>>I see CB Eastern hatchlings offered with some regularity on the KS classifieds. Jim McDonald mentioned in a previous thread that perhaps some breeders are selling babies before they are reliably feeding on mice, leaving the new owner who is less prepared/experienced to deal with trying to establish that.

Always assume any baby eastern hog is gonna be hard to start on pinkies when it comes to feeding. It does happen that a snake that is feeding willingly and reliably on pinks for a breeder may suddenly stop with a new owner.. different surroundings, stress, different smell to the food, etc. can potentially throw off a snake. Likewise the opposite can happen sometimes and can trigger a good feeding response. I had one that I bought and was told upfront that she was very unreliable at taking pinks and at that would only take scented... within a short time she was eating pinks like a chow hound and I never scented a single one of them. I have another who I was told was regularly eating frog scented pinks, but for me will only eat tuna scented. He will NOT touch a pink until it has been dipped in tuna water..once dipped he goes into a literal feeding frenzy. His sibling that i also bought back then, she won't eat at all for me regardless of the scenting method used. Have had to resort to force feeding.
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