Re: Is my JCP underweight?
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Originally Posted by
dart
The imprinting onto mice is waaaaaaaay over hyped. I have never had an issue switching any carpet. But, to answer your question, it's a little hard to tell from those pics. Remember, hatchling JCP's only weight like 30g so 70-80 at 6-7 months isn't too bad. Each snake grows at their own rate. If you've gotten her to eat 3 times in just over a month, sounds like you have nothing to be concerned about.
I disagree. If it was over hyped it wouldn't be brought up so much. I've experienced it with several and tried everything short of starving them to death to get them to switch. It depends on how much mixed blood is in them. Jungles and Irian Jayas seem to be the only problem locales. I've had a few switch but not a good percentage.
Re: Is my JCP underweight?
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Originally Posted by
gman8585
I have one jungle that i have been trying to switch over to rats for well over 6 months.
I tried something today that finally had my male jcp take a ft rat after going back to pk mice. I thawed out a small rat at room temperature then pulled out my trusty hair dryer. I have a couple of frozen mice hoppers that I used to rub all over the rat as a I got it warm. With the scent of the mice in the air, my jcp started to sniff around and took the rat after I dangled it on his branch. Eventually, I'm hoping he will go back straight to rats without doing all this preparation.
Re: Is my JCP underweight?
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Originally Posted by
van_garret2000
IJ's are the ones that can really be trouble switching over.
A lot of the time it's people that screw up a switch over. Most common is people don't always give it enough time. They worry it has been to long that their snake hasn't eatten and then go back to mice. All that teaches the snake is that if they wait long enough they'll get what they want.
Exactly. Carpets feeding response is so strong eventually they'll take a human limb if offered. I've just played the waiting game on any that are hesitant to switch. To this day I've never been unsuccessful at switching one.