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Terry Cox
at Sat Jan 22 10:07:58 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Terry Cox ]
>>why not tube feed to get some weight on them until you can get them to eat? what is wrong with that? just wondering.
1. Didn't expect to lose any.
2. Didn't think of it. Rarely have this problem.
3. Philosophically, could be a problem for some. Will have to think about it.
4. Force feeding could injure a fragile, tiny baby. It may be the only way to save some babies, however. Do you use this method, and, if so, which species does it work for?
5. What size tube could fit for a snake which is less than 7 grams and what goes in the tube..a mashed up pinky?
Thanks....TC
----- Ratsnake Haven: Calico and hypo Chinese beauty snakes, Mandarin ratsnakes, Chinese twin-spotted ratsnakes, South Korean Dione's ratsnake, leopard snakes, Great Plains ratsnakes, and corn snakes 
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