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St. Patrick
After a month of a hunger strike, my little snake, Irwin, ate a pinkie yesterday. Hopefully he will continue eating without any problems now :crazy02:
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I'm happy now :D
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dawnrenee2000
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congratulations on him deciding to eat. I hope he will eat for you again next week.
snakemom1961
Spring is here!
Congrats on getting your baby to eat. Did you do anything different this time? Or did he just decide to eat on his own. Good luck on him continuing to eat for you.
Irelands-favourite
St. Patrick
Im taking the credit here, but it was actually the pet shop where i originally bought him from that got him eating again. Another local petshop tried, but couldnt get him feeding, I tried a few methods such as heating up the nose of the pinkie, and braining it etc. I was planning to leave him at the shop for a week or two as he was so stubborn when it comes to food. But as i arrived home the phone rang, it was the pet shop ringing to tell me i could collect him anytime because he ate the pinkie with no problems at all.
Hopefully he continues like this
Hopefully he continues like this
Irelands-favourite
St. Patrick
Hehehe, good idea, never thought of that
Hopefully he eats again
Hopefully he eats again
snakemom1961
Spring is here!
you may want to find out what the petstore did to get him to eat. Did they give him a live pink? f/t pink, cut pink, brained pink?
I'd find out what they did to get him to eat for them then follow the same regiment for a few feedings before you try feeding him "just" a f/t. Good luck with your little guy
One other thing. I'd treat him like a new buy, and not try feeding him for atleast 5 days after you took him back. That way you can be sure he has acclimated to his surroundings again and you can treat him like a new snake.
I'd find out what they did to get him to eat for them then follow the same regiment for a few feedings before you try feeding him "just" a f/t. Good luck with your little guy
One other thing. I'd treat him like a new buy, and not try feeding him for atleast 5 days after you took him back. That way you can be sure he has acclimated to his surroundings again and you can treat him like a new snake.
Irelands-favourite
St. Patrick
it was a f/t pinkie, and it was just heated slightly. I tried cutting the pink, braining it etc. but he wouldnt eat. I am going to leave him until next thursday again until i feed him. I think that he just had to "remember" how to eat again, and he should *fingers crossed* eat again.