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Force feeding?

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  • 07-20-2011, 04:33 PM
    AK907
    Re: Force feeding?
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    Originally Posted by akaangela View Post
    I wouldn't give an 800g a rat pup. I would do a small. You don't want to get something too small for him.

    I was thinking the same thing. I usually feed roughly 15% of thier body weight, which would be roughly a 120 or so gram small rat for an 800g ball. There are cases when you have to feed very small prey items. I had a 350g pastel that was always an amazing eater. Out of nowhere he decided he wouldn't take a normal sized meal anymore. After a nice hunger strike I offered him a couple live rat pinks that I put in his hut with him and closed off the entrance to his hut. He ate them like it was going out of style. So after a few meals consisting of multiple rat pinks I bumped him up a size each time I fed him. He is now back to eating appropriately sized stunned rats.

    Since you mentioned it will strike and constrict and is acting like she will eat, trying putting a f/t or f/k in her hut with her and closing off the entrance. Leave her in there with it overnight. A little privacy goes a long way sometimes. It wouldn't hurt to try multiple smaller prey items if she decides she doesn't want a full sized meal anymore. Its worth a shot at least.
  • 07-20-2011, 04:51 PM
    Maixx
    I noticed you said she just finished a round of antibiotics for a RTI. You might give the vet a call, she might need probotic therapy or an injection of vitamin b to help jumpstart her feeding again, if the vet is concerned about her weight then they might be able to force feed, but I wouldn't recommend doing it yourself.
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