Hello. I was wondering if anybody could give me a good way to get a pair of stubborn little babies to eat. I had a group of four Pacific gophers hatch on 7/30, two of which took to pinkies right away, but the other two have yet to eat. I don't really want to force feed them if possible, and I've never had a gophersnake be anything but a bottomless food receptacle in the past. If anyone in the know has some advice to share, I'd greatly appreciate it.
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getting stubborn babies to feed
herbivorous
Aug 22, 2004 07:09 PM
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RussBates
Aug 22, 2004 07:51 PM
I'm no expert but if you live out west you could try scenting with western fence lizards. Another trick I've had a lot of success with was feeding chicken pieces to snakes...works good for corns but never tried it on pits.
Also if you live out west you could trap/kill/catch in mouse trap a deer mouse and use it for scenting. I use to see a ton of those critters while flipping carpet and boards in the San Diego foothills.
Good luck,
Russ
