on its own from the start. It wouldn't eat no matter how I presented the meal or when. I had written her off as she wasn't going to eat and wouldn't make it. My wife as a last resort, I didn't imply for her to do it because I didn't think it should be done, decided to force feed her. My wife, Brenda, said to tell you if the climac hasn't and/or won't eat about a month after their born, then go find the smallest live pinky you can get. She would take this little pinky and after opening the hatchlings mouth, she would put the pinkie in head first. The snake would resist obviously, but he would start to take it down on its own after the pinky was pushed down a ways. Brenda said, you're not done yet. She says the snake is mad at you and you wait and hold it because the snake will try to bring the food back out. If it does put the pinky back down. She did this for a couple months and the snake began taking it down on its own. I hadn't agreed with force feeding before, but she saved this female. In fact, I kept her (the snake) for awhile because I didn't want to let someone else get her and then she stops eating. She's from last year and eats everytime. In fact, she's all over the hopper as soon as it placed down in the enclosure. My wife says to use a live pinkie for torce feeding because the dead ones mush up. The female eats thawed/frozen now. Good luck



>>Any adivce appreciated. Three of my little pistols are on a hunger strike (no pun intended) two ate f/t after the first shed, although braining was required for one. Now they show interest, but will not eat in spite of tease-feeding, offering live, braining, or scenting with deer mouse. I may try scenting with a lizard or tree frogs if I catch one, but don't want to waste that time if the species isn't known for eating such foods naturally. Two ate eagerly before now. Oddly, these are three of the most high-strung of my batch, all but one of the rest don't coil, rattle and strike at all. BTW, they are all in the same rack system and I even tried changing tray positions (non-feeders to feeders spots) before the last feeding attempt.

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