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RE: Not so shy after all...

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Posted by: strictly4fun at Fri Jan 12 15:44:05 2007   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by strictly4fun ]  
   

Try using a feeding tub. First buy a tub (top is optional), let the mouse stay in there for a while to let his scent get everywhere. Take the mouse out of the tub and put your dumeril in for ten minutes and put the mouse in. I put a towel at the bottom for the snake to have grip when feeding live or he or she will slither if the tub is to big.Drop the mouse in and let him eat. Next week buy a mouse put him in there for a while (if you buy a top the scent will stay in), take him out and once again put your snake in but this time he or she will get scented frozen rat pups. Use your tongs either holding the rat by the tail and lowering the pup until the rat touches the snake on the mouth (helps to wiggle a little) and then instincts take over, or hold the rat pup as if he was walking on by (tongs supporting the back of the pup like a puppet) and just happened to walk right into a dumeril on his leisurely stroll through in the feeding tub then WHACK!! Your snake will associate that feeding tub with food, so I just put my snake in for ten minutes just to let him get in feeding mode and they eat like champs. In a world where you eat or get eaten, your snake will happily eat. If your snake doesn't eat the first time, try waiting two weeks or so but don't stress him out but there is a great chance he will take it if you have the rat pup hot enough (BIG FACTOR).
Bob


   

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