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06-Jan-07, 03:57 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Dec-06 Location: Hills District, NSW | | |
hi, my jungle python turned 3 weeks old today and still hasnt shed and wont eat.
ive been told to wait till it sheds to feed it but i dont it to starve to death. how long should i wait?
also i have contacted the breeder and he has told me some others from the same clutch also havent shed and just to wait it out.
3 weeks seems a bit long
any opinions??
mitch
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06-Jan-07, 04:02 PM
|  | Wonder Woman Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Sydney Gender:  | | | |
Really shouldn't have bought it before it's first shed and a few feeds. Not much you can do but wait.
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06-Jan-07, 04:05 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Dec-06 Location: Hills District, NSW | | | |
i had my own reasons for doing it some of which i told you.
i have thrown in some mice before and she attacks them but wont eat them
i know i could force feed or cut up some mice to get her to pick up the scent but i have been told to wait till she sheds
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06-Jan-07, 04:07 PM
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Too early to force feed.
Is she looking dull (like she might shed soon)?
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06-Jan-07, 04:26 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jun-04 Location: Wagga NSW Age/Gender: 25  | | | |
When I bought my coastal she hadn't had her first shed or eaten. 4 weeks after I bought her she shed and then ate, give it time, don't stress the snake. DON"T FORCE FEED.
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06-Jan-07, 04:30 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jun-06 Location: Central QLD. | | | |
Why dont you take the advice from the breeder, wait.
Also, three weeks isnt a long time at all, stop trying to feed it, dont handle it, just leave it be until it sheds, then think about feeding it.
Dont even toy with the idea of force feeding a snake that hasnt eaten for only three weeks.
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06-Jan-07, 05:42 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: Dead and Buried Gender: | | | |
It's only three weeks old!!!
At that age alot of them still have the egg yoke supplimenting them.
Do not force feed and wait until after it sheds to feed it.
Three weeks is not a long time for it not to eat. JMO
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06-Jan-07, 06:00 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-06 Location: Brisbane, QLD | | | |
Hi,
My little ones hatched on the 22nd Dec - just before Xmas...am still waiting for their 1st shed before I attempt to feed them. So far they show no signs of shedding, am picking up fresh food for them this Sunday (hey thats tomorrow!!!).
I'll still wait for them to shed before I offer them any food. The only time I handle them is to change their paper towel & water bowl - I was doing that every 2nd day, now I'm only changing their water. Best not to touch them at all!
Am slowly learning to be patient
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07-Jan-07, 12:39 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Dec-06 Location: Hills District, NSW | | | |
thanks everyone, i spoke to soon - she actually shed last night
and she looks stunning
anyway what should i do about feeding now she has shed
thanks
mitch
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07-Jan-07, 12:42 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-05 Location: QLD Gender: | | | |
just offer her a pinky, if she doesnt take it straight away leave it outside her hide overnight
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08-Jan-07, 04:14 PM
| | Suspended | Join Date: Dec-06 Location: Hills District, NSW | | |
took your advice hornet, left a pinkie in overnight and it has forced my snake out of the hide
it really wants nothing to do with the mouse
any other ideas?
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08-Jan-07, 04:58 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Aug-06 Location: Tamworth Gender: | | | |
just leave it in there overnight, if it doesnt eat it , try again in a few days , ( make sure u have right temps in enclosure and the mouse is warmed
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