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Getting them to eat!
- Thread starter Darin Chappell
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Darin Chappell
Very Senior Hillbilly
Darin Chappell
Very Senior Hillbilly
Marcel Poots
Young, handsom member
Darin,
With what did you scent the pinkies? I have a gorgeous Bloodred that hatched last week. The seller told me his Bloodreds are notorious none feeders. I am preparing to have a long battle with a none feeders. Normally I don't pay none feeders any attention but this girl will be that ' one in a thousand Bloodreds' so I will do what ever I can to make her eat.
With what did you scent the pinkies? I have a gorgeous Bloodred that hatched last week. The seller told me his Bloodreds are notorious none feeders. I am preparing to have a long battle with a none feeders. Normally I don't pay none feeders any attention but this girl will be that ' one in a thousand Bloodreds' so I will do what ever I can to make her eat.
Darin Chappell
Very Senior Hillbilly
Marcel,
I used anoles to scent these pinks. Bloodreds are well-known lizard preferers as hatchlings, and most of them will eat an anole scented pinky after refusing an unscented one. Kathy Love also sent me some deermouse shavings, and she said that she has about a 20% success ratio of getting those that do not eat anole scented to take pinkies scented with those shavings. She leaves the pinkies burried in the shaving for 15 to 20 minutes before offering them to the snake.
Good luck with her, Marcel!
I used anoles to scent these pinks. Bloodreds are well-known lizard preferers as hatchlings, and most of them will eat an anole scented pinky after refusing an unscented one. Kathy Love also sent me some deermouse shavings, and she said that she has about a 20% success ratio of getting those that do not eat anole scented to take pinkies scented with those shavings. She leaves the pinkies burried in the shaving for 15 to 20 minutes before offering them to the snake.
Good luck with her, Marcel!
Darin Chappell
Very Senior Hillbilly
Carol,
The little guy/gal just WOULD NOT hold still!
I'm going to try to get some better pics in a couple of days. I'll post them if I do.
There was a hypobloodred produced from the same parents as this little guy last year. So, this is possibly het or homozygous for hypo. When I look at how little a lateral pattern this one has, and the pink sheen to it, there seems to be a very good chance it may actually be a ghost pewter. That would be ... in a word ... COOL!!! Only breeding trials will prove that theory one way or the other, but now that he/she is eating, I may get the opportunity to try!
The little guy/gal just WOULD NOT hold still!
I'm going to try to get some better pics in a couple of days. I'll post them if I do.
There was a hypobloodred produced from the same parents as this little guy last year. So, this is possibly het or homozygous for hypo. When I look at how little a lateral pattern this one has, and the pink sheen to it, there seems to be a very good chance it may actually be a ghost pewter. That would be ... in a word ... COOL!!! Only breeding trials will prove that theory one way or the other, but now that he/she is eating, I may get the opportunity to try!
Marcel Poots
Young, handsom member
Thanks Darin,
I have not too much confident in it.. The reason I am very worried is because I have never seen such a small wrickled corn. She is dropdead gorgeous (howmany times have I mentioned this? ). I have offered live pinky and thawed and brained and chick scented. In a week I will try again. It that fails I will force feed a chick leg (well a part of it) to get something in her stomac.
I have not too much confident in it.. The reason I am very worried is because I have never seen such a small wrickled corn. She is dropdead gorgeous (howmany times have I mentioned this?
). I have offered live pinky and thawed and brained and chick scented. In a week I will try again. It that fails I will force feed a chick leg (well a part of it) to get something in her stomac.Attachments
Darin Chappell
Very Senior Hillbilly
Marcel,
I would really try to lizard scent that pinky before you force feed a chick leg part. Almost any skink will do, I think, but if you can get an anole, that's even better. if any of the pet stores have small lizards around you, you can go ask to look for shed skin in the tanks. Usually, they don't mind giving you all you want. Then you simply wet the pinky a small bit, and stick the shed to the pinky. That usually works wonders on bloodreds!
I would really try to lizard scent that pinky before you force feed a chick leg part. Almost any skink will do, I think, but if you can get an anole, that's even better. if any of the pet stores have small lizards around you, you can go ask to look for shed skin in the tanks. Usually, they don't mind giving you all you want. Then you simply wet the pinky a small bit, and stick the shed to the pinky. That usually works wonders on bloodreds!
Marcel Poots
Young, handsom member
Any lizard will do? I don't know the first thing about lizards. I don't have a shop nearby but I can do some calls with lizard keepers. Must they be American lizards? (or is that a stupid question?)