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Has anyone used this with difficult feeders ? Have you found it to be effective and a good thing to have on hand for problem hatchlings?

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Dawn

Dawn,

I used some of that product in 2003 when I bought my first Outer Banks kings right our of the egg. I also had a few Speckled King babies that were also right out of the egg.

I had no success with this product and got all of the snakes to eat by rubbing actual lizards (ground skinks) on the pinks. I am not saying the product does not work --- I just did now see any increased feeding response when I used it.

Also, The bottle comes with very little in it. I seem to remember that it seemed like it came with a tablespoon of actual product. Also, I think the bottle has an eyedropper attached to the lid.

Hope this helps.
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Peter Jolles
East Coast Colubrids
www.eastcoastcolubrids.com

yeah, it helps. thanks I have a couple of anoles I think I will just keep them and use them if needed. I was trying to get out of keeping lizards but figure I should have some as a backup for feeding issues.

hi dawn

lizard maker can and does work but not with every snake, just the ones that accept the scent as lizard.

you could try rubbing fresh earth worm on you pinks or whatever rodent you are useing. i would say iv had about a 90% success with earth worm.

Give it a go, you may be surprized with the results.

Abe.

I've had no luck with Lizard Maker with lyre snakes, who would take geckos and anoles. I'm more inclined to just pay a similar amount for a lizard or two and experiment with direct scenting.

That said, people have had success with Lizard Maker. I'm hopeful that future recipes of it will be able to sway the appetites of our more stubborn feeders.

Monty

>>Has anyone used this with difficult feeders ? Have you found it to be effective and a good thing to have on hand for problem hatchlings?
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>>Thanks
>>Dawn

It works but not on every type of snake. I've had more good luck than bad luck with it on hatchling corn snakes. I also had one black rat snake hatchling I started on it.. took 3 feedings before I didn't have to scent anymore.. A co-worker of mine took in a rescued adult solomon island ground boa a few years back. A picky eater.. she'd take a mouse here and there but not very often. I suggested he try using the lizard maker...1 drop on an adult mouse (F/T) and the snake started slamming the mice. He usually only scents the first mouse, the others tend get eaten without trouble once the snake is in a feeding mode. The bottles are small but at one drop needed for scenting... he goes through 1-2 bottles a year. The key thing is to make sure you aren't using an expired bottle (sometimes stores don't pull the expired off the shelves)... always look at the bottom of the bottle where there will be a sticker with the exp. date. Now what I would like to see is a toad/frog scenter liquid come out on the market lol.
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PHWyvern