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RE: Assist feeding

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Posted by: kingsnake1 at Mon Apr 27 08:25:53 2009   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by kingsnake1 ]  
   

On the rare occasion that I have had to resort to assist feeding, I pried open the mouth with the round end of a paper clip. Then I have used a "ham" off of a fuzzy mouse, rather than tring to force a pinkie down. Usually , they will eat after doing this a time or two.
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Greg Jackson

   

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