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kolleenj
at Mon May 26 00:13:07 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by kolleenj ]
wild caughts can take a really long time to feel even remotely comfortable in captivity, months and months, sometimes they will never eat and end up dying. the trick is to acclimate them from the wild, be sure to provide a hide hut so they can feel safe, be sure to keep humidity up approx. 60% and ambient temps about 86. only try to feed once every 10-14 days so they don't feel like food is always availible, gerbils are natural food hamsters sometimes work too, try different colors, they are very pickey. if they feed on a gerbil then try scenting other feed to switch them over. try feeding at midnight with the lights off leave the snake in its hide box don't touch it and let the prey run around with you gone for about 15 min. if he doesn't eat it in that time he won't and he'll end up fearing the prey more. Handle once for short periods every couple days to get them used to you and there cage opening and closeing. good luck
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RE: how to start an adult w/c eating? - kolleenj, Mon May 26 00:13:07 2003