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mldolan
at Fri Mar 14 07:18:04 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by mldolan ]
or rather owner of nervous pueblan
i know that they are skittish to begin with, but mine NEVER comes out of her hide. and when picked up (i.e. to feed) it's musk flail, musk flail, repeat. i have a lot of aspen bedding, because i think it makes her more comfortable, but i still would like to SEE her once in a while. its ben two weeks so she is pretty well settled in to her new home. lots of hides hot side, cool side (hollow cork logs) moist hide (old ceramic toothbrush holder, don't laugh. its the perfect size and well suited to the job plus it looks good and was free). she doesn't try to escape anymore, (which she tried constantly in her old 10 gallon tank) i have her in a five now. but she is buried mid tank at the bottom of about 2" of aspen. She fed last night, tho when i put her in her feeding container she was wriggling against the side (she couldn't get up the wall) so fast it actually made a humming sound. but when the mouse was presented she focused like a laser on it. took her three tries, first time (i was listening to some music (quietly of course) and a bon jovi song came on, she instantly started to spit out the mouse, had to grab the ipod.. next, next, next, pink floyd.. ok, she settled down. i guess not a big jon bon fan. lol
but seriously the front limbs of the critter were giving her some trouble so i had to "streamline" the mouse a bit, but my point is that even after trying (and failing, to the point of having to spit the mouse out) her feeding response was so strong that she hit it a third time instantly (after i re-warmed it in some hot water for a few seconds. I doubt she is stressed (unless i try to pick her up), or sick, i guess she is thermoregulating fine. i would hope if she was too cool she would move to a warmer location and vice versa. like i said plenty of hides and aspen thru out the tank. well any help appreciated.
thanks
Mike
BTW
this is not my only snake, I have a BP who loves being handled, and a mex king, who is a musk machine but handles well, and is very calm when being handled.
m
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 tips wanted for helping nervous pueblan - mldolan, Fri Mar 14 07:18:04 2008
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