hi i just got 6 really nice baby balls, i have tried putting them in seperate boxes and feeding them in the dark and i have tried with small and large mice both live and FK and i have tried with rat pups..still no luck its been 3 weeks and 3 of them still have not eatin i was hopeing i can get some more ideas on how to get them to eat...thanks a lot Gerald
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baby balls not eating?
geraldsnakes
Nov 12, 2005 02:31 PM
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balls4all
Nov 12, 2005 07:28 PM
You might try this ?
It works about half of the time. Take a pinky and brain it, You take a pin and poke a hole through the top of the skull and squeez it some until some of the clear fluid comes out. first hold it in front of the baby but dont touch his nose with it . Just hold it about about an inch from his nose real still with hemostats. If he still shows no interest place the baby in a paper sack and leave him in with the pinky overnight.Place the paper sack in his tub overnight. Check your temps and make sure he has a hide also. Not sure what you have done so far but all new snakes should be given a week to aclamate to their surroundings with no handling. Some times if you get them in the hide and just leave a live pinky an their entrance hole they will take it. Good luck
