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[poisonjedhead]

dose any one keep these?

I recently got a hatchling and she has been very reluctant to feed where as my other house snake is pounding back food.

I cant find any info on this specie on the net only photos and am begging to think maybe they are lizard eaters, hopefully this is not the case.

I've tried braining I've tried placing the snake and pinkie in a wax worm tub over night i recently reduced the tub and hides to as small as possible.

any thought on this will be greatly appreciated
many thanks Jed
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[Scott W]

never kept them, but if you need to get food in easy try force feeding mouse tails (cut the tail off a frozen mouse, dip it in water and then vit powder and then force feed...they slide down real easy...just make sure it's defrosted ).
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[Ally]

Yeah, give the tail a go...
I've only had a couple of reluctant feeding baby house snakes (excluding the Arouras, which are frog feeders!) and without exception, once they have had something to get them started, you can't stop them!
That goes both for babies that haven't fed, or new arrivals that don't want to get going again.
Good luck!
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[poisonjedhead]

Thanks for the tip.

never had to force feed before is it rather a simple affair or is there a hidden art to it?

As they are so small and delicate.

Should I hold behind the head and support the body and gently ply the tail into her mouth.
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[cornmorphs]

i have stripes, they are sooo slow.. but i think thats house snakes in general, they often take a long time.

[poisonjedhead]

So she hasn't eaten in three weeks is this slow, or means to be concerned.

also Scott you mentioned vit powder, nutribal would this do.
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[cornmorphs]

i did find males were worse. most males i have had tend to feed once out of 3 offers, roughly.. females too are bad starters, but from yearling onwards i find they eventually get there.
i dont know about tiny hatchlings, as i say mine were oftne bad feeders, but they did feed.

[mopsy]

How long has it been??? I must be honest the House snakes I've had problems with is the Aurora's, Spotteds, and the Namaqua House snakes.. What is a "stripped" house snake, is it just got the strips from head to mid body??, Have you tried lizard scent?? Something I've found that works for me is, to put them in a smallish tub, tape it closed (obviously let there be breathing holes in it), put them in the boot of a car and drive up and down the bumpiest road you can find (dirt roads are best). Do it for about 30mins, put them back in their viv (or tub), and try them the next day... I know it sounds silly :oops: , but it has helped me in the past with all types, kingsnakes, molesnakes, rosy boas etc... Hope it helps you mate.. keep us informed.

[poisonjedhead]

I assume it's a sub specie of the African brown. The stripes are a bright cream and run the entire length of the body against a dark chocolate back ground color.

Relay striking animal.

The good news is, I managed to assist feed her last night a section of rats tail and though the first attempt was not taken to kindly with a little gentle persuasion the second attempt had pleasing results.

I'm hoping that i wont have to do this to many more times and that she comes round and starts feeding on her own, none the less a huge relief to know that she has some nourishment in her.

Will try post some pics if i can remember where the camera is packed(just moved house)
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[cornmorphs]

my stripes run from head to tail.