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| Inkygirl |
Posted - 21/11/2010 : 19:37:48
Im a bit mault. We have taken in a Boa, lovely girl. Only 2ish so not massive yet and she shed early in the week.
The lad who wanted her gone was feeding her on chicks?! So we offerd her a nice defrosted warm rat. She sized it up, left it over night and nothing. So removed it.
Defrosted and Offered her a chick this afternoon as worried she hadnt eaten and she took it.
What do we do? Will chicks harm her? |
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| Inkygirl |
Posted - 03/12/2010 : 18:29:40
thanks mike will leave her a few weeks then. i know in my head she will be fine, but cant help worry all the same lol x |
| mikerichards |
Posted - 03/12/2010 : 16:55:11
2 weeks wont make any difference, as i said, you got near on 8 months before anything bad happens, snakes go a long long time without needing or wanting food. You give her chicks, she will just wait for another chick, food is not food when it comes to boas and chicks. |
| Inkygirl |
Posted - 03/12/2010 : 13:01:34
she has taken another chick. leaving her 2 weeks now hopefully get her hungry and then 'brain' the rat? x |
| mikerichards |
Posted - 23/11/2010 : 17:05:02
if i was you, and as you have a healthy weighted snake, leave it, keep trying her on rats, until she takes it, at some point she will.
at that size, you probably have near on 8 months to a year before it dies of starvation, she wont let that happen. |
| hiper2009 |
Posted - 22/11/2010 : 16:03:48
I agree with Lee , Give her some time to get very hungry then try scent the rat with the chick or you could try using chicken stock ? |
| lee2308 |
Posted - 22/11/2010 : 12:44:52
quote:
Originally posted by Inkygirl
will try again on friday, wish me luck going to need it :(
i would leave it 2 weeks to really get her appitite up |
| a33272 |
Posted - 21/11/2010 : 22:42:14
try a gerbil, if u can get her to take that then its a good way to try get her to rats |
| Inkygirl |
Posted - 21/11/2010 : 22:00:28
will try again on friday, wish me luck going to need it :( |
| n/a |
Posted - 21/11/2010 : 21:52:16
a chick is way too small for her try as hard as u can |
| Inkygirl |
Posted - 21/11/2010 : 21:35:49
a pic of her just before shed.
so should defrost a chick & rat together and try with the rat?
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| lee2308 |
Posted - 21/11/2010 : 21:06:27
day old chicks are no good to a boa as a staple,try scenting a rat with a chick or just keep trying with rats every fortnight until hes hungry enough.You say hes lttle,how big is she? any pics? |
| Inkygirl |
Posted - 21/11/2010 : 21:01:52
eeeek will try again x |
| DannyBrown91 |
Posted - 21/11/2010 : 20:09:03
From what i've read they arn't very nutricious so it would certainly be in the snakes best interests for you to try and get it feeding on rats. |
