Reptile & Amphibian Forums

Welcome to kingsnake.com's message board system. Here you may share and discuss information with others about your favorite reptile and amphibian related topics such as care and feeding, caging requirements, permits and licenses, and more. Launched in 1997, the kingsnake.com message board system is one of the oldest and largest systems on the internet.

Click here to visit Classifieds
https://www.crepnw.com/
Click here for Dragon Serpents

follow up to baby sand boa not eating

riiotgrrl Oct 19, 2009 07:00 PM

Ashoka finally ate!! I warmed him up to 95f-85f daytime, took out most of the substrate (just barely covering him), and let him shed. His shed was pretty bad, so i gave him a small bowl with soggy paper towels that he spent most of the day in. Then i mad sure he was well hydrated. After 3 days i took a pinky and placed it almost on top of his head. He got angry and burrowed, so i pulled him out (it was my last pink and i was determined). I had wrapped the pink in an old shed from my ball python while it thawed, trying to barely change the smell. I put ashoka in a deli cup and teased him with the pink until he got mad enough to bite it a few times. He finally coiled on it...finally!
I carefully covered the deli cup and put it in a dark place.
A half hour later i came back and he was fatter and the mouse was gone!
Luckily he kept it down too, i was worried.
After he eats again i am going to bump him up to a bigger kritter keeper so he can have a better gradient and a bit more room.

I wanted to thank EVERY ONE who replied to my post. It was definately a help!
Much thanks, jen (and ashoka)
-----
"Brains for dinner, brains for lunch. Brains for breakfast, brains for brunch. Brains for every single meal; why can't we have some GUTS?"-Misfits

1.0 ball python- Azazel
0.0.1 Yellow phase ATB- Devilin Hisseyes
0.4 leos- Boji, Sanjae, Fae, Azra
1.1.5 crested geckos- Jubeh and Inari, Avalon, Vajra, Pheonix, and 2 hatchlings
1.1.1 gargoyle geckos- Acacia,Osiris, and Enoki
0.0.1 flying gecko- Malarchy
1.0 leucistic texas ratsnake-Ojo
0.1 albino kenyan sand boa- Akasha
1.0 xanthic kenyan sand boa- Ashoka
1.1 whites tree frogs- Sifaka and Eikon
0.1 Transpecos ratsnake- Cleo
0.1.2 Senegal chameleons- Ambaji, The Chosen One, and Vertigo
1.0 Ruthven's X Thaeri king- Kemushi
0.2 pacific parrolets- Mishka and Kya
1.1 cats- Cairo and Oberon
1.0 crown tail betta- Lazarus
1.0 Husband (hes my favorite, but i dont let the 'kids' know that. )

Replies (1)

coldbloodednj Oct 20, 2009 09:54 AM

Glad to hear that.
Mark

Site Tools