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(although since i recently aquired them from the wild, they problly all have a decent load, which i must get checked soon anyways)

but i believe I finially got them to feed..
by

1. giving them pre-killed mice as opposed to live

2. placing the food in/near the hide box..

When i left the room for a while, the food mysteriously (not really) dissapeard..
so they are definatley eating, but its very strange to me.. that
they will only eat when its "Safe" Do you think this is because they
are wild caught, and nervous? Will this ever change, and one day will
their feeding responses be different?

the reason i ask is because i have a captive-born northern copperhead
who will eat live or dead, as soon as i drop it in the cage..

I am hoping that one day the wild caught ones will be more trusting
as well, but does anyone with more experience have any thoughts on this?

thanks
AK

Depending on how freshly caught they are, I would guess it is normal for them not to feed for a bit due to the stress of capture, new enviornment, etc. Glad you got them eating though, and you should definately get them de-parasitized, because being WC as they are, they are most definately carrying something...

AP