Attempting first feed tomorrow night... - Page 2

EmbraceCalamity · 01-15-13, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Lankyrob

With a new snake i let them eat before any handling, eating normally means no stress and a settled animal

So do you just mean no food = no handling for new snakes, or for all of them?

~Maggot

Lankyrob · 01-15-13, 02:13 PM

We do no food no handling for even our established snakes

EmbraceCalamity · 01-15-13, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Lankyrob

We do no food no handling for even our established snakes

So if you can't handle them after they eat, and you can't handle them if they've not eaten, when do you handle them? >.>

~Maggot

SnakeyJay · 01-15-13, 04:47 PM

He means if food is offered and refused then they don't get handled till they feed again successfully... In the case of luocifers it's no handling till the first feed..

I'd also like to say that the fact you've not had an "introduction" doesn't matter to the snake at all, in fact he's probably a lot less stressed for it.. They have no comprehension of the fact that you havnt handled it yet.

EmbraceCalamity · 01-15-13, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Snakey-Jay

He means if food is offered and refused then they don't get handled till they feed again successfully... In the case of luocifers it's no handling till the first feed..

Ohhh, okay. That makes more sense.

~Maggot

Lankyrob · 01-15-13, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by EmbraceCalamity

So if you can't handle them after they eat, and you can't handle them if they've not eaten, when do you handle them? >.>

~Maggot

If they eat i give them 48-72 hours dependant on size of meal, if they dont eat then they get left alone u til they have eaten again (no matter how long that takes) and then get left for 48-72 hours.

Loucifer · 01-16-13, 02:48 PM

Well, tonight's the night. Mouse is thawing in the fridge for when I get home from work. Wish us luck. C'mooooon, Lou!!!

Nina · 01-31-13, 12:09 PM

Hey sorry to bud into this convo but it helped me alot reading all these messeges

now about no handling till they eat sounds like a good idea lol i pretty much wasnt trying to handle my 2 new ball pythons until they ate so i know they wont try and go for my fingers or something... But umm same situation here i offered them f/t mice yesterday and nothing :/ do i keep on offering every day? i got them from the animal shelter i work in and dont know how long ago they actually ate

Lankyrob · 01-31-13, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Nina

Hey sorry to bud into this convo but it helped me alot reading all these messeges

now about no handling till they eat sounds like a good idea lol i pretty much wasnt trying to handle my 2 new ball pythons until they ate so i know they wont try and go for my fingers or something... But umm same situation here i offered them f/t mice yesterday and nothing :/ do i keep on offering every day? i got them from the animal shelter i work in and dont know how long ago they actually ate

Dont offer every day or they will be too stressed to eat. Wait at least five days between attempts

**Aaron_S** · 01-31-13, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Nina

Hey sorry to bud into this convo but it helped me alot reading all these messeges

now about no handling till they eat sounds like a good idea lol i pretty much wasnt trying to handle my 2 new ball pythons until they ate so i know they wont try and go for my fingers or something... But umm same situation here i offered them f/t mice yesterday and nothing :/ do i keep on offering every day? i got them from the animal shelter i work in and dont know how long ago they actually ate

How big are they? What did they eat a the shelter or before you acquired them?

Is everything set up properly? Are they kept separate?

puffinluffin · 01-31-13, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Loucifer

Awesome. Being a new and first time snake owner, it's a little daunting when it comes to feeding the lil guy. Just want the absolute BEST for him. I'll be offering a 19g f/t white mouse. They are the only thing available around here until the reptile convention on the 27th. Then, I'll be stocking up! According to his breeder's chart, he is approx. 5 1/2 months old.

What? Only mice... odd.

I tried my dude last night for his first feed and he was not remotely interested. Prepare for it. Now I have to kill a rat.

Terranaut · 01-31-13, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by puffinluffin

What? Only mice... odd.

I tried my dude last night for his first feed and he was not remotely interested. Prepare for it. Now I have to kill a rat.

The op was banned so this is a dead thread.