Keith
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Post by Keith on Feb 20, 2005 18:26:04 GMT
OK, so I feed Hashmeer and Skye mice. I was wondering what else they can eat, maybe something as a special meal once in awhile.
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Post by John Pilling on Feb 20, 2005 18:48:48 GMT
As an adult i recomend chicks (they are venus's main diet) or the snake steak sausages, if your snakes will eat them, as some snakes will and some wont.
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Post by Keith on Feb 20, 2005 19:00:22 GMT
I have heard of people feeding quail eggs...
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Post by John Pilling on Feb 20, 2005 19:27:36 GMT
I know you can feed garter's quial egg's but i've not heard of it for corns.
Anyone else heard of it?
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Post by Muphesto on Feb 20, 2005 21:39:16 GMT
nope never.....
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Post by lozzer on Mar 17, 2005 17:53:19 GMT
Its best just to stick to their normal diet of mice.
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Post by lozzer on Mar 17, 2005 17:55:54 GMT
Their stomachs are designed to digest meat and bone not eggs only the egg eating snakes stomach will digest eggs.
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Post by Vicki on Mar 18, 2005 9:13:31 GMT
Its best to sick to feeding them the same thing if possible. If they are happy eating mice then continue feeding mice. I would only advise to offer something else if you snake is not readily taking mice (or whatever you currently feed)
A snake does not understand that you are offereing a 'treat' and may refuse the feed which in extreme cases may cause you to have a few feeding problems in the following weeks.
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Post by Keith on Mar 20, 2005 20:44:27 GMT
I will stick to his usual fare. Thank you all.
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Post by louise on Mar 20, 2005 22:06:37 GMT
on holidays chence gets a gunea pig and the smaller ones get hamsters or gerbils. all them things are like candy to snakes. also not good for them like candy  |
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Post by lozzer on Mar 20, 2005 22:16:37 GMT
I think a small gerbil would be ok for a adult corn.
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Post by louise on Mar 20, 2005 23:27:37 GMT
I think a small gerbil would be ok for a adult corn. but only once in a great while. very high in fat and not goo for nutrients some snakes may even give you a problem eating anything else afterwards. one of my boas did that. he wanted the snake candy all the time. but he didnt get it |
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Post by John Pilling on Mar 20, 2005 23:40:01 GMT
The main reason you should try something else is if your snake stop's eating, i don't mean 4-5 week, i mean like 3 monthe's or more, thats why venus is fed chick's as she hadn't eaten for nearley 3 monthes when i got her and for another 3-4 weeks after i got her.
Tried a chick and she has never looked back.
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Post by louise on Mar 20, 2005 23:59:12 GMT
i agree totally with john. but when i got chance i swore to myself if i could make her better she would have anything her littl heart desired. so sometimes i go over board john one time try putting the rat/mouse in chicken broth, then feed it to venus. that works alot to get them switched over. |
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Post by John Pilling on Mar 21, 2005 13:30:19 GMT
I'll try that and see what result's i get, you never know it might work better then scenting (which didn't work for 3 weeks).
I might just try a chick head with a medium mouse attached somehow, i'll have to think about he to attach them though.....
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Post by louise on Mar 21, 2005 14:48:41 GMT
we have switched snakes over by giving them what they want and as soon as they were done shoved the prey item you want in thier mouth next. rob does that at the pet shop. he has got lizard eating snakes switched over to mice/rats that way but that seems kind of hard. i like the chicken broth thing best. |
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Post by John Pilling on Mar 21, 2005 15:02:08 GMT
I'll be trying the chicken broth over the next 4-6 weeks to see if i can swap it over.
Finger's crossed.
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Post by louise on Mar 21, 2005 15:05:45 GMT
I'll be trying the chicken broth over the next 4-6 weeks to see if i can swap it over. Finger's crossed. i will keep mine crossed for you too. |
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Post by lozzer on Mar 21, 2005 20:29:17 GMT
My fingerd are crossed 2  |
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