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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault
United Kingdom
8403 Posts |
 Posted - 09/09/2013 : 22:00:27
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Silly little Storm seems to only want to eat once every 2 weeks, if that he still not had a shed with me, dont know how long its been since his last one, i have asked for the date, but dont get an answer from rep shop In the time i have had him, he is still only 7g
I have gave him a pep talk, didnt do anything, last week warmed and brained pinkie, thought i had it sussed as he ate right away but again back to ignoring food tonight
Told him he needs to get big enough to eat the cat, maybe that put him off his food......? |
     
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 |
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mjpeters
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1539 Posts |
Posted - 09/09/2013 : 22:23:13
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Oh deary-well My big girl Gertrude eats weaner rats every 4-6 days BUT Wilbur only eats every other week or so  maybe its a man thing?
I also found my hoggies ate better and more regular once I gave them some Repticard to burrow in-itlooks and behaves much like leaf litter,so I guess it mimics their natural habitat.
If you search Repticard you should find it-they sent me a free sample too
I mixed it with their Lignocel as its not as absorbent/spot cleanable.
If he is an irregular feeder you could try 'scenting' his food-a bit yuck rub it on a dead frog 
I also give my boy Wilbur rat pups/fluffs-better food value than mice-that way I don't worry too much over his fussyness 
Hope this helps with the tricky little blighter-possibly its his turn to 'mess with your head'  |
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Lee
Yearling
United Kingdom
522 Posts |
Posted - 09/09/2013 : 22:32:45
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| sorry to hear he's not a good eater, they are all so different. Does anyone breed frogs for snakes to eat? |
1.2.4 Corn Snakes - Carolina, 2 x Bloodred het Lavender, Amel, Snow, Anery and Carolina.
0.0.1 Cali King - Ziggy - escaped!!
RIP Princess x |
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ScaryVonHayleystine
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1773 Posts |
Posted - 09/09/2013 : 22:36:06
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| Must be frustrating :/ |
Albino Addiction ... <3
0.1.0 - Creamsicle Cornsnake (Mo)
1.0.0 - Bubblegum Snow Corn (Gabriel)
1.0.0 - Lavendar 100% Het Hypo Corn (Ezra)
1.0.0 - Bairds Rat Snake (Lazarus)
0.0.1 - Crested Gecko (Pan) |
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coxymk2
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1245 Posts |
Posted - 09/09/2013 : 22:41:11
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| Try feeding him mods and such like he will probably thrive then lol. But seriously hope the big boy eats a bit more regularly soon. |
0.0.1 ANERY (Liquorice)
0.0.1 CAROLINA (Bangle)
0.0.1 AMEL (Boozer)
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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault
United Kingdom
8403 Posts |
Posted - 10/09/2013 : 01:11:50
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Originally posted by coxymk2
Try feeding him mods and such like he will probably thrive then lol. But seriously hope the big boy eats a bit more regularly soon.
Nooooo they would give him indigestion
And i have been trying to find frozen frogs online, and am going to try fish shops for frogs legs. I did tell the OH we had to go up to the loch to go frog hunting with the frozen pinkies, catch a frog and rub the pinkies on it lol he was not amused, this weekend he will realise i am quite serious, but he will have to catch it, by the time i struggled to bend it would be long gone
And he can tunnel is the aspen no bother, maybe because he is so small |
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 |
Edited by - scottishbluebird on 10/09/2013 01:13:10 |
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Coal
Hatchling
449 Posts |
Posted - 10/09/2013 : 08:09:48
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| Sorry to hear he's being a pest, hopefully he'll get the idea soon :) |
'Lovecraft' - CB12 male amel
'Sarnath' - CB13 male KSB (anery, het. albino) |
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smart bunny
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5091 Posts |
Posted - 10/09/2013 : 09:58:46
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Male hoggies are infamous for feeding problems. Ours is giving us grief again at the moment. He last ate on 8/8 and then went into blue. He shed a week or 2 back and has refused 3 meals since so far and is looking really skinny. Fussy little beggars! Ours goes into hiding quite a while before actually showing obvious signs of going into blue, and then takes aaaaages to shed compared with the corns.
We had got his feeding sorted, originally having to tub him to get him to eat, then discovering leaving a nice hot mouse on top of his hide and leaving him to it worked really well. Up until a month ago lol...
Good luck with Storm! |
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Georgina
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2382 Posts |
Posted - 10/09/2013 : 10:21:54
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| Hero now eats weekly but only at a push. He will only feed on my hand in the kitchen with a hot mouse. As a rule hoggies eat little and often but not hero lol. Hero was 6 months and 9g when I got him he gained a couple but then fasted for 6 weeks and went back down to 9g 18months on with a 16 week fast in the middle he's weighing in at 100g :) and eats 5 weeks out if six. In that time he has only shed 4 times. I think they shed less that corns 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) |
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Razee
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
2525 Posts |
Posted - 10/09/2013 : 12:55:37
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| Just an idea I read about - hoggies in nature eat frogs, and other small reptiles. Could you maybe save some of Fudges shed skin, and rub it/ or wrap it around the pinkie? It will make it smell different, and just might get him interested more. I suppose you'd have to keep the skin in the freezer, to stop it going off... |
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
0.1.0 house cat |
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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault
United Kingdom
8403 Posts |
Posted - 10/09/2013 : 15:41:11
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Originally posted by Razee
Just an idea I read about - hoggies in nature eat frogs, and other small reptiles. Could you maybe save some of Fudges shed skin, and rub it/ or wrap it around the pinkie? It will make it smell different, and just might get him interested more. I suppose you'd have to keep the skin in the freezer, to stop it going off...
Nearly impossible to get crestie shed, but i might just rub a pinkie over her and see what happens (poor Fudge 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 |
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ScalySituation
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5292 Posts |
Posted - 10/09/2013 : 18:26:09
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Originally posted by scottishbluebird
quote:
Originally posted by Razee
Just an idea I read about - hoggies in nature eat frogs, and other small reptiles. Could you maybe save some of Fudges shed skin, and rub it/ or wrap it around the pinkie? It will make it smell different, and just might get him interested more. I suppose you'd have to keep the skin in the freezer, to stop it going off...
Nearly impossible to get crestie shed, but i might just rub a pinkie over her and see what happens (poor Fudge lol)
Haha I can just imagine the look on her face when you come at her with a pinky :P They nom their sheds don't they?
Hope Storm bucks his ideas up soon |
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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smart bunny
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5091 Posts |
Posted - 10/09/2013 : 21:18:51
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| Oooohg poor Fudge lol! |
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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault
United Kingdom
8403 Posts |
Posted - 10/09/2013 : 22:18:42
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Originally posted by ScalySituation
[quote]Originally posted by scottishbluebird
[quote]Originally posted by Razee
Haha I can just imagine the look on her face when you come at her with a pinky :P They nom their sheds don't they?
Hope Storm bucks his ideas up soon
Yeah they do eat their shed, and since it happens so fast, id have to be very lucky to catch her
Will be frog hunting on saturday lol, shame my pet shop does not have any, i woudnt mind asking to rub dead mice on their frogs |
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 |
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mjpeters
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1539 Posts |
Posted - 10/09/2013 : 23:32:46
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I have been told that a fish is almost as good as a frog!?
I'm guessing that means a goldfish-NOT cod and chips?! |
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smart bunny
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5091 Posts |
Posted - 11/09/2013 : 10:44:28
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| Ooooh just remembered - egg white is supposed to be excellent for scenting for non-feeding hoggies... hmm, not sure if it's supposed to be raw or a sliver of cooked though? But that really funny you tube viv was of a hoggy going mad for a cooked egg - do you know the one I mean SBB? |
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LukeW
Hatchling
United Kingdom
276 Posts |
Posted - 11/09/2013 : 11:03:53
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| If he's still a baby you could try abit of beef heart works a treat for my mate with his fussy eating hatchys and its ment to be good for them as its pure protein, just hope he don't get a taste for it or your hoggy will look like he's been on steroids :p |
Female normal - Cyrus (can't think of a girl name :p)
Male charcoal - Midnight
Female amel - Lilly
Female CB13 anery 100% het sunkissed - Ariel.
Male CB13 fire 100% het stripe, 50% het hypo, anery and lavender
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smart bunny
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5091 Posts |
Posted - 11/09/2013 : 11:10:59
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Me again - it's definitely boiled egg white ;)
Also someone just suggested a sliver of trout to someone elsewhere who's got a non-feeding hogg. Grrrr Ours refused again last night, don't know what's got into him, may have to go boil an egg lol! |
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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault
United Kingdom
8403 Posts |
Posted - 11/09/2013 : 14:31:45
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off to find that video......
well is this it? lmao http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF5xt_V4Ge4 |
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 |
Edited by - scottishbluebird on 11/09/2013 14:35:19 |
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smart bunny
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
5091 Posts |
Posted - 11/09/2013 : 14:44:37
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| That's the one lol - so cute and funny! I know someone posted it on here not so long ago so thought you would have already seen it ;) |
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scottishbluebird
it is all my fault
United Kingdom
8403 Posts |
Posted - 11/09/2013 : 14:50:09
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not happy i missed that, and HOW did i miss it?
will get some eggs, easier than frog hunting, and will try beef heart too |
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 |
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More annoyed than worried
