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jbarnes92
Egg
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 01/02/2010 : 19:43:30
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Fed asuka for the first time last night.. And.. WOW! She took no notice the first ten minutes so I payed her on one of my pillow cases, ready to be washed (it smells of me  ) and she started to get interested, problem is she took it tail-end first.. I thought it was head first? Anyway she gobbled it up quickly!
I've heard about people making their snakes strike at pinkies, but how to you get them to do it, I don't really want to feed her live food but I want her to use her 'snake instinct'
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Lowestoft, Suffolk
Hunter - Jungle Carpet Python
3 Corn Snakes
Murphy - Black Labrador [ R.I.P ;( ]
Meg - Black Labrador
Rhea - Sprocker Spaniel
Jack - Rotty / Labrador
Trigger - Tabby Cat |
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HannahB
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
5491 Posts |
Posted - 01/02/2010 : 19:51:04
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glad she fed for you 
some snakes dont strike ever but some pick it up really quickly..
get some tongs and gentle wiggle the pinkie when offering it.. i move mine away from them slightly when they move towards it so they have to lunge for it.. |
2.0 Normal Royal Pythons - Q and Little One
1.0 Chihauhaun Mountain Kingsnake - Simba
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SexyBear77
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3796 Posts |
Posted - 01/02/2010 : 20:03:59
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9.11 Cornsnakes
1.1 Hogg island boas
1.0 Dwarf Burmese python
Location: Watford
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DannyBrown91
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3070 Posts |
Posted - 01/02/2010 : 21:16:17
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Originally posted by jbarnes92
Fed asuka for the first time last night.. And.. WOW! She took no notice the first ten minutes so I payed her on one of my pillow cases, ready to be washed (it smells of me ) and she started to get interested, problem is she took it tail-end first.. I thought it was head first? Anyway she gobbled it up quickly!
I've heard about people making their snakes strike at pinkies, but how to you get them to do it, I don't really want to feed her live food but I want her to use her 'snake instinct'
My casper strike feeds everytime, has done since i got her and also eats bum first  however reggie, who i got just over a week ago sniffed at the mouse while it was in the tongs and then slithered away. i put the mouse down and he went over and just gobbled it up. |
0.0.1 Ghost Corn - Casper
0.0.1 Diffused Corn - Reggie
0.0.1 Amel Corn - Candy A.K.A Baby
1.0 Commom BCI - Rocky
0.1 Japanese Akita - Sasha
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Posted - 01/02/2010 : 21:57:14
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Haha!
Congratulations for your First Feed!
I was VERY stressed for my first feed- I had managed to convince myself that she would be a Non Feeder... but all went smoothly! And she sometimes decided to be a Bum Muncher (as Hubby beautifully puts it!!)
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Kellog
the nice one
United Kingdom
7308 Posts |
Posted - 01/02/2010 : 22:53:30
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So glad Asuka fed so well for you first time, even if she did take her time about it. No problem with tail first, all that matters is that she ate!
All mine have taken their's head first until today...Silvesta struck and grabbed throat, then worked his way down to bum and took it rear end first! Paniced OH...he was worried about mouse's claws scratching on way down and, of course, bum end is bigger end to start from....but I knew it was no problem so just found it funny! Pics soon hopefully.
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DannyBrown91
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3070 Posts |
Posted - 01/02/2010 : 23:56:55
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Originally posted by Kellog
So glad Asuka fed so well for you first time, even if she did take her time about it. No problem with tail first, all that matters is that she ate!
All mine have taken their's head first until today...Silvesta struck and grabbed throat, then worked his way down to bum and took it rear end first! Paniced OH...he was worried about mouse's claws scratching on way down and, of course, bum end is bigger end to start from....but I knew it was no problem so just found it funny! Pics soon hopefully.
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With the pinkies its ok but i would also be a bit worried with bigger mice.
With their claws cathing on the way down,and the fact that itmust have been much more awkward getting the tail and the legs in.
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0.0.1 Ghost Corn - Casper
0.0.1 Diffused Corn - Reggie
0.0.1 Amel Corn - Candy A.K.A Baby
1.0 Commom BCI - Rocky
0.1 Japanese Akita - Sasha
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Posted - 02/02/2010 : 15:35:23
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I think that's funny. Snickers sometimes shows more interest in the tongs than she does in the mouse and if I move the tongs away bringing the mouse closer she backs away until I lay the mouse down.
[My casper strike feeds everytime, has done since i got her and also eats bum first however reggie, who i got just over a week ago sniffed at the mouse while it was in the tongs and then slithered away. i put the mouse down and he went over and just gobbled it up.] |
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elament
Yearling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 02/02/2010 : 15:55:09
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| Colin has started to do something funny, he strikes at the prey and gets it out of the tongs then he drops it and cuddles it for a little while before eating. Dunno why he does that he has only just started doing it (last two feeds) but if thats what rocks his world so long as he is still eating i aint bothered |
1.1.0 Amel Corns Colin and Xena
1.0.0 Dog Talan
1.1.0 Cats Wotsit and Willow
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SexyBear77
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3796 Posts |
Posted - 02/02/2010 : 18:57:16
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Originally posted by DannyBrown91
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Originally posted by Kellog
So glad Asuka fed so well for you first time, even if she did take her time about it. No problem with tail first, all that matters is that she ate!
All mine have taken their's head first until today...Silvesta struck and grabbed throat, then worked his way down to bum and took it rear end first! Paniced OH...he was worried about mouse's claws scratching on way down and, of course, bum end is bigger end to start from....but I knew it was no problem so just found it funny! Pics soon hopefully.
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With the pinkies its ok but i would also be a bit worried with bigger mice.
With their claws cathing on the way down,and the fact that itmust have been much more awkward getting the tail and the legs in.
Bigger mice- bigger snake. It's still not a problem. |
9.11 Cornsnakes
1.1 Hogg island boas
1.0 Dwarf Burmese python
Location: Watford
Website- http://rassnakes.yolasite.com/ |
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jbarnes92
Egg
United Kingdom
65 Posts |
Posted - 02/02/2010 : 23:10:58
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Originally posted by elament
Colin has started to do something funny, he strikes at the prey and gets it out of the tongs then he drops it and cuddles it for a little while before eating. Dunno why he does that he has only just started doing it (last two feeds) but if thats what rocks his world so long as he is still eating i aint bothered
 you dont know how much i laughed at that..
its like he killed it and feels sorry for it so he says sorry and hugs it better |
Lowestoft, Suffolk
Hunter - Jungle Carpet Python
3 Corn Snakes
Murphy - Black Labrador [ R.I.P ;( ]
Meg - Black Labrador
Rhea - Sprocker Spaniel
Jack - Rotty / Labrador
Trigger - Tabby Cat |
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