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predaza
corn crazy english lad
i keep it in a large vivarium which is 85 'F at the warm end and 75'F at the cool end. it fed exactly 2 weeks ago now,
i have tried feeding it in and out of its tank but without success.
i told the woman at my local pet shop this morning and she said to give it another 4 days and if it still hasnt eaten that she will force feed it for me (which i think is tight
)
any help i would be greatfull for
i have tried feeding it in and out of its tank but without success.
i told the woman at my local pet shop this morning and she said to give it another 4 days and if it still hasnt eaten that she will force feed it for me (which i think is tight
)any help i would be greatfull for
Quigs
"Got R Did"
personally I would not force feed a young snake when it's only been two weeks. They can go much longer and there are tons of other much safer ways to to try to get one to eat before coming to that. In my experience if you have to forcably feed a snake, it will not make it either way.
just my opinion though,
Quigs
just my opinion though,
Quigs
CornCrazy
What's one more???
First of all, how large of a tank is your snake in? Little snakes sometimes feel more secure in small enclosures.
What other methods have you tried besides braining the pink?
One thing I've had work with a small snake is to put the pink at the door of the snakes hide so that the snake can hide while eating. I actually have some larger snakes that prefer this, as well.
You can also try offering live pinks, or just the head of a F/T pink.
What other methods have you tried besides braining the pink?
One thing I've had work with a small snake is to put the pink at the door of the snakes hide so that the snake can hide while eating. I actually have some larger snakes that prefer this, as well.
You can also try offering live pinks, or just the head of a F/T pink.
Simon
Corn Manic
The temps looks good. So the temperature shouldn't be much of a problem.
Since the little one didn't eat for only 2 weeks its not that much of a problem yet. There are lots of things that you can try
Live pinky, Brained Pinky, Scented (with lizard or chicken broth) pinky, pinky head, pinky left over night in brown paper bag, taking the snake for a 15 min ride (hey a few people have tried this and worked...so it not silly alright? LOL...), f/t with all of the previous things.
One thing that you must NOT do is to disturb it too much. Leave it alone for a couple of days (preferabely 5-7 days) and then in between the only thing that you want to do is change water. Other than that don't disturb it. It might be the stress that its going throught that is caughing the stress thus not eating.
If it has good heat, good encironment and still not eat...it might be because that its not hungry yet. So don't worry too much as of yet.
As for force feeding, don't do it yet. It's too much stress on the animal. If it is stress that is causing it not to eat, then force feeding it might get the pinky down, but it still might regurgitate the pinky back out later on and cause more harm than good.
Good luck and hope to hear that the pinky will eat for you soon~~
Since the little one didn't eat for only 2 weeks its not that much of a problem yet. There are lots of things that you can try
Live pinky, Brained Pinky, Scented (with lizard or chicken broth) pinky, pinky head, pinky left over night in brown paper bag, taking the snake for a 15 min ride (hey a few people have tried this and worked...so it not silly alright? LOL...), f/t with all of the previous things.
One thing that you must NOT do is to disturb it too much. Leave it alone for a couple of days (preferabely 5-7 days) and then in between the only thing that you want to do is change water. Other than that don't disturb it. It might be the stress that its going throught that is caughing the stress thus not eating.
If it has good heat, good encironment and still not eat...it might be because that its not hungry yet. So don't worry too much as of yet.
As for force feeding, don't do it yet. It's too much stress on the animal. If it is stress that is causing it not to eat, then force feeding it might get the pinky down, but it still might regurgitate the pinky back out later on and cause more harm than good.
Good luck and hope to hear that the pinky will eat for you soon~~
predaza
corn crazy english lad
thanks for the replies guys
my local pet shop doesnt have frozen or live anoles so i will have to see if another one further away does.
the guy who force feeds wasnt in today so i was told to go in the morning but after hearing ur responces my mind is split because i dont want to force feed my snake but i allso dont want it to die
my snake is quite small so im wandering if it can go much longer or is that just me being paranoid?
.........................ok im not going to get it force fed tommorow i will take ur guys words for it:awcrap:
i will leave it alone for 6 days and try again
any other comments would be real helpfull
my local pet shop doesnt have frozen or live anoles so i will have to see if another one further away does.
the guy who force feeds wasnt in today so i was told to go in the morning but after hearing ur responces my mind is split because i dont want to force feed my snake but i allso dont want it to die
my snake is quite small so im wandering if it can go much longer or is that just me being paranoid?
.........................ok im not going to get it force fed tommorow i will take ur guys words for it:awcrap:
i will leave it alone for 6 days and try again
any other comments would be real helpfull
Faithfulness91
New member
ok this may sound very wierd but someone wrote on here a while back and said she use to drive he hachling around the block a few times and feed him in the car in the driveway after she park i think she also tried driving around after she put the pink in the box, just a few seggestions ttyl, let us know if she ate yet?
kris
but someone wrote on here a while back and said she use to drive he hachling around the block a few times and feed him in the car in the driveway after she park i think she also tried driving around after she put the pink in the box, just a few seggestions ttyl, let us know if she ate yet?kris