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Sonya
at Wed May 28 08:45:17 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Sonya ]
>>Hello.
>>I am the person in the story that he is talking about. I have three baby balls that won't eat. The owner of the store tried live fuzzies (when I wasn't there), I have tried frozen (but warmed up) pinkies, live fuzzies (they had most their fur), and now live pinkies, and these guys don't even pay attention to the mice. I am more than willing to admit that I do not know much about snakes, but I am learning and will take any advice I can get. Someone told me today to force feed these little guys, but I don't think that is the best solution, expecially for me, someone who knows so little about snakes. I have put a 75W "Repti-Heat" bulb (by Exo-Terra) on the snakes and I am going to wait until Thursday night to feed them. I also tried giving them an appetite stimulator on Friday, but it doesn't seem to have worked. They are starting to molt, but half the people I talk to says that doesn't stop them from eating. I don't know what to do. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE help me!!!
>>~Angela
Couple of things that jump out to me is
You are harrassing them an awful lot in 16days. They need to chill for a bit or they are gonna get worse first.
When you say offered how did you do it? I would personally keep them in three separate tanks, tens is fine. Proper heat day and night, check their temps, don't guess. When you do offer do it by putting a prekilled or F/T fuzzy or hopper outside of the hide they are in and leave for the night. Lights out, no peeking. Check in the morning. I would also be monitoring weights on an accurate scale. Don't panic unless they are dropping weight. If they refuse then give them three or four days before trying again. I personally wouldn't have them out of their tanks till they eat three or four times for you. That sucks for a store but the added stress is just gonna counter your attempts to feed.
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Sonya
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RE: young baby balls that wont eat.... - Sonya, Wed May 28 08:45:17 2003