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anyone used appetile stimulant?

dek593

dek593

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Hello.
I`m really concerned about my three non-feeder baby cornsnakes.
I`ve tried every tip but couldn`t try force feeding for small babies.
Now, I`m seriously thinking about buying reptile appetite stimulant which is called JurassiGuard. Anyone have experience with any kind reptile appetile stimulant?
 
Have you tried taking them out for a drive. Vibration helps to get them feeding.
Certain lady products, taped to the side of a rub can get them feeding also but you will need the variable speed type.
 
Have you tried taking them out for a drive. Vibration helps to get them feeding.
Certain lady products, taped to the side of a rub can get them feeding also but you will need the variable speed type.
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OMG now I've heard everything!! But it makes sense to me. Does that make me a bad person?!
 
Now, I`m seriously thinking about buying reptile appetite stimulant which is called JurassiGuard. Anyone have experience with any kind reptile appetile stimulant?
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Now that's interesting. Never heard of it before. On the one hand I'm sceptical, on the other I can sort of see a point. Googled it and found the following sales blurb:

JurassiGuard™ is an appetite/flavor enhancer. JurassiGuard™ will help renew the interest of poor or finicky eaters in food. JurassiGuard™ contains the naturally derived, active ingredient found in garlic, allicin. When ingested as an appetite enhancer, allicin possesses strong anti-oxidant properties (similar to Vitamin C) which promote enhanced health through elimination of dangerous free radicals.

DIRECTIONS: Lightly coat food before feeding. Shake well before use. There is no danger of overdosing so use as liberally or sparingly as you find best suits your animal.

Ingredients: garlic extract, ascorbic acid
Guaranteed Analysis: garlic extract: 9900 ppm, allicin (active ingredient): 130 ppm, Vitamin C: 1000 ppm
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It doesn't explain how it enhances appetite and the free radical thing is to do with cancer prevention which is a separate issue.

HOWEVER my experience is that my Corns bite me when I've been cooking with or eating garlic. I've always thought it was because the strong smell masked my personal aroma so they didn't recognise me. Or that garlic contains some sort of chemical that acts as a threat to them and they respond with a defensive bite.

It makes sense that you could manufacture a substance that makes a snake more inclined to bite at a food item. And once they've bitten into it, there must be an increased chance of nature taking over and them just swallowing it as a reflex.

If you've run out of all the other tips and tricks and you can afford it, why not give it a go? I'd be very interested to find out if it works as non-feeding hatchlings and refusing adults are a major source of stress for keepers.
 
...garlic? Interesting! Any ideas if that works for ball pythons too!? :D

Yes, try plain old garlic instead of wasting money on this over-priced spray. Also try live if it doesn't work. I don't want to see any corns die that don't have do. :)
 
The thing is snakes don't get hungry in the same way we do. So it's feeding responces you are trying to trigger. Warmth is one trigger as is smell, and vibration is there as well.
 
What is i put my subwoofer on in the room? Would that help a non-feeder? Considering the vibrations could be from heavy to barely felt.
 
KustomRooR said:
What is i put my subwoofer on in the room? Would that help a non-feeder? Considering the vibrations could be from heavy to barely felt.
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Try it. Snakes feel vibration through the lower jaw so I believe they can feel food as it walks up to them.
I know that car rides are widely used to get non feeders going. Maybe a stereo has the same effect.
 
On a whim, I used Rept-aid (NOT Repti-aid) on some non-feeder pyros and one fussy corn with great results. It's olive leaf extract with a handful of other herb extracts, including grapefruit seed. I had seen it work on chameleons, so gave it a shot with snakes with better than expected results. I'm almost begging for more non-feeders now for further testing. It claims to kill coccidia, intestinal worms, URI, and pretty much everything that can go wrong with a reptile. The jury is still out on all of that, but it certainly seems to stimulate appetite! And clear up eye infections on chams better than prescription meds.
 
Chip, is that the stuff in the bottle with the eye dropper??

(Never mind, I was thinking of Acidophiliz+).
 
It is in a bottle with an eye-dropper, but I don't know if it's the only one. It's made by Amber Technology, I bought it from Chameleons Northwest online. I was *real* skeptical until it cleared up a persistent eye infection in a cham. Then the snake test provided more anecdotal evidence. It would take a lot of trials to sell me 100% on its use for snakes, but so far, so good.
 
elrojo said:
On a whim, I used Rept-aid (NOT Repti-aid) on some non-feeder pyros and one fussy corn with great results. It's olive leaf extract with a handful of other herb extracts, including grapefruit seed. I had seen it work on chameleons, so gave it a shot with snakes with better than expected results. I'm almost begging for more non-feeders now for further testing. It claims to kill coccidia, intestinal worms, URI, and pretty much everything that can go wrong with a reptile. The jury is still out on all of that, but it certainly seems to stimulate appetite! And clear up eye infections on chams better than prescription meds.
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I don't know about the other ingredients, but GSE makes a fantastic disinfectant and cleaner. It's what we use (diluted heavily w/water) to clean our Macaw cages. I imagine it could be as good for killing things internally as it is externally. It has a bitter taste, so the birds won't drink water with it in, but 1) I don't even know if snakes HAVE a sense of taste, and 2) It's generally no longer suggested for internal intake of parrots, at least. So we don't give them GSE in or on any of their food or drink. No clue whether it affects snakes in the same way. For us, we use it only for cleaning, nowadays.
 
Thanks for reply everyone. :D
By the way, I think I`ve just wasted my money...LOL..~~
I`ve just exchanged non-feeders for new baby corn snakes.
 
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