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08-Jun-07, 08:29 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Moorebank Age/Gender: 14  | | |  feeding snakes
okwell my snake will not eat i am also having truble tring to get any skinks to rub on the pinckies for him.as a nother resort would it be allright to feed him chunks of beef or chicken?
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Damien
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08-Jun-07, 08:47 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Mar-05 Location: Queanbeyan, NSW Age/Gender: 27  | | | |
How long have you had the snake?
when i got my coastal hatchy (years ago now) he wouldnt eat for 6 weeks. then one day i put a pinkie in, walked away, and five minutes later it was gone. turned out he hated being watched for months.
having said that, i got a new mac hatchy a few weeks ago,left him completely alone to settle in for a week, and he ate the first pinkie offered the week after i got him.
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08-Jun-07, 08:56 AM
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had him for about 6 months has eaten 2 skinks in the past 4 months
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08-Jun-07, 09:01 AM
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check temps, and how big is the enclosure? (everyone will ask that one.. just getting in first, lol) if its too big and he isnt comfy, it could put him off his food. i know some people feed chicke necks to their snakes sometimes, but because its not a whole animal, you cant feed them exclusively as they dont have all the nutrients required..
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08-Jun-07, 09:06 AM
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temps about 28 c and about 1ft by 15cm in those petariums or what ever there called.......................
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08-Jun-07, 09:08 AM
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is that at the warm end? my Macs click clack is around 30-32 degrees warm end. maybe try upping the temp a little, other than that, others will start replying to this post soon and might have some other ideas..
good luck, hope you get him feeding soon
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08-Jun-07, 09:08 AM
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so bits of chicked is alright to feed a childrens python?
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08-Jun-07, 12:14 PM
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I would also treat him for any parasites he may now have from feeding him skinks...was he eating when you got him? Please give a bit more info re: detailed temps etc
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08-Jun-07, 12:20 PM
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about 30 in te hot end 26-28 cool end, ate live pinkies when we got him, and then just stopped eating
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08-Jun-07, 12:29 PM
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Were the skinks live or frozen?
If the snake is not taking rodents, then it is unlikely he will take chicken bits.
First thing to do is make sure the enviroment is perfect; temps, size, day night cycles, in a no traffic area, no touching. etc.
donk
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08-Jun-07, 12:31 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: Timbucktoo, WA Age: 19 | | | |
are you still feeding live?
Also I have heard of someone who to get her hatchies feeding gave then a really small cube of steak. She swears by it. Otherwise try scenting the pinky with skink etc. Remember not to try too often too
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08-Jun-07, 12:33 PM
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Sorry to take away from the seriousness off the non-feeding situation...
but Serpant Lady & Reptile Boy kind of sound like a Superhero & Sidekick team hehe  |
08-Jun-07, 12:35 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: Timbucktoo, WA Age: 19 | | | |
lol HEY I only posted once!!!!
Im serious - NOT
Kelly we really need to starts a WA Herp group
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08-Jun-07, 12:36 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-05 Location: Central West NSW | | | |
You could try a smaller container. It may work even if you think it is to small. Plenty of hides.
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08-Jun-07, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Serpant_Lady Kelly we really need to starts a WA Herp group | Oh I know!
Have you noticed the increasing amount of WA people signing up to APS lately?
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