Out of the 15 corns that hatched almost 3 months ago, there is only one that will not eat. I have been force-feeding him for the past 2 months, after all the tricks were tried. The XS-pinkie from Rodent-pro still leaves a huge bulge. I usually have to push it all the way down his throat until he starts swallowing on his own. Well tonight I left a f/t pinkie in his cup for an hour, in complete darkness, then got him out to force feed him. I got the head down, then he suddenly comes to life, trying to squirm backwards. I held his head tighter, then I must have squeezed the pinkie too hard in the other hand, because it EXPLODED! I mean, blood was flying everywhere, and that got him even more excited! I let go of the mouse, and expected him to retch it up, but he swallowed it! The whole thing (or at least what was left of it) went down. I am just sooooooooooooo excited, because I had pretty much given up on him. I mean, he wouldn't even move when I picked him up and bumped his tail. It was like he was already dead... But now I am soooooooo happy he finally "ate" on his own. Sorry, I guess I am a little hyper, but you have to admit it is a pretty big occasion for the little boy. He just made my day. Okay, I am pooped now so, goodnight.
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15 new babies!
1.0 Anery Corn-Astro
0.1 Normal Corn-Cheyenne
0.1 Amel Striped Corn-Becky
1.0 Creamsicle-Diablo
0.1 Hypo Corn-Echo
1.0 Snow Corn-Frosty
0.1 Hypo Boa Constrictor-Isis
1.0 Dachshund-Sandy
0.1 Beagle-Josie
0.1 Tabby-Nicki
2.10 Rats

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• Major breakthrough! - ReptilesRampant, Fri Aug 25 22:46:01 2006
• RE: Major breakthrough! - johninbs, Fri Aug 25 23:25:20 2006
• Try Gerbils, or Hamsters - pinky, Sun Aug 27 00:49:09 2006
• Good idea, but... - ReptilesRampant, Sun Aug 27 07:34:50 2006
• you could talk to the pet shop.... - phflame, Sun Aug 27 17:59:25 2006
• Yup gerbils! - HerpZillA, Sun Aug 27 09:47:54 2006