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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by Williamson[/i] [br]HI guys, I haven't posted for a few weeks now but just thought I'd update you on everything. I have a new laptop and will become more active again. Recap: I bought Galaxy just over 6 weeks ago. We had trouble getting her to feed and I took her back to the shop where I bought her from. I took her back around 3 and half weeks back. Jon managed to get her to eat by assist feeding. He thought that once she had a taste for food she'd happily eat in the normal way..... This was unfortunatly not the case. She has continued to assist feed every 3-4 days since. I have been over to the shop everytime and studied what Jon has shown me and now she doesn't so much need an assist feed, it's more like spoon fed [:D] I'll basically handle Galaxy until she settles which takes around 5 - 10 seconds, I then take a light grip about and inch away from her head and just nudge her mouth with the pinkie, sometimes she'll bite straight away, if not I let her move around and reposition her into the same position again. She always bites the second time of offering, this time she even struck at the pinkie!! Once she has a bite, I place her back into her rub and allow her to consume the pinkie which usually takes her about 7 minutes to swallow and move the pinkie into the middle of her stomoch. We have managed to get her to put on weight and show definete growth. I'd again like to thank Jon for his help and support in helping me to cope with a non feeder. I think some snakes are just lazy, she is happy to eat, but only if the work is done for her!! lol If she feeds again from me on tuesday, with no help from Jon, she'll come home[^] There is a similer experience in Practical Reptile magaziine, which is probably described better than I have here. In other news, my other half fel in love with a Beardie I had my eye on and we are now proud parents of a dragon called Herb, pic to come. Hope everyone is well. Rich [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature.