Reptile Forum, Reptile Classifieds - CaptiveBred

Dracowoman2 · Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 12:00 am Post subject:

Thanks Jamie, he's my only male that isn't feeding but I have 4 females playing silly beggers as well now but they are a good bit heavier than Piper and a bit of weightwatchers won't do them any harm Laughing

Lynne, I know you went through hell with Kya, but looks at her now Very Happy

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I'll deffinately give the lightbulb trick a try though, and get myself some infrared glass so I can feed him in the dark Laughing

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Rad · Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 1:59 am Post subject:

he will get there, just keep trying

easy when you say it like that Wink

Lynne · Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:06 am Post subject:

you'll also find when one or two start then one or two stop. i dont think i have ever fed the royals and had every one feed. where as the corns, the boa and the ratsnake never miss. the hoggy has been on strike since november.
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Dracowoman2 · Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 11:21 am Post subject:

I think I was just really lucky initially with my lot, they mostly all took the first 2 weeks I had them, apart from a couple that soon got going after a couple of weeks, which I think was due to the settling in thing, then they were all eating without fail, and were all strike feeding. I have to say I'm glad they are going on strike now and not when I first had them, otherwise I'd have been really tearing my hair out Laughing

I'll just keep persevering then, and hope he remembers what a rat is for Laughing

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DrAdam · Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 1:58 pm Post subject:

Look on the bright side and think of all the money your saving on food Wink

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Dracowoman2 · Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:53 pm Post subject:

I'd love to if I wasn't throwing it out every week Laughing

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DrAdam · Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 4:24 pm Post subject:

The trick is to never expect every snake to feed Wink

just thaw a couple of things cos this time of year you'll end up throwing most of it away...Late last year I defrosted about 10 rats and they all got thrown out..... Mad

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Dracowoman2 · Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 4:30 pm Post subject:

With my luck though they all would, and then I'd be frantically trying to defrost extras, and then the buggers wouldn't want them Laughing

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snakeypete · Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 4:46 pm Post subject:

Rad · Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 6:00 pm Post subject: