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| chris25 |
Posted - 20/07/2011 : 10:16:15
Hi,
I purchased my first baby corn snake this sunday just gone! (approx 8-10 weeks, measures 12.5 inches long) He's settling in well, and loves exploring his new home!
However I have a question. When i got him the guy at the shop said he's currently eating mouse tails. Everything I've read and I haven't seen this anywhere as the normal (i've read about it being used for force feeding). He's due his feed tomorrow evening.
My question is, should i try him on a small pinkie? Or should i continue with the mouse tails until he's a bit bigger?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Chris |
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| Corrah |
Posted - 23/07/2011 : 18:52:31
That's great news. Hopefully he will now not be a picky feeder :) |
| scottishbluebird |
Posted - 22/07/2011 : 13:41:12
Glad he fed for you! |
| Karakal |
Posted - 21/07/2011 : 22:44:47
Well done! Glad he took that pinkie for you! :D |
| kabigat |
Posted - 21/07/2011 : 20:33:00
That's good that he has fed for you Chris,you must be relieved.
Don't forget 2 leave him for a couple of days now and let it settle. |
| gmac |
Posted - 21/07/2011 : 19:23:39
good news Chris25 |
| west5680 |
Posted - 21/07/2011 : 19:08:18
thats brilliant news, bet ya chuffed to bits! |
| chris25 |
Posted - 21/07/2011 : 19:02:51
Thanks people! I'm happy to report I've just fed him and he struck the pinkie within a minute, didnt really do any constricting, but has now finished eating and is back in his home! I'll keep an eye on him to make sure he keeps it down!
Thanks again for all your responses! |
| kdlang |
Posted - 20/07/2011 : 23:40:31
Congrats on your new addition. I hope he takes the pinkie for you. However it is striking alarm bells with me too. If he doesn't eat the pinkie I would certainly contact the seller and find out the snakes feeding history. It could just be very poor knowledge of the seller. Or he could be knowingly selling poor feeders and, no offense, but poor feeders are not suitable for first time owners. And he certainly shouldn't be selling them without informing the purchaser |
| gingerpony |
Posted - 20/07/2011 : 20:17:44
keep us posted, i'm sure he'll be fine with it |
| chris25 |
Posted - 20/07/2011 : 19:46:11
Thanks for all the feedback. I'll give him a pinky tomorrow and see how he gets on. |
| Mort13 |
Posted - 20/07/2011 : 18:17:58
I have a tiny hatchie,not much over 3 weeks old and it takes pinkies. The vast majority of hatchies are fed pinkies. Mouse tails are as said above normally used in order to get a stubborn feeder feeding. |
| gingerpony |
Posted - 20/07/2011 : 14:39:20
you'll find, as gmac said above, mouse tails are usually reserved for assist/force feeding stubborn hatchies that refuse to eat by themselves. there's no real reason why a hatchie shouldn't be fed on pinkies from it's first shed (at about a week old)
i'd seriously question either this guy's knowledge or honesty! |
| chris25 |
Posted - 20/07/2011 : 11:29:18
When i spoke to him he said that the snake was still on mouse tails, but it wouldn't be long before moving up to pinkies. I'll try him with a small pinkie tomorrow and see how he gets on.
Thanks for the info. |
| gmac |
Posted - 20/07/2011 : 10:49:32
Mouse tails are normally only given to fussy eaters and not as a staple for baby corns so already im a bit wary. I would try and see if it would take a very small pinkie it is likely it wont strike at the mouse so i would leave it in with the snake.
I would also contact the person you got it from and find out exactly why it is only on mouse tails and get all the feeding history about this snake. |
| Ashma |
Posted - 20/07/2011 : 10:22:21
I have never ever heard of mice tails being used before, how very odd. Although in saying that, I am pretty new to corn keeping so it might be perfectly fine.
Personally, I have two 5 weeks old hatchies and they are both on small pinkies, which they gobble up fine. |
