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| jordy845 |
Posted - 10/06/2011 : 18:30:14
hey guys, chii hasnt eaten for 4-6 weeks now, it said on her chart that she last ate on the 9th April.
iv tried near enough everything and i have no idea what it is.
tried:
braining
warming up with hair dryer
letting blood drip out the nose
leaaving in covered faun overnight
dangling infront
lightly touching her with the pinkie
i don't handle her 5 days prior to a feed, and only try to feed her once a week.
shes only a hatchie so im very worried. she is still very active, scaling the walls of her faun.
she hasnt shed yet, however i have not seen her go into blue, and she is not yet showing any signs of going into blue.
the temps in her faun are all fine and perfect. and i only handle her after those 5 days up to the feed.
ny help would be appriciated. thankyou :) |
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| gingerpony |
Posted - 14/06/2011 : 18:10:37
and that's exactly why it's great that there's such a wealth of experience on this forum  |
| tarotpodge |
Posted - 14/06/2011 : 17:37:33
quote:
Originally posted by gingerpony
quote:
Originally posted by tarotpodge
If i thaw it in warm water she turns her nose up at it.
because it become 'boil in the bag' mouse 
Was taught this method of defrosting on a BTEC National diploma in animal care, course. We learn from our mistakes and through experiance. Text books dont know everything :-) |
| gingerpony |
Posted - 14/06/2011 : 17:21:33
just try not to stress, they can go ages without eating, i had 4 hatchies one year that didn't eat at all for about 4 months |
| jordy845 |
Posted - 14/06/2011 : 15:40:59
i tried thawing them out in hot water and nothing, but now i leave them at room temp to defrost :) yea she is in a little takeaway box at the moment, with a small (very small) water bowl and half a loo roll tube to hide under :)
she did pass some poop and stuff yesterday so im hoping this may be a good sign that she is clearing her digestive system out ready for food, i could be wrong ^^ but im getting hopfull about her next attempted feed on saturday :) |
| gingerpony |
Posted - 14/06/2011 : 13:21:39
quote:
Originally posted by tarotpodge
If i thaw it in warm water she turns her nose up at it.
because it become 'boil in the bag' mouse
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| Mort13 |
Posted - 14/06/2011 : 11:12:43
My female housie was very particular about how she was fed to beging with. Gingerpony has given you great advice. The only other thing that could help is if you put her in a smaller tub,is to place it somewher enclosed or to stick some card around the sides so its darker and will feel more secure (obviously not covering any air holes). This was the only way my female fed to begin with. |
| tarotpodge |
Posted - 14/06/2011 : 09:32:59
How are you defrosting the food? In warm water or at room tempreture. One of mine will only eat if it is left to thaw at room tempreture. If i thaw it in warm water she turns her nose up at it. |
| Diesel1994 |
Posted - 14/06/2011 : 00:17:51
with a few of mine i have found they are just abit shy, if you get a small plastic box, like the ones takeaways come in, around 9, lock the snake in here with 1 or 2 pinkies, usually come back in 15-20 mins and they will already have started eating |
| jordy845 |
Posted - 10/06/2011 : 23:05:48
ok will try and see how it goes, thankyou |
| gingerpony |
Posted - 10/06/2011 : 19:40:36
try moving her into a much smaller enclosure, like a cricket/livefoods tub, then give her another week to settle in and try offering her another pinkie, leaving it in the tub with her overnight, and even the next day too |
| jordy845 |
Posted - 10/06/2011 : 19:20:20
no she hasnt fed for me, i have her feeding chart, when first got her gave her a good week to settle in
temps controlled by thermostat, 25-29
chii is about 12" maybe a tiny bit more
she was born 18th april 2011
enclosure is a faunarium about 15"-16.5" Length, about 82-9" width
she has water on her cld side, hides on each side of the faun, and green vines all over to climb over and a fish tank standing rubber plant(never been in a fish tank was brought new) in the middle |
| gingerpony |
Posted - 10/06/2011 : 19:11:12
tbh that's no time at all really but........
has she ever fed for you?
you say your temps are 'fine' but what are they and how are you measuring/monitoring it?
how big is chihiro?
how big is the enclosure?
what's the set-up like?
i'd certainly not be handling her at all till she's taken at least 3 consecutive feeds.... |
| jordy845 |
Posted - 10/06/2011 : 18:30:52
sorry not 9th April, 9th May, sorry >.< |
