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Post by jason on Nov 14, 2005 20:23:17 GMT
Well, thanks to the advice from everybody, one of my problem feeder Corns is feeding on it's own. It's pretty cool really, it went from having food stuffed in it's mouth two weeks ago, to eating in a small pot last week, to striking at the food from my hand this week!
The other is still not eating on it's own, I tried yesterday with the tuna method in a small pot, but no go, so I'll assist feed again in a couple of days and hopefully the time after that it will start to get it.
I'll keep you guys updated, but thanks again Vicki, Debs, John, and everyone else who threw some advice my way.
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Post by John Pilling on Nov 14, 2005 20:53:55 GMT
Good result. The other 1 will come on when it's ready.
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Post by Vicki on Nov 15, 2005 8:39:40 GMT
Thats fantastic, WELL DONE ;D ;D ;D
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Post by jason on Nov 15, 2005 11:38:27 GMT
I'm going to try and feed the other one again tomorrow night. hey Vicki, Is there any other scent I could try? I tried Lizard Shed, Lizard maker and Tuna. Maybe I should try the Lizard drops again now that it has been a few weeks? Maybe it's time to go back to plain pinkies.
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Post by John Pilling on Nov 15, 2005 12:16:49 GMT
Chicken soup is another good scenting thingy, i've not tryed it, but i do know a woman who has and got an adult feeding who was off it's food for 4-5 monthes. Worth a try and seeing what happens.
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Post by jason on Nov 15, 2005 22:11:06 GMT
Cheers John,
Wow, chicken soup huh.... Cream or Standard? ;D
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Post by John Pilling on Nov 15, 2005 22:25:55 GMT
Don't know, but it worked to get the snake started feeding again. Cream is what i'd go for tho.
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Post by jason on Nov 17, 2005 12:41:47 GMT
Bah, he had to be force fed again. We put the mouse down its mouth until it was just a lump in it's neck, right behind it's head. It was motionless for about 10 minutes, until it very slowly pushed the meal down into its stomach. So, now I'll wait five days and offer it a tuna scented pinkie. If it refuses then I'll try again in another three days, and if it still refuses to eat then I'll force feed. This is the pattern we have been using, it was successful on his brother, so I'm hoping it will eventually work with him too. He was starting to smell of dead mouse and rotten tuna flakes after several sessions in the 'feeding pot' for a few hours, and it wasn't pleasant. It was pretty obvious he was going to be force fed, so we gave the little critter a bath. Now he smells nice, I'm hoping this will have a positive effect on his attitude  |
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Post by lozzer on Nov 17, 2005 13:11:38 GMT
Its really stressful to get non feeders to eat,my ghost mot will only eat if hes tease fed but hes showing signs of progress now he usually takes the mouse almost straight away when teased.I hope they eat for you soon
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