Derek_cornsnake
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My dad got sum pinkies they were alive he ate them right up. I have these others now that are freezed. He wont eat them they seem like the are frezzer burned. but the others he ate them plz help.
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he wont eat certain pinkies?
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moreptiles
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Some snakes prefer live pinkies to dead ones. There are at least 2 possible reasons it doesn't like the frozen thawed one. First, the smell and taste of the frozen one might be turning him off to eating. You can solve this by washing the pinky off with soap and water and rinsing the soap off good before you feed it. Also, it helps if the pinky is warm when you feed it.
The second problem could be that the snake likes the live mouse; probably because the movement of the mouse invokes a feeding response in the snake. To solve this, you can wiggle and tease feed the pinky to get the snake to attack and eat the frozen thawed one as if it were a live mouse. Eventually he will become accustomed and will eat the dead ones without the teasing.
Mark
The second problem could be that the snake likes the live mouse; probably because the movement of the mouse invokes a feeding response in the snake. To solve this, you can wiggle and tease feed the pinky to get the snake to attack and eat the frozen thawed one as if it were a live mouse. Eventually he will become accustomed and will eat the dead ones without the teasing.
Mark
Or you could try a freshly killed one that is still warm, just wiggle it a little(using tongs).
Other methods Ive heard of are
placing the pinkie and the hatchling inside a brown paper bag within a cricket box, over night.
placing the thawed pinkie in warm water just prior to feeding
rub the thawed one with a frog/lizard/chicken soup
Im just wondering how long you have had youre snake. Is it youre first one? Is it possible there is another reason it has gone off its food, such as its due to shed, has had a change of enviroment, is it in good health? There are so many reasons snakes can stop eating. How often does it feed? Has its feeding regime changed? Could it be stressed in any way?Let us know more about the situation so we casn be in a better position to advise you.
Angi
Other methods Ive heard of are
placing the pinkie and the hatchling inside a brown paper bag within a cricket box, over night.
placing the thawed pinkie in warm water just prior to feeding
rub the thawed one with a frog/lizard/chicken soup
Im just wondering how long you have had youre snake. Is it youre first one? Is it possible there is another reason it has gone off its food, such as its due to shed, has had a change of enviroment, is it in good health? There are so many reasons snakes can stop eating. How often does it feed? Has its feeding regime changed? Could it be stressed in any way?Let us know more about the situation so we casn be in a better position to advise you.
Angi
jjspirko
African House Snake King
One thing if you tease the snake to get him to eat dead ones use hemostats or tongs or something.
While a baby snake bite don't hurt you don't want him to see your hand as a food source. When they get 4 feet plus and mistake a thumb for a mouse you won't like it. I learned this with a 6 foot Mexican Black King the hard way. It did not hurt realy but bled like hell and left a mark for a week or more.
I have one young amel now she eats anything but I still feed her with hemostats cause it is fun to watch her attack. However even with the stats she is getting to a point where she is highly interested in my hand at feeding time. Especialy once the mouse it eaten open the cage then and she is on pure alert.
So I am thinking of starting to feed her in a "feeding cage" placing the mouse in it then placing her in next and letting her find it on her own. She is really starting to consider my hand as something worth checking out with a rather quick motion so just a word of caution in using fingers to hold a mouse when you jiggle it etc.
While a baby snake bite don't hurt you don't want him to see your hand as a food source. When they get 4 feet plus and mistake a thumb for a mouse you won't like it. I learned this with a 6 foot Mexican Black King the hard way. It did not hurt realy but bled like hell and left a mark for a week or more.
I have one young amel now she eats anything but I still feed her with hemostats cause it is fun to watch her attack. However even with the stats she is getting to a point where she is highly interested in my hand at feeding time. Especialy once the mouse it eaten open the cage then and she is on pure alert.
So I am thinking of starting to feed her in a "feeding cage" placing the mouse in it then placing her in next and letting her find it on her own. She is really starting to consider my hand as something worth checking out with a rather quick motion so just a word of caution in using fingers to hold a mouse when you jiggle it etc.
Derek_cornsnake
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I dont know when he was born but i got him on July 17\04\. He will eat live pinkies and not the frozen ones i have had for a while. He is healthy when i hold him hi is active. He is a Snow corn. I have teased fed him but not with tongs. I have use my hands. I will be on tomorrow i have to go on at school i am on the school comp right now my is broken be back tomorrow. bye