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Posted - 06/12/2010 : 18:35:38
hi people wondered if you can help me......... i have got a friends amel with me at the mo ...he has experiencing trouble getting it to feed ...he has had the snake 6 weeks and it only feed after 10 days of being left to settle ..... he has tried every 5 days after with no joy ..... poo'ing fine...drinking ok and plenty active..... just refusing to feed ...... we have tried to help it take the pinkie but no joy even tried braining the pinkie on a number of time also tried feedin it and leaving it alone in a dark warm corner but nothing...i am a little concerned as it has now been a while since it fed......
any advice ... greatfully recieved
cheers
crash |
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| Benji54 |
Posted - 30/12/2010 : 12:32:09
if the mouse was particularly large thats not THAT irregular lee.
i would drop down to a medium mouse (he could always have 2) and try once a week in the evening (make the lighting seem like evening too)
i wouldnt start to panic just yet. (ps if u have your own questions go to "all forums" folder [top left] and look for the section most suitable for your problem/question/comment and enter there then click "new thread" and ask away [unless of course someone else is asking a similar question]) hope that all helps! |
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Posted - 30/12/2010 : 09:19:38
hi all my 1st time on here and my first snake,had it 6 weeks now and it has only eaten 1 large dead mice which i brained (malcolm) is about 3.5 ft long i keep the temp at 80 using a reflector light that comes on and off every 5 mins a ceramic hide at the cool end and a water bowl next to it.the shop where i bought it from say just keep trying im not sure if im doing things right or wrong.im not even sure how to post a question on here,or where to post it any advice would be greatly appreciated thanx |
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Posted - 20/12/2010 : 10:42:05
just remember if you have any problems we are here =) |
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Posted - 06/12/2010 : 22:42:46
ok update for you people.... left the snake alone for a couple of hours to settle down.....
then defrosted another very small pinkie.... placed him in one of my cevered feeding tubs....
and all is well ...the poor thing has finally taken some food.......
as far as i can tell it seems like it is a very shy eater .... doesn't like to be watched or even to bright ..so thanks for all the advice i have passed on all your comments... had a breath of relif has come
cheers for the quick response ....
makes me glad i joined up |
| lotabob |
Posted - 06/12/2010 : 20:40:05
I would (just my opinion) do the following;
*Ditch the UV light, its not required and may be stressing the snake out.
*Drop your stat temperature to 28 degrees (30 is the their max temp but I find 28 more preferencial)
*Dont know how your aquarium is converted but just to try it out, cover three of the sides completely with newspaper and even partially cover the other side leave about a third at the bottom exposed so natural light can get in and if anything moves near the tank it wont appear as if its looming over.
*Put in as much cover as possible into the tank, vines, bushes etc cut lots of toilet roll tubes in half lengthways and just scatter them to provide loads of places to hide and move about without been seen.
Just suggestions and something you may have already done, I dont know. |
| gmac |
Posted - 06/12/2010 : 20:19:48
there are a few more things to try, have a look through this sticky will give you some ideas
http://www.thecornsnake.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3720
would also suggest taking out the UV light it is not necessary, also i believe the UV bulb flickers beyond the human range but may bother the snake (on that im not sure though)
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Originally posted by Maisimadu
they dont need uv as they r nocturnal(spelled correctly?). When mine refused to eat i was advised to cut the pibkies head off, after that i even got a little strike;)
Corns are crepescular not nocturnal, meaning they are active at dawn and dusk
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Posted - 06/12/2010 : 20:14:46
they dont need uv as they r nocturnal(spelled correctly?). When mine refused to eat i was advised to cut the pibkies head off, after that i even got a little strike;) |
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Posted - 06/12/2010 : 19:20:06
he is about 11" long don't know exact age....has 3 hides from warm end to middle to cold ... in a converted fish tank i would say 30l with a stated heat mat at 30 degrees and the cold is normally about 22... he is using large chip as substrate and has a uv tube light during the day.... the food is small pinkies ...frozen but fully thawed b4 feeding |
| gmac |
Posted - 06/12/2010 : 19:10:13
canyou give us some more info, snakes age and size, what is it housed in size wise, number of hides and what are the temps are. |
