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| Gash |
Posted - 05/08/2012 : 20:47:32
Recently had topic about non feeder only had corn snakes about 18 months got 6 now and 2 royal pythons it's so obsessive I no am a novice but there's a long story about some of corn snakes I don't want 2go into it as I've had 2 force feed do any of u no how long this could continue before it feeds for itself ?
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| Gash |
Posted - 07/08/2012 : 09:11:05
The snake is 2 months old and never eaten I've tried all the above options spent a hour trying a assist feed just kept spitting it out so left couple of days before I force fed as for it's weight I don't no as I've not got scales to weigh it but it's tiny and it's spine was protruding a lot it wasn't moving at all I didn't think it had much life left in it so force feed was last resort just heard it out last night so it's moving about had quick peek in it's hide and it look more vibrant |
| lotabob |
Posted - 06/08/2012 : 12:57:56
Ok Just had a little look at your previous post. Force feeding is a last resort when the health of the snake is in jeopardy. There are so many different less stressful avenues to go down before jumping to force feeding.
How old is the corn snake (weight) and what are the circumstances you don't want to go into, we need the full story to be able to help, a bit of withheld information could end up with totally the wrong advice.
Also there is regularly a confusion between force feeding and assist feeding. Assist feeding is slightly less stressful and involves placing the food item into the snakes mouth and them taking it down. Force feeding is as the name suggests, forcing the food into the throat of the snake.
A technique that I have seen to be far less stressful is assist feeding a section of rat tail, its a good shape to be less impact and also has the right smell.
Scenting, braining, jacketing, and live feeding are all options before you assist feed and force feeding is the last resort if all else fails.
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