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a little worried

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baitman

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hi all.

as you know i recently purchased 3 young corns, 2 females and 1 male, now, the male weighs 4.5g, he is a late bred 2010, the woman i got him from said he had not eaten for abour 9 days, i have had him for 5 days and he still not eaten, i know they can go for quiet a while without feeding but my worry is his size (or lack of it).

i have him in his tub on the sofa beside me with a pinkie that is absolutely tiny (just over 1g)every time he goes near it he flicks his tongue then shies away from it like he is scared of it, how long before i need to really worry and is there anything else i could try,i have tried....

really warming it up....
cutting....
braining....
small pieces...

all refused...
 
He might be feeling nervous. Some don't like being watched while they eat as it makes them feel threatened and new arrivals will be especially jumpy. In the wild, they're vulnerable to predators while they're swallowing as they won't be able to get away as fast. Try putting something like an old towel over the tub so he can't see any movement and move it away from the sofa so he can't smell you so much.

At this time of night (10:30pm in the UK for our American readers!) I'd be inclined to leave the pinky in with him overnight. Sometimes absolute dark and quiet does the trick.
 
well, good news, i went to the local pet shop to see if i could get some tiny pinks, when i spoke the guy he said he would look out back o see if any of his had dropped young, he came back with a couple of live pinksonly hours old by the size of them.

anyway, i got home, flicked one on the head to kill it and offered to my little man.......he took it wiithout hesitation, so fresh killed is the way to go for now......
 
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