How many of you guys use a pinkey pump
I was just wondering how many of you guys use pinkey pumps on your hatchlings that arnt eating. Also will the pinkey pump work on rat pups or just mice?
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There is no reason to use a pinky pump on ball pythons. They can easily be assist fed if they don't eat on there own after a while. I usually will assist feed if they don't eat for a month. After 1 or 2 assist feedings they will eat fine on there own 99% of the time.
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Hatched out over 1000 ball pythons, only ever had to assist feed one. A pinky pump defeats the whole purpose of getting an animal to eat on it's own. If it can't or won't eat on it's own, it isn't strong enough to survive.
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Nope No pump here.. only had to assist feed a couple over the last few years. Most will start eating you just have to find that one little trigger for them.
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Raverthug
I was just wondering how many of you guys use pinkey pumps...
That's a pretty personal question!!
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ColdBloodedCarnival
That's a pretty personal question!!
Easy..
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Sorry...
In all seriousness though, I've never felt it necessary to use pinky pumps. Like others have said, if a hatchling is having problems, some assistance usually works. I would be interested in hearing from people that have used them though.
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ColdBloodedCarnival
That's a pretty personal question!!
Nice dude....:P
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pfan151
There is no reason to use a pinky pump on ball pythons. They can easily be assist fed if they don't eat on there own after a while. I usually will assist feed if they don't eat for a month. After 1 or 2 assist feedings they will eat fine on there own 99% of the time.
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mykee
Hatched out over 1000 ball pythons, only ever had to assist feed one. A pinky pump defeats the whole purpose of getting an animal to eat on it's own. If it can't or won't eat on it's own, it isn't strong enough to survive.
I am sorry, but something stinks around here. I call it as I see it. NO WAY you have had 1k babies and only had to assist feed one.
That said, I don't think a pump is ever necessary with BP's
Good day.
