| Author |
 Topic  |
|
|
Freddiesmum
Sub Adult
1083 Posts |
 Posted - 22/08/2012 : 11:38:39
|
| if a young snake doesn't strike feed,will it ever? just curious! |
1.1.0 Corn Snakes, Oscar the Golddust Motley, Emmy the Ultramel Anery
2.0.0 Cats, Yoda and Ed
1.0.0 Leopard Gecko, Masuka
1.0.0 Western Hognose Snake - Hugo |
|
|
danny
Hatchling
United Kingdom
369 Posts |
Posted - 22/08/2012 : 12:11:19
|
| My 10 month old at 133 grams doesn't and I doubt she ever will my hatchie hasn't either bit still wary days |
1x staffy-Roxy
I x iguana-zilla
Several tessera corns
|
 |
|
|
NexivRed
Yearling
United Kingdom
551 Posts |
Posted - 22/08/2012 : 12:17:53
|
| Bob struck when I gave him his first ever pinky, but when I gave him his second the other day he wasn't initially interested so I left him to it. 20 minutes later he'd eaten it, but I reckon it was a slow ingest. I reckon it can depend on their mood :D |
R.I.P. 0.1: CB10 Ophion - pewter masque het amel
1.0: CB10 lavender stripe het ??? - Alabaster (Bats) Codify
0.1: CB12 hypo plasma het amel - Nebula
0.2: CB13 diffused 66% pos het cinder - Demeter (Mimi) & Bombulurina (Reenie)
1.0: CB13 hypo cinder ?% pos het amel stripe - Huckleberry
0.1: CB13 anery aztec het amel - Tetris
1.0: CB13 gold dust motley stripe - Helios |
|
|
|
Red123
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2030 Posts |
Posted - 22/08/2012 : 12:22:35
|
| When Joanna was a hatchling she would never strike feed, she was almost scared of the pinky but as she has got older she has got alot better at strike feeding. She just struck at the mouse one day then it was like switch had flicked she is now my best strike feeder out of all my snakes. All my snakes strike feed even the royal :) |
Corn Snake
, 1.0.0 Amel (Stan),
Royal Pythons
1.0.0 Normal (Nigel)
1.0.0 Albino (Tony)
Boa Constrictor Imperator
0.1.0 (Agatha)Western Hognose
0.1.0 Normal (Stevie)
0.0.1 Schneider Skink (George)
1.0.0 Extreme Blonde Harlequin Crested Gecko (Bert)
4 GALS.
Tarantulas
Red Rump (B. Vagans) Jo.
Chaco Golden Knee (G. pulchripes) Charlie, Greenbottle Blue (C. cyaneopubescens) Gus, Honduran Curly Hair ( B. albopilosum) Titch, Mexican Fire Leg (B. boehmei), Salmon Pink Bird Eater(L. parahybana), Fort Hall Baboon (P. Lugardi) Blanche, Stout Leg Baboon (E. Pachypus) Graham, Chilean Rose (G. Rosea) Glen.
Border collie x (BoB), 2 Cats (Lucky & Dip), 17 Goldfish, and The Dubia Family |
|
|
|
Freddiesmum
Sub Adult
1083 Posts |
Posted - 22/08/2012 : 12:31:06
|
I was just curious if they started out striking young was the only possibility of them doing it, obviously not 
Nice to hear others experiences. |
1.1.0 Corn Snakes, Oscar the Golddust Motley, Emmy the Ultramel Anery
2.0.0 Cats, Yoda and Ed
1.0.0 Leopard Gecko, Masuka
1.0.0 Western Hognose Snake - Hugo |
|
|
|
Moppet
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3315 Posts |
Posted - 22/08/2012 : 16:43:02
|
What an excellent question Oooh, I really hope one of mine will grow up to be a striker then. It's just so exciting to watch! Apollo is the gentlest feeder I have ever seen, just opens his mouth and starts eating the mouse practically from the tongs (hahaha, as if I really need them!), Titan is still quite tiny but he has a little more enthusiasm than Apollo does.
I wonder if the size of the mouse might make a difference, like they can't be bothered to strike a pinky but a fluff or a small might get them to do it? Apollo struck his first fluff, attempted to constrict it too but that is the only time I have seen him do that. |
2.4.0 Corn snakes
1.0.0 horse
0.1.0 Golden retriever
1.4.0 Guinea pigs |
|
|
|
coxymk2
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1245 Posts |
Posted - 22/08/2012 : 19:59:43
|
| My 14mth old was a very lazy feeder until he moved up to smalls then he shocked me with the ferocity of his strike and coil he does it all the time now. |
0.0.1 ANERY (Liquorice)
0.0.1 CAROLINA (Bangle)
0.0.1 AMEL (Boozer)
|
|
|
|
lupi lou
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3670 Posts |
Posted - 22/08/2012 : 20:15:33
|
| 8 is a year old now and he has only struck twice, the last one being this week and that was a small mouse. Jinx has struck a few times but no constrict as of yet, he apparently struck every time at the shop. |
 
1.0.1 Corns
0.1.0 Dog: springer
1.0.0 Horse
0.4.0 Gerbils
2.2.0 Leopard gecko
0.2.0 Cave gecko |
|
|
|
Ell
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1640 Posts |
Posted - 22/08/2012 : 21:11:12
|
Again, mine never struck when they were young but then they reached an age and they do it all the time now.
Im not sure if its something they ....grow into? |
 
1.0.0 Normal corn snake - Dusk
0.1.0 Strawberry Snow Stripe corn snake - Dawn
0.1.0 Harlequin Crested Gecko - Stickles
1.0.0 Sable Syrian Hamster - CoCo
0.1.0 Hognose snake - Truffles |
|
|
|
scottishbluebird
it is all my fault
United Kingdom
8403 Posts |
Posted - 22/08/2012 : 21:39:51
|
| Kellogs is coming up for 2, had a small first strike last feed, Gave Ian a fright lol |
     
0.1.0 Corn - Kellogs
1.0.0 Hognose - Storm
0.1.0 Staffy - Lyla
1.0.0 Spaffy(staffy x springer)-Spyro
1.0.0 Ferret - Peanut R.I.P
0.1.0 Crestie - Fudge. Wish List - Pygmy hedgehog. Tropiocolotes |
|
|
|
Donnie
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3215 Posts |
Posted - 22/08/2012 : 23:19:22
|
Mine all seem to have started to strike the older they got. Steve is starting to strike sometimes now and his last feed he struck hard and coiled fast (i think he has been learning from my JCP ) |
1.1 Corns (Anery Stripe, Amel) 1.0 Rootbeer 0.2 Jungle Carpet Python 1.0 Zebra Jungle Carpet Python 1.0 50% Diamond Zebra Carpet Python |
|
|
|
Georgina
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2382 Posts |
Posted - 22/08/2012 : 23:36:59
|
| Midnight has just started to strike and constrict every feed, she did it now and then. Lightning does it ever time, they are 2 years old x |
1.0 western hognose (hero)
1.0 phantom reverse pin dal brindle crested gecko (goyle)
0.2 red dal red harly (sprite) 99% full pin Harley crested gecko (TuLong)
0.0.3 miomantis paykullii
0.0.3 Bombina orientalis (oriental fire bellied toad)
0.3 fancy mice (snap, crackle and pop)
1.0 yorkshire terrier (jasper)
2.1 cats (echo, shadow and pokey) |
|
|
|
Okeetee Mick
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2308 Posts |
Posted - 23/08/2012 : 17:23:30
|
| Most of mine did from the start, they all do now so probably just a matter of time. |
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)
 |
|
|
|
Dalymad2
Hatchling
United Kingdom
301 Posts |
Posted - 23/08/2012 : 20:32:29
|
| My first two have only been striking for a couple of months just over a year old, my four month old strikes every feed very aggressive eater going to be a big snake me thinks. |
1.0.0 CORN- FRED ( CAROLINA)
1.0.0 CORN- BARNEY (CAROLINA)
0.1.0 CORN- SNOWDROP (SNOW)
1.0.0 DALMATIAN- SOLO
0.1.0 DALMATIAN- METOO
0.1.0 COLLIE CROSS- LILY
0.1.0 CAT-SOOKIE
0.1.0 AFRICAN GREY PARROT- SPIRIT |
|
|
|
Thorne Walker
Yearling
Canada
642 Posts |
|
|
Freddiesmum
Sub Adult
1083 Posts |
Posted - 23/08/2012 : 22:48:39
|
| good question thorne! |
1.1.0 Corn Snakes, Oscar the Golddust Motley, Emmy the Ultramel Anery
2.0.0 Cats, Yoda and Ed
1.0.0 Leopard Gecko, Masuka
1.0.0 Western Hognose Snake - Hugo |
|
|
| |
Topic |
|
strike feeding
