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I would let her settle in for at least a week. I don't think you need to worry about assist feeding yet. Once she is settled in, she will probably take a meal. Assist feeding is very stressful on them. You could wind up doing more harm than good.
Also, what was the breeder feeding her? It may take a few live feedings to get her going.
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Last edited by DooLittle; 11-18-2012 at 08:33 PM.
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Re: BEL Problem
1st - She's beautiful.
2nd - Breathe. It really hasn't been that long since she's eaten.
Questions:
1. Can you describe your setup? Maybe a picture? Temps on hot/low side?
2. Are you handling her? That could easily stress her out and cause her to go off feed - especially when they're so small.
3. Have you tried offering her live? A live hopper is sort of hatchling bp crack..
BPs...
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0.1 black motley corn, 0.1 western hognose
Wait, you have how many snakes???

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I wouldn't be too worried yet, she doesn't look too small for an August hatch so you're probably still good. Also, is that a hopper rat or mouse? You'd probably want to cross reference what she was eating before because some snakes will only take one or the other and they don't swap over easy.
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What specifically was the breeder feeding her? Whatever it is, be it live p/k or f/t, do that. That will hopefully get you away from right now till she can stand to actually miss a meal cause your transitioning to what you feed the rest of your collection.
If you do have to feed live, I hear gerbils are pretty much cracked as well as hoppers.
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Re: BEL Problem
 Originally Posted by Kodieh
If you do have to feed live, I hear gerbils are pretty much cracked as well as hoppers.
Gerbils and ASFs will pretty much get any BP eating the only thing is they're both pricey and hard to ween off in most cases. Personally, I'd only reserve it for a seemingly desperate situation.
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 Originally Posted by swansonbb
1st - She's beautiful.
2nd - Breathe. It really hasn't been that long since she's eaten.
Questions:
1. Can you describe your setup? Maybe a picture? Temps on hot/low side?
2. Are you handling her? That could easily stress her out and cause her to go off feed - especially when they're so small.
3. Have you tried offering her live? A live hopper is sort of hatchling bp crack..
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We need to know you're set up. If your husbandry is fine, she probably just needs time to settle in.
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0.1 Dog (Truffles)
0.1 Naked Cat (Mercedes)
1.0 Hamster (Pumpkin)
1.1 Bumblebees (Satyana & Weedle)
0.3 Normals (Shayla, Rita and Althea)
0.1 100% Het Pied Ringer (Avalon)
1.0 Pied (Monsieur Piederoff)
1.0 Lesser 100% Het Albino poss het OG (Tinersons)
0.1 Spider Albino (Ivy)
0.1 Mojave Cinnamon (Morticia)
1.1 Normal BCIs (Damon and Conga)
0.1 Crested Gecko (Natasha)
0.0.1 Rosehair Tarantula (Charlotte)
0.0.1 P.Metallica
0.0.1 A.Avicularia
0.0.2 P.Irminia
0.0.1 L.Parahybona
0.0.1 N.Coloratovillosus
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Did you say you returned her to her enclosure after offering her food? Does she have a heat gradient?
The only two thing I will suggest, for now (besides letting her rest for a week), is to add a hide of some kind and feed her in her enclosure (if you are not already).
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Re: BEL Problem
 Originally Posted by jinx667
Did you say you returned her to her enclosure after offering her food? Does she have a heat gradient?
The only two thing I will suggest, for now (besides letting her rest for a week), is to add a hide of some kind and feed her in her enclosure (if you are not already).
Oh I practice feeding all my bps in a separate smaller enclosure. I thought this practice would make them learn not to strike from their enclosure. Is this no good at all?
Last edited by BIO; 11-18-2012 at 09:30 PM.
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