A friend of mine was raising several hatchlings and having the same issue.

One day he was tease feeding one and it sort of jumped out of it's cage to get away. My friend caught it in his hand and the snake went into a defensive mode while he was holding it.

He sort of cupped it under his hand and continued to tease feed it. Much to his surprise the snake grabbed the pinky. My friend stood still until the pinky was well down its mouth and gently sat the snake back in its cage.

He tried that with the other non-feeding specimens and it worked. He continued to do it until they ate on their own. I don't know how many specimens he did this with or for how many feedings.

He tried to have me do it and I failed every time. It may have just been his technique, I don't know.

I'm supposed to hear from him tonight, I'll see if I can get more information.
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Current snakes:

0.2 Gonyosoma oxycephala - (Silver/Yellow)

3.3 Gonyosoma oxycephala - (Green)

2.1 Gonyosoma janseni - (Black)

3.3 Gonyosoma janseni - (Black & Tan)

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