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| Serpentine |
Posted - 11/09/2010 : 16:56:37
Just got my first snake last Wednesday, have decided to try feeding him today (Saturday). Am aware he may not eat yet but have no idea how long I should leave the brained pinkie on offer. The snake (Sid) is a 3 month old corn about 12" in length, I have the pinkie in a feeding dish to avoid impaction. Any advice would be welcome. |
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| Serpentine |
Posted - 11/09/2010 : 22:46:28
Thanks for the advice guys, I'm a complete novice at this so all help iscgreatly appreciated. |
| HannahB |
Posted - 11/09/2010 : 19:46:35
if you leave it in the viv/faun with him then leave it no longer than 24hours 
personally i think you are probably better using kitchen towel to feed on - that way if sid doesnt take it and you have left it in the bin you can just pick up the corners of the towel,put it in a bag and throw it away with the mouse..saving on some possibly minging washing up! |
| rachiepotatoe |
Posted - 11/09/2010 : 19:12:36
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Originally posted by BurnedAtTheStake
Hi, Serpentine, and welcome to the house of fun! Warning: SOME of us make very CORNY jokes!!! (Who, me, guys?? )
He may like to find mouse himself; he may like mouse waggled for him on tweezers or tongs - if you decide to get full size feeding tongs, don't get the pricey ones in the rep shop - Wilkinsons do kitchen tongs for a couple of quid, with soft plastic grips that are far gentler if the snake strikes and misses.
I wish I knew that -_- I forked out 7 quid for some of those bad boys!
Hello serpentine! as BATS said, Sid may like his food waggled rather than left in a dish, Doyle won't eat it unless its waggled around abit, you might find that's the case with sid. If so, stick sid in a seperate container for feeding, or simply throw some kitchen roll in his viv so he doesnt get any substrate :) |
| BurnedAtTheStake |
Posted - 11/09/2010 : 17:16:30
Hi, Serpentine, and welcome to the house of fun! Warning: SOME of us make very CORNY jokes!!! (Who, me, guys??)
The usual rule is, leave for a week before handling/feeding, I believe, but I didn't know this when I started - if you've offered the pinky before posting, it's not going to be the end of the world. I've used shallow feeding dishes when my lot were tiny, but they can (and will) drag mousey off into substrate. They are all different, and will go on changing as they mature.
My Buffy struck and fed regularly from bootlace size. My Spooky was a bit chancy throughout winter, now she's as much of a gannet as Buffy - should see her coil! They all eat well, even when shedding - that, I find, is corns for you. (And my supposedly picky royal eats well - perhaps I'm just lucky here!)
You may find Sid feeds straight away. You may not even need to brain the pinky. He may like to find mouse himself; he may like mouse waggled for him on tweezers or tongs - if you decide to get full size feeding tongs, don't get the pricey ones in the rep shop - Wilkinsons do kitchen tongs for a couple of quid, with soft plastic grips that are far gentler if the snake strikes and misses.
If you do decide to leave mouse in the viv, I would leave it in a dish or cardboard box (the kind of boxes catfood pouches come in are good)deep enough to ensure it can't be dragged into the substrate, and I would leave it no longer than 12 - 15 hours or so - it gets warm in there and mouse is meat and will go bad. But corns do tend to be gannets - I bet you won't have any trouble!
All the very best - if you've any more questions we're always here! |
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