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Grimgal



Joined: 21 Sep 2006
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 12:05 pm    Post subject: Juvenile feeding problem Reply with quote


Hi I have 5 juveniles. They are about 1,5 month old and haven't fed yet.

Now to my question do you have any tips on how I can get them to eat??(tried to keep them in small boxes over the night with a small prey)
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lindsey_marshall00



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 12:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

was the prey alive that you left overnight?
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Grimgal



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 2:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

of course..
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Jordan700



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 6:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There is a ton of differnt ways to get them to eat. Look at Ron's Articles on his main site, theres a lot of good info there. Very Happy
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Radical



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 7:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Do NOT leave live prey in with your snake unsupervised..
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Jordan700



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 21, 2006 11:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It wasnt opened eyed prey. Very Happy
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Radical



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 12:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oh, okay then Razz
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Grimgal



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 7:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

i will take a look on that article right now
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deborahbroadus
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 8:42 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

OK, I hate, absolutely HATE shooting blind, so I have to ask questions.

How long have you had them?

Since they are so young, did you give them time to de-stress before handling or attempting to feed?

Where are they housed?

What are the humidity and temps? How do you monitor them?

Can you post a pic?

Gotta get the lay of the land before I can even guess what might be wrong. Razz
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