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Posted by: jyohe at Tue Aug 5 17:24:02 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by jyohe ]

why it works.....

you stuff a pink mouse (killed) down their throat quickly , wet it to make it slde down easier...just get it into the throat and make them swallow it themselves.don't actually shove it all the way down into the gut

why this works.....

it teaches them to actually swallow....some have never swallowed anything before in their lives.....they need the practice

it gets their gut started..not eating...the gut stops making the proper enzymes for digestion...and after awhile..they just aren't hungry at all......starving to death they say does not hurt...

......after you get a pink in it..wait 2 days and give it a small dark mouse fuzzy and see if it eats...

do NOT wait a week...the pink will be gone and stomach will again not care..you need to try after 2 days (maybe 3) while it still is digesting the pink.....if it doesn't eat again..repeat with pink after a few days....you can keep doing this till it eats......

....some balls will start to eat if you just teach them to swallow the one time......I have had baby balls grab and wrap and eat fuzzies after ou shove it in their mouth,while you are holding them...then eat it by them selves...

pinks for sick snakes , small fuzz can be used if you are force feeding rather than "kick starting " them

......there you go......

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