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08-Sep-06, 07:03 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Sep-06 Location: Brisbane Gender:  | | | Feeding tips for hatchling
Hi All
Just have another question about getting a fussy eater to start eating for me, just a little worried (maybe too worried) but I am use to having a children's python that loves food and this new one is not interested so it's making me worry a bit.
I have tried the following:
1. Moving the pinkie with feeding tongs
2. Dragging the mouse around in front of her/him
3. Putting the pinky in warm water to heat it up a little
Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Also, how long (born March 2006) can they go without food before I get really worried, I couldn't tell if it was getting to thin or not as I am not experienced in any way to figure that out.
Please help
Thanks
Tracy
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08-Sep-06, 07:27 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-06 Location: Albury Age/Gender: 31  | | | | RE: Feeding tips for hatchling
How warm is the enclosure?
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08-Sep-06, 07:38 PM
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Where are you located? How is the enclosure setup? Do you have any pics of the snake? Has it ever eaten?
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08-Sep-06, 07:39 PM
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The enclosure has a day time temperature of approx 28 to 32 depending in which hiding place it goes to (has 2 hiding places) and night temperature of about 24 to 26.
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08-Sep-06, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by MrBredli Where are you located? How is the enclosure setup? Do you have any pics of the snake? Has it ever eaten? | Haven't got a pic but I can get one if it helps, I am located on the southside of Brisbane, I have only seen it eat once and that was a live pinkie (not by me but by the person it got the snake from), it took about one hour of patience even then to get it to it.
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08-Sep-06, 07:45 PM
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Have you tried live pinkies? Also try braining a dead pinky - pierce a small hole in the pinkies head and allow fluid from the brain to drip out onto the pinky, sounds gross but it works. Also try scenting the mouse with a lizard.
If it has only eaten once since March then he is probably noticably underweight, can you see his spine? If he doesn't feed for you soon my advice is to take it to the vet, get it checked over, have it wormed and ask the vet to force feed it.
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08-Sep-06, 07:56 PM
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MrBredli, I tried the braining thing tonight before I posted here,, wasn't interested, apparently since it has been born it has had two skinks (sorry about the spelling) and two live pinkies, can't see the spine, here is a photo I just took, I just placed it in a box with white paper so it could be seen clearer.
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08-Sep-06, 08:04 PM
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I can see the spine, it's definately underweight and needs some food. As a last resort try and find some skinks tomorrow if you can. Firstly offer him a pinky scented with a skink (rub the skink all over it). Offer the pinky just once, if it takes it then you beauty, if not then go to plan b which is offer the skinks. Just try not to stress the snake too much when you offer the pinky or he might refuse the skinks aswell. If you have no luck with this, then i suggest force feeding, perhaps someone on here may be able to assist you with that, depending where you're located. Or perhaps try a good herp vet.
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08-Sep-06, 08:07 PM
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With the risk of passing parasites onto your snake by feeding it skinks, it might even be a good idea to skip the skinks altogether and just have someone force feed it.
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08-Sep-06, 08:10 PM
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Thanks will do, I will try and get some skinks and try as you suggested tomorrow, hopefully this works.
Any suggestions or any help from someone in the Brisbane area as to where I go to get help or if some one can give me some assistance, any advice as to a good herp vet in the Brisbane area???
Thanks heaps
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08-Sep-06, 08:13 PM
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Yeah mrBredli knows what he is talking about,
You could also try braining the pinkie and leaving it in the doorway of it's fave hide, I did that when my little fella wouldnt eat, he took it when no one was looking, it's worth a shot while your looking for the skinks.
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08-Sep-06, 08:14 PM
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Yeah mrBredli knows what he is talking about,
You could also try braining the pinkie and leaving it in the doorway of it's fave hide, I did that when my little fella wouldnt eat, he took it when no one was looking, it's worth a shot while your looking for the skinks.
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08-Sep-06, 08:17 PM
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Not too sure how far Deception Bay is from Brisbane (not far i hope), but Clayton is one of the best herp vets in Australia:
Clayton Knight
Deception Bay Vet. Clinic
3888 3677
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08-Sep-06, 08:27 PM
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You could also try braining the pinkie and leaving it in the doorway of it's fave hide, I did that when my little fella wouldnt eat, he took it when no one was looking, it's worth a shot while your looking for the skinks.
| That's a good idea too, i should have mentioned that.. try leaving the pinky in the hide with your snake overnight, i have had good results using this method on some fussy eaters.
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08-Sep-06, 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by mertle You could also try braining the pinkie and leaving it in the doorway of it's fave hide, I did that when my little fella wouldnt eat, he took it when no one was looking, it's worth a shot while your looking for the skinks. | I'll give that a go too.
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MrBredli
Deception Bay is about 50mins away so I will give him a call on Monday, thanks for the help.
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