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Hello
I have bought some green Mamba babys but they refuse to eat?
Any ideas?

Even tryid with lizards...

Hope you can help

You didn't mention anything in regards to the snakes' ages or their current environments, so this is going to be incredibly general. From everything I've read and from my experience in keeping a young, though established, D. angusticeps, mambas are generally very good eaters. Make sure yours have all had their first sheds, or they may not eat until then. Also, make sure they have a good setup. Proper temps, a hide, branches for climbing, etc. The better their setup is, the more likely they will eat. Of course, house them separately, both for your safety to keep their stress levels down. If you'll clear up some things about your husbandry and the specifics on these animals, myself or someone will be able to help you further.
-Chance
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Chance Duncan
http://www.rivervalleysnakes.com

To take Chance's comments further, your post leaves me a bit suspect as to whether or not you are ready for this type of venomous snake. These are specialized animals and only folks with a LOT (as in MANY YEARS) of experience should be messing with them. By the time you get to working with mambas you should know all of the various tricks of the trade and know how to trouble shoot; sorry if that seems a bit harsh.

Chance hit all of the important points and I would just reiterate to keep the snakes individually and make sure that they have several SMALL hide areas (both ground level and elevated); if the babies don't feel secure, they won't feed and they SHOULD be feeding if they are healthy. Have you tried live pinks?...they move a lot while not moving too fast.

Rob Carmichael

Mamabas that want live food like the prey item to move fast, it stimulates them to go after it, so give it/them something to chase.

Sorry for the short simple post, but that should do it. I've never had a problem with any mamba species feeding (hatchlings or adults).
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Chad Bachman