Re: Frustration TO THE MAX!!
hmm have you tried cutting a little bit of the mice's nose or any part to make the mice bleed alitle i heard that this method works for ball pythons on strike
Re: Frustration TO THE MAX!!
She ONLY strikes at live... sooo there's no way on God's green earth I'm going to cut its nose.... :tears:
Re: Frustration TO THE MAX!!
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tank4102
hmm have you tried cutting a little bit of the mice's nose or any part to make the mice bleed alitle
Gosh, that sounds so cruel! :(
Re: Frustration TO THE MAX!!
Have you tried giving her a hide? Its worth a shot if you haven't.
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Spaniard
Have you tried giving her a hide? Its worth a shot if you haven't.
Bingo! I've some that will only feed from their hides, like true ambush predators- especially with girls.
Re: Frustration TO THE MAX!!
She's got a hide 100% of the time. I just took it off to get a better camera shot of what she does/looks like while she's doing her aggressive pose.
Any thoughts on what that means though? Why would a snake get into feeding mode, but not strike? She just sits there S curled and breathing heavy. It's almost like she just forgets that in order to eat, she's got to strike first... lol I don't know....
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How ols is she? how much does she weight? maybe she just doesnt want to eat.
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She's 13 months old and 1000g...
I would think she'd be ready to eat after her last fast... And I only feed her an appropriate sized ASF every week..
Re: Frustration TO THE MAX!!
Hi,
How close were you when you were monitoring the feeding?
Just wondering if it might have spooked her slightly.
This might be completely counter productive but could you try offering her fresh killed and closing the tub as soon as you put it in?
dr del