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12-Apr-07, 07:57 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-07 Location: sa Gender:  | | |
i was wondring if eneyone knows how to stop my jungle eating bum first i have tryed everythink i can think of i was hoping if some one knows how to do this i hand feed him  |
12-Apr-07, 08:06 PM
|  | Willia6 fan Subscriber | Join Date: Jun-06 Location: Victoria Gender: | | | | I had one doing it for awhile, it won't cause any harm. If you hold the rat/mouse in your hand (maybe use a glove if your worried) and leave only the very tip of its snout sticking out of your hand. Present it to the snake snout first and when its strikes it should get it right over the snout. Then slowly remove your hand while wriggling it slightly so it throws some good coils around it.
It worked 9 times out of 10 for me, now the snake eats snout first all the time no matter how the food is presented. And it never struck my hand in all the times I did it which surprised me.
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12-Apr-07, 08:45 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Sep-06 Location: Brisbane Age: 24 | | | | hey boris i'm guessing its a hatchy usually as they start eating larger pry items they tend to correct there table manner simple due to they realise its easier head first than having hairs pushed in the wrong direction. |
12-Apr-07, 08:52 PM
|  | Subscriber | | | | | dont worry about it. just let the snake eat he know how |
12-Apr-07, 08:52 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Feb-06 Age: 30 | | | | Mine did this for about 3 months then just stoped, think its just a matter of time. |
12-Apr-07, 08:56 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Brisbane Age/Gender: 23 | | | | As said above go for some larger food items then he will have no choice. If it swallows them backwards they must be small enough to swallow backwards so it wont be a problem. What size rats are you feeding him?
Hand feeding is a bad idea if you dont want to get feeding responces on your hand further down the track. | |
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