I agree with both Troy and Dan that pinkie pumps are not the way to go. Having used them in the past, I was not impressed and found it difficult. I have not used Troy's method of using the gavage needles but I am very intrigued by it and will definitely be referring to this post when a situation arises that I need to use a tool like this. So far I have been successful using a procedure as outlined by Dan, and have found (especially with baby snakes) that a section of adult mouse tail is a great item to use in force feeding, as it is not messy and getting it past the mouth is easy as you can twist the tail.



Back to the original topic, I agree with Troy. It is probably of no concern given the changing of the seasons, just keep an eye on her.



Ross Couvillon

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• We need ideas/advice - brocknjen, Fri Jan 11 17:48:19 2013
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