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scorpyshake
Egg
United Kingdom
87 Posts |
 Posted - 13/09/2012 : 12:19:27
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Just a newbie question off me :) With all these hatchlings that are none feeders, and there seems to be a few about, poor little things :( people try this and that often without success, but why doesn't anyone try what they could be getting from the wild naturally ? for instance crickets and small bugs ? It's just a thought and has puzzled me why no-one has mentioned them, not to my knowledge anyway :)
I'm just really curious  |
0.0.1 Amel
0.0.1 Snow
1.1.0 Bloodred/diffussed
1.0.0 English Mastiff x Rottweiller |
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Simmy_82
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1272 Posts |
Posted - 13/09/2012 : 12:35:25
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| I dont think they go for those types of prey in the wild to be honest. |
 
0.1.0 - Cat - Tallulah
0.0.1 - Carolina Corn Snake - Lilith |
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scorpyshake
Egg
United Kingdom
87 Posts |
Posted - 13/09/2012 : 12:38:36
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| I did wonder, as I've read a few pages where people think that they do ? who knows hey ? lol |
0.0.1 Amel
0.0.1 Snow
1.1.0 Bloodred/diffussed
1.0.0 English Mastiff x Rottweiller |
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serena_08
Yearling
United Kingdom
784 Posts |
Posted - 13/09/2012 : 13:21:33
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| I've read they eat a type of small lizard as their first meal(s), though not sure how true this could be?! |
1.0.0 Corn: D-Bo (Amel)
1.0.0 Western Hognose: C*ntyB*ll*cks
0.1.0 MBK: Rosa
0.0.1 Leopard Gecko: Zuko
0.0.1 Bearded Dragon: Kobe
0.0.1 Fire Bellied Toad: Snoop
1.1.0 Cats: Penny and Sheldon
1.0.0 Staffy: MooMoo
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Razee
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2525 Posts |
Posted - 13/09/2012 : 15:15:19
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| I wonder whether they do eat insect as well, I'd imagine they'd go for anything they can get. Bazil once tried very hard to hunt a small spider that was crawling just on the outside of his faun, and I think that, given the chance, she would have eaten it, too. She was only a tiny hatchie, then. |
0.1.0 late CB10 Carolina corn snake - Bazilishka
1.0.0 CB11 Abbots Okeetee- Little Twiddler
1.0.0 CB11 Hypo corn- Sebastianek
1.0.0. CB14 Butter Motley - Squidwood
0.0.2 CB18 normal/ Okeetee yearlings Bunny and Lalalishka
0.0.1 hognose
0.1.0 stable cat
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Razee
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2525 Posts |
Posted - 13/09/2012 : 15:20:17
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Edit: Her faun, she's a girl ( I'll never get used to it! )
Would like to know if anyone has tried crickets, I remember reading something like that somewhere - someone's hatchling wouldn't eat, but then a cricket got into its tank, it went for it and started eating afterwards... probably not the best diet, but if it worked? |
0.1.0 late CB10 Carolina corn snake - Bazilishka
1.0.0 CB11 Abbots Okeetee- Little Twiddler
1.0.0 CB11 Hypo corn- Sebastianek
1.0.0. CB14 Butter Motley - Squidwood
0.0.2 CB18 normal/ Okeetee yearlings Bunny and Lalalishka
0.0.1 hognose
0.1.0 stable cat
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Dancross0
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1315 Posts |
Posted - 13/09/2012 : 16:17:01
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Originally posted by serena_08
I've read they eat a type of small lizard as their first meal(s), though not sure how true this could be?!
It's more of a Florida thing. Miami and Keys corns would have a lot of anolis lizards about to start feeding on. I'm not sure about the more northern corns.
I'm sure that crickets wouldn't be any good for them; not enough calcium. There are all sorts of things to try to get them feeding. Warmed, brained, tuna/salmon dipped pinkies, chick thighs, mouse tails, etc. At a push, maybe frogs?
Most of the time, it's just finding what works with each individual snake, and going from there. |
Aguna CB11 Anery - Typhon CB12 Amber - Plissken CB08 Carolina - Iara CB11 Caramel
Indra CB12 Lavender (?) - Evren CB12 Carolina (?) - Ophis CB11 Hypo Lavender - Sirae CB11 Ghost Motley
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Hatchlings and difficulty in feeding and food
