those frozen pinkies and live adult mice I have to kill myself every week? Think again. But it must be done.