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gemini232
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
31 Posts |
 Posted - 23/09/2011 : 19:16:44
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| hay, well im still struggling to get my hatchling corn to eat, have tried braining, warming it up, leaving over night etc. her faun is set to right temperatures, she has hides, water etc and have left her alone as much as possible she seems to be coming out at night to hunt but not eaten the pinky when put in. It been few days since last tried so am going to put in a thawed warmed pinky which has been coated in tuna juice and brained in an old oicecream tub and put this in the vivarium and put my corn in overnight, but i am slightly paranoid that she wont be able to breath, i hvae put 10 small airholes in the top of the tub should this be enough? |
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ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5292 Posts |
Posted - 23/09/2011 : 19:18:35
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| how small is small? |
1.0.0 Butter motley corn (Sheldon)
0.1.0 Caramel Corn (Maggie)
0.1.0 Caramel motley corn (Echo)
1.0.0 Cat (Angus)
1 mealworm colony
RIP Skye x
Sleep well Sonny, Mummy loves you xx
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kimbo
Egg
France
67 Posts |
Posted - 23/09/2011 : 19:23:53
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| have you tried defrosting then giving it a good old blast with the hairdryer?? Braining and marmite didn't work for my baby of only 6g who was refusing to eat but that did ! also I fed her in her rub to stop any more stress of moving her as she is very shy x Hope you are successful x |
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gemini232
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
31 Posts |
Posted - 23/09/2011 : 19:33:55
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| there probs about 5mm across some bit smaller...not tried with a hairdryer yet, used warm water so far, she almost seems scared of it as ive tried moving it infront of her face as suggest on here but she almost shys away from it? im worried she will dye if dont eat |
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ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5292 Posts |
Posted - 23/09/2011 : 19:35:34
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| how longs it been? any chance she's in blue? |
1.0.0 Butter motley corn (Sheldon)
0.1.0 Caramel Corn (Maggie)
0.1.0 Caramel motley corn (Echo)
1.0.0 Cat (Angus)
1 mealworm colony
RIP Skye x
Sleep well Sonny, Mummy loves you xx
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gemini232
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
31 Posts |
Posted - 23/09/2011 : 19:43:04
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| ive had her 3 weeks she apparently fed before i took her...blue? is that shedding? she doesnt appear to be skin still shiny and bright and eyes not opaque |
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eekamouse
Egg
71 Posts |
Posted - 23/09/2011 : 20:04:24
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| hi gemini, just a couple of thoughts, are the pinkies from the same batch? might be worth trying a different supply. also are they small enough for a baby? i'm new to snakes myself and discovered there are tiny pinks and GREAT BIG PINKS! hope this is helpful. |
0.1.0 yorkshire terrier 'poppy'
0.0.1 cornsnake 'curly' |
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gemini232
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
31 Posts |
Posted - 23/09/2011 : 20:10:52
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| hello, yes they are all from same batch,never thought this would be a problem tbh?..they were the smallest ones the reptile shop had they said should be right size |
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
8173 Posts |
Posted - 24/09/2011 : 01:35:53
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Hatchling cornsnakes should easily be able to take a fair sized pinky unless they haven't been feeding properly since it hatched.
Did you get feeding records with the hatchie at all? |
-=Kehhlyr - The Resident Loon
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Okeetee Mick
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2308 Posts |
Posted - 24/09/2011 : 08:11:40
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| Hi, personally I always leave mine in their fauns for their first feed, it's easier and their stresss levels are not raised more than necessary. I would try in another couple of days and if she is still not interested ask the reptile store where you purchased her from for help, they should still have the feeding records and be more than willing to help. I would not worry too much as they can go quite a while without food even when small. |
0.1.0 Okeetee (Sookie) 0.1.0 Powder (Luna) 0.1.0 Bloodred (Arlene) 0.1.0 Caramel Stripe (Tara)
0.1.0 Ghost (Crystal) 0.1.0 Caramel (Jessica) 0.1.0 Lavender Stripe (Portia) 1.0.0 Platinum (Godric)
0.1.0 Thayers King (Lettie Mae) 0.1.0 Albino Blairs King (Lorena) 0.1.0 Russian Ratsnakes (Pam)
0.1.0 Korean Ratsnake (Katerina) 1.0.0 Russian Ratsnake (Lafayette)
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
6129 Posts |
Posted - 24/09/2011 : 08:31:16
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| In a used and clean small butter tub with a few airholes in a dark and quite place always worked the treat specially with a warmed pinky blasted with a hair dryer :p Other times when feeding baby corns when its not quite or dark, they just acted scared of the pinky. |
   
A very special super, duper thanks for K :3 |
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gemini232
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
31 Posts |
Posted - 24/09/2011 : 10:06:15
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| hay well i left her in a tub in her faun over night ith the pinky and still no luck, i warmed the pinky brained and coated with tuna juice to encoutage but still showed no interest....have tried placing the pinky in the faun over night but no luck....i was wandering if its possile she could be scared of my cats? |
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gemini232
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
31 Posts |
Posted - 24/09/2011 : 10:07:54
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| how long can hatchlings go without eating it been at least 3 weeks now and i was told they can go for bout a month? is this true or is it longer? |
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Mamma
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4494 Posts |
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gemini232
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
31 Posts |
Posted - 24/09/2011 : 11:04:51
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| got her from my local reptile shop they breed instore, fed couple times i believe, rang them today and said to leave another week and then try placing pinky in sandwitch bag and placing in boiling water and if doesnt work to ring them back...dunno whether if she doesnt feed to swap for one that does but feel bit bad bout that but ive read alot of forums that suggest it |
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eeji
The Morph Master
United Kingdom
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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4334 Posts |
Posted - 24/09/2011 : 13:56:51
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When I first got Spot I would feed in a tub you get crickets in, not much bigger than a butter tub. You need to contact the seller and check if there is a feeding record. Whats your set up? As much info as possible would help, a lot of non feeding issues are down to husbandry but it could just be a problem/non feeder so check the records.
Oh and 5mm holes are an open door to hatchlings. I've seen a 6 month old corn get through a 6mm hole (it was Spot and I was very shocked) |
Anery Corn snake SPOT. Royal Python, DUKE. Hogg Island Boa, SANKE. Albino House Snake, HAL.
Harlequin Crested Gecko HARLEY
Albino Horned Frog WAKA
Chilean Rose Tarantula TRIXIE. Brazilian Salmon Pink Bird-eating Tarantula SAM. Orange Baboon Tarantula BORIS.
Giant Asian Forest Scorpion, SALLY.
Giant African Land Snails, SHELDON & MICHELLE.
Budwing Mantis, MAIA
Dubia Roach Colony. Silkworm Colony. Mealworm Colony. Waxworm Colony. Fruit Beetle Colony.
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eeji
The Morph Master
United Kingdom
4335 Posts |
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gemini232
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
31 Posts |
Posted - 25/09/2011 : 17:17:17
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| ok, it is a small icecream tub a carte dor one lols but i shall see if got anything smaller but thick most of what i got are air tight stuff which cnt put holes in. setup - she in a faun aprox 1ft by 1.5ft, using bark chippings at the minute, she has water bowl in corner of cool end, there a piece of back (like a tunnel) that covers majority of the faun runnoing down the middle covering both warm and cold ends, and on top of this i have a plastic plant which is what she likes to hide under majority of time. ive had to put a picture frame ontop of the faun as my cats like to sleep ontop of it..i assume cos of the warmth. temperature in warm end bout 85 and cool end is room temperature. |
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tordyjo
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2036 Posts |
Posted - 25/09/2011 : 17:34:17
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| a philly tub would be a nice size for a hatchie for feeding |
 Lilly Crystal Harry
1.2.0 corns, 1.1.0 cats tropical guppies who continually breed
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gemini232
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
31 Posts |
Posted - 25/09/2011 : 17:36:17
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| really? id of thought that was to small, the probs is she so quick i can only just get the lid on the icecream tub (which has tall sides) before shes tried to get out...she still very nervous, not handling her atall but if feeding have been picking up with snake hook to put in tub |
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