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mark Captivebred Communist
Joined: 09 Dec 2005 Posts: 1063
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Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:49 am Post subject: something to try for people with problem feeding royals |
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Ive noticed something with my royals. in there vivs they have numerous hides from half pipes,wood hides and pot plant pots well both of them have favorite hides and its there plant pots. Ive noticed that if there in the other hides when it comes to feeding time sometimes they can be fussy and on the odd occasion its taken 30 minutes to get them to take the prey but now if there in there pots its near on straight away every time without fail so it makes me think they must feel more secure in them when i 1st got my female she wouldn't eat and when i added a pot she took her 1st mouse through the top of it straight away. the pots that i use are pretty big pot ones. put them in upside down so the drainage holes at the top i was lucky enough to get some with a massive drainage hole WHATEVER you do DON'T get a pot with a small hole that your royal might get stuck in I'm not saying this will work with your royal but its deffo worth a try as its given proven results with mine  _________________ boas and burms |
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mark Captivebred Communist
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Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 8:54 am Post subject: |
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also something else to try is a natural defrost of your mouse,rat etc then get it really hot with a hairdryer and offer it to your royal using some feeding tongs if they dint take it within a minute or so pull it out and heat it up again yet again this is talking from my own experience and my royals wont touch food unless its hair dryed hot so always worth a try  _________________ boas and burms |
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ballmorph Key Member
Joined: 18 Dec 2005 Posts: 239 Location: London
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Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 9:30 am Post subject: |
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When i used to use vivs with my royals i would use terracotta pots so that if the hole was too small you could file it away to make it the right size.  |
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mark Captivebred Communist
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Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 9:33 am Post subject: |
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sorry that's what i meant as is pot pots lol yep better known as terracotta  _________________ boas and burms |
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mike h CaptiveBred Addict!
Joined: 18 Mar 2006 Posts: 778
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Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:16 pm Post subject: |
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I use the plastic pretend terracotta. If you have ever dropped the real stuff on an animal you will know why. Also with plastic it is a lot easier to cut etc.
I would imagine if a royal is in a burrow(in the wild) and food came into the burrow from above, it would be natural for the snake to expect it.
You could be on to somet good here. If I get a dodgy feeder I will certainly try it. |
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Scott W Site Admin

Joined: 15 Apr 2004 Posts: 13355 Location: London, England.
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Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 2:28 pm Post subject: |
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One thing I would suggest is NOT to make actual holes in them, they can become stuck if they turn back in while heading out, also two snakes can make a right mess of each other if they both go through and panic. I've heard stories of them spinning round in the hole and making deep cuts in their bodies.
If you make the hole on one side, carry the cut down to the bottom so it becomes more like a 'horseshoe shape, that way snakes can just lift the hide up when / if they become stuck. _________________
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premierpython I've settled in...
Joined: 27 Apr 2006 Posts: 39 Location: Redruth,Cornwall,Uk
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Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 1:10 am Post subject: |
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"Horseshoe" shape holes-yes 75p each at the local garden cent re ! _________________ Better smeg than dead! |
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