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Ailurus · Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 10:04 pm Post subject: URGENT trinket not feeding

at the shop were i purchased my trinket snake, he said he had fed the day before i bought him which i believe as he is a trustable shop owner who i am friends with. however i tried him on a pinkie in many different ways, i tried feeding him with tweezers, and then again with my fingers, i tried leaving him in a box with the mouse for about 20 mins and he didnt do anything. i then tried holding him and enticinghim by pushing the mouse againts his nose, then i removed its leg and made it bleed to make it smell more. i am now leaving it in his box overnight.

can anyone help?
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stubeanz · Key Member Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 350 Location: herts

how long have you had it since it last fed?
stu
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lovesnakes · Key Member Joined: 10 May 2007 Posts: 323 Location: essex

first off, don't worry just yet. give him a couple of days before trying again.
if you can, next time round defrost an adult mouse ahead of defrosting the pink. then using tweezers or tongs pick up the pinkie and rub it all over the mouse, this will scent the pinkie. then try him with this, just leave it close to him without disturbing him.

just remember that snakes can go a fair while without feeding, also you haven't had him long so you wont really of established a pattern for feeding yet?! he may not be hungry!!
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Ailurus · Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 11:35 pm Post subject:

ok thanks lovesnakes. phew
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peaches · Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:22 am Post subject:

My trinks will not feed in front of me, I just leave it in there, and leave.
As said it's early days yet, just make sure there are plenty of hides and it feels secure.
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Snowy · Contributing Member Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Posts: 179

It's only been about a week so as said not to worry yet.

As with peaches my baby snake won't feed with me in the room though mine is a corn, the others do, but with the new one I put the food in and go away. It's always gone by the morning. It was the same with the others when they were first bought except for the kingsnake.

Jase · Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 1:35 pm Post subject:

It was the same with my newest Corn hatchling, wouldn't eat with me in the room for two weeks, now he's strike feeding so don't worry. Very Happy

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Ailurus · Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 5:29 pm Post subject:

sorry i have been away a while, but you know i said that i leftthe pinkie in his box, well i went to check on him about 3 hours later about 4 hours after my last post. And it had gone and he had a nice bulge in his belly Very Happy

catastrophe over
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Windy · Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 9:30 pm Post subject:

Nice one

glad his settled in with you, they can be a little shy of feeding at first.

Sue x
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Ailurus · Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:59 pm Post subject:

it didnt eat yesterday though (a weeka fter the previous feed) i am a bit annoyed about this at the moment
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