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follow up to baby sand boa not eating

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Posted by: riiotgrrl at Mon Oct 19 19:00:32 2009  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by riiotgrrl ]  
   

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)
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"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
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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
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1.0 crown tail betta- Lazarus
1.0 Husband (hes my favorite, but i dont let the 'kids' know that. )


   

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