Kashmire ate!!!!

I know I'm relatively new here, but I'm sure many of you know that I have probably been more stressed than Kashmire about the fact that he would not eat.

Adam rocks! He suggested putting a live hopper in with him at dusk and fill the tank with crumbled newspaper and walk away.

I got home about 10 this evening, with hopper and Kashmire was doing his nightly prowling. I dropped hopper in, and Kashmire seemed intersted. Crumbled up about 10 balls of newspaper and put them in there. Hopper was last seen in the front corner of the enclosure, and Kash was under paper in the back corner on the same side.

When I walked by to refill my soda, noticed him readjusting his jaw (but he's done that before) and was hopeful, but not sure.

About 30 minutes later, saw Kashmire was in his warm side hide, so I took out the paper to see if hopper was just out of sight. Most definitely out of sight...in Kashmire's belly.

Although I can't see a bulge, there is no hopper in the enclosure and I checked the paper to see if it had burrowed into newspaper. Nope, he's GONE! Which means Kash fed!

I'm sorry I didn't get to see him feed, but there will be time for that in our many years together!

I'm just thrilled my reluctant to feed snake has FED!!!!

Thanks again Adam!!!!

Robin

That first feed is always the best...Congrats!

:clap: Congrats. I'm sure that's an enormous amount of stress off your mind. Now remember no handling for 48 hours and enjoy the rest of your weekend!!! :D

Oh, I won't handle him for probably two weeks. I already knew not to handle him for at LEAST two days after feeding, and I'm going out of town for a week on Saturday. I'm going to try to offer him a small mouse (this hopper was an hour drive away) on Friday using this same method.


Then boyfriend will monitor temps and humidity for me while I'm away, mist if necessary, and make sure water is clean. He has no desire to handle Kashmire, so I know he won't handle him either!

Robin

Sounds like you got everything under control then!!! :clap: My brain has already shut down and gone to bed, I think I may go join it. Again, congrats on the feeding. :D

Congrats! I remember how stoked I was the first time my Ball Python ate...and then EXTRA stoked when he ate f/t for me 5 days later.

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Originally Posted by rabernet

I know I'm relatively new here, but I'm sure many of you know that I have probably been more stressed than Kashmire about the fact that he would not eat.

Adam rocks! He suggested putting a live hopper in with him at dusk and fill the tank with crumbled newspaper and walk away.

I got home about 10 this evening, with hopper and Kashmire was doing his nightly prowling. I dropped hopper in, and Kashmire seemed intersted. Crumbled up about 10 balls of newspaper and put them in there. Hopper was last seen in the front corner of the enclosure, and Kash was under paper in the back corner on the same side.

When I walked by to refill my soda, noticed him readjusting his jaw (but he's done that before) and was hopeful, but not sure.

About 30 minutes later, saw Kashmire was in his warm side hide, so I took out the paper to see if hopper was just out of sight. Most definitely out of sight...in Kashmire's belly.

Although I can't see a bulge, there is no hopper in the enclosure and I checked the paper to see if it had burrowed into newspaper. Nope, he's GONE! Which means Kash fed!

I'm sorry I didn't get to see him feed, but there will be time for that in our many years together!

I'm just thrilled my reluctant to feed snake has FED!!!!

Thanks again Adam!!!!

Robin

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Congrats!! I'm sure that is a huge load off your mind!! I'm sure Kashmire will be settling in fine and actually letting you witness a feed in the near future! Good luck!! :D

Congrats, I gotta share in yer glory. I have just aquired a 6 yo BO and she took her first meal for me. First attemp too. And the 1st time shes take F/T as im told so im a lil stoked. Ive always owned corn snakes and fed mice, so to watch my BP take down such a huge rat was unreal.