I wanted to know if anyone has success using these to help hatchlings that wont feed?
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anyone use pinky pumps before
magicalmorphs
Sep 15, 2011 07:42 PM
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panhead
Sep 15, 2011 07:58 PM
I haven't used ine in many, many years. Altough I used to use one occasionally back in the early 80's when they first came out to start new born colubrids that would not eat. Primarilly mexicana as well as some corns & kings. BTW one of the earliest makers of them was Bob Barker. No not the "Let's Make a Deal" guy, but the father of Dave Barker of VPI.
lairofdragons
Sep 15, 2011 08:18 PM
Only ever used one on Hognose..
Why whats the problem?
Travis
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magicalmorphs
Sep 15, 2011 09:23 PM
I hatched out my first super pastel and first killer bee this year and they both hatched out small and are very skitish. I don't want to assist feed too soon, but I also don't want to wait too late either. They hatched out on 8-16 so they're only a month old. I just want to be prepared if they continue to refuse. I've assist fed before just looking for the best option if it gets to that point. Chris Hall
lairofdragons
Sep 15, 2011 11:39 PM
Chris
I have only had to assist feed one bp out of a 100 this year..the others that refused food ate after about a month offering small wobbler (fuzz hopp stage) mice.
I don't start thinking about assist feeding till after 8 weeks of offering. That yoke in their bellies can take them a long way.
I know how you feel, you hatch out something you have wanted for a long time and then they put in that last fight not to eat for you...it suxx...but the ones that started off fighting not to eat are now my best eaters.
Give it time, throw food in and walk out of the room, a mouse that cant eat will just fall over side to side trying to walk and has no concern for the danger in the tub.
Travis
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magicalmorphs
Sep 17, 2011 09:33 AM
The killer ate her first meal yesterday (a mouse fuzzy) now the supers turn. All that stressing out for nothing. Thanks For the replies. Chris Hall
BuzzardBall
Sep 15, 2011 08:58 PM
The "Let's Make a Deal" guy was Monte Hall!
lairofdragons
Sep 15, 2011 09:12 PM
Bob Barker..Price is Right..
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brhaco
Sep 15, 2011 08:35 PM
I've used them, but they would be of scant use on baby Balls-you'd need several syringe-fulls to give one a decent meal, and that would be traumatic to say the least. And since reluctant baby balls are so easy to assist-feed with mouse fuzzies, I don't see why one would bother.....
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