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Terry Cox
at Tue Feb 22 12:35:00 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Terry Cox ]
>>The little bimac ate a pink again this morning, same method, all three pieces. It looks much healthier now, starting to fill out. As soon as I put it in the container it attacked the first piece, not casually, but with vigor. There was no constriction or anything, just swallowing of the pinky piece. Then it ate the other two. The whole process took about two minutes.
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>>Some of the things I'm learning from this situation include the fact that baby bimacs will eat thawed pieces of pinky mouse. The fact that they have exposed entrails may add to the response of the snake. Bimacs may tend to be afraid of live mice, even when the mice are newborns. Also, bimacs raised on live mice often will refuse to eat thawed mice later on in life. I'm thinking I will use this method the next time I have a batch of bimac babies for their first meal, even if they don't need it. I may use it for other species too. Getting your babies started on thawed mice is a good deal.
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>>Although I didn't get any pics today, I'm going to try to weigh this baby and get pics the next time I get ready to feed. Oh, and btw, it is starting to change color already, getting lighter.
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This isn't a very bright pic. The snake is lighter colored. It weighed in at 10 grams six days ago before eating. That's up about three grams from when it came out of brumation. It just ate two more thawed pinks, whole, and is taking two pinks per week at this time.
TC
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RE: Update.... - Terry Cox, Tue Feb 22 12:35:00 2005 