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RE: Hatchling Burm Won't eat...surprised!!!

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Posted by: HappyHillbilly at Thu May 1 22:51:24 2008   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by HappyHillbilly ]  
   

Rich,

I suggest lowering the temperature to around 82 - 84 degrees, wait a day or two and then leave a fresh-killed hopper mouse, or, live pinkie or fuzzy rat, in it's container, without getting it defensive by sticking the rodent in it's face. The current temp could be making it aggressive and you could be making it defensive and/or intimidating it by dangling the rodent in it's face.



The calmer the snake is the better the odds of it eating.



If lowering the temp doesn't improve it's attitude you're gonna have to bite the bullet & start handlin' it to get it to calm down. The sooner the better. The lower temp may do it, though.



Keep us posted, please.



Have a good one!

HH
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