stuborn stimmie!!!

[craigc]

well i have owned my stimson for 3 months now, she has shed once since i bought her (only 6months old). But she still won't eat for me. She has eaten twice since i bought her, both times when i have taken her back to the breeder that i bought her off. He said that he puts her in a small container with a pinkie and sits them under a heat lamp set at 30.c. and the pinkie is gone in half an hour. I do this every time that i feed her (temp 30.c - 35.c) leave her in the container over night (with water) but she never eats.

I have also tried using live pinkies (mice & rats), rolling a thawed pinkie in mice or rat hair but nothing works.

If i don't keep taking her back to the breeder to feed her i'm scared that she will starve herself, WHAT AM I DOING WRONG??????????

 

[ad]

Hi Craig,
A couple of points to check,
What is the average temp. you keep her at normally?
Have you only tried the method of feeding you described?
I leave them in their normal tank and feed them the mice from tweezers.
Cheers
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[NoOne]

Maybe the breeder ain't feeding her either or are you there when she feeds? If your not i would tell him you want to be there when he next feeds her.

Have you tried rubbing skink smell on a pinkie? Most small pythons feed on heavily on skinks as babies and this often gets them going.

 

[python_guy44]

My bredli hasnt eaten yet since i bought her.
So what i am doing is gradually pulling temps to 36 c, getting her wormed then trying again.
Then if that doesnt work i will try live, if nothing still happens im consulting the previous owner.

 

[craigc]

noOne- the breeder takes her to his house to feed her (i haven't seen him feed her) when i pick her up the next day she has a bulge in her stomach. as for the skink smell, i haven't been able to catch one yet.

ad - the temp that i keep her at is 30-35 during the day, at night it drops to 26.c. I have tried holding a pinkie by the tail and puting it in front of her but she always goes and hides.

 

[Guest]

sit and watch ya front garden in the morning sun catch heaps of skinks and freeze em