Just a little trick

Ok now some of you will think this is crazy and might be a good way to get bit but for me it works.
Have any of you experienced the over curious baby bp?
My babies have had this feeding issue from day one. They want to eat and if you assist them they take thier mouse no prob. Just slightly popping it in the front of thier mouth and they coil up and eat. I always try and dangle it in front of them and they have all sorts of interest but then they see the lid is open. Thier attention is turned to , gee whats out there?
Well I found a way to get them to take the mouse. I simply hold the baby and put the mouse,(nice and warm, warmer then your body temp) in front of thier face. This is working like a charm and their attention is all on thier dinner. After doing this a few times I have found thier feeding responce has improved. Not sure why holding them fixes thier focus but hey, if the shoe fits.
I know this is a good way to get bit but its a baby so I am not worried, and you could always wear gloves. I wouldnt do this with an older bp, just babies.
Anyone else try this?

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Originally Posted by Kryptonian

Ok now some of you will think this is crazy and might be a good way to get bit but for me it works.
Have any of you experienced the over curious baby bp?
My babies have had this feeding issue from day one. They want to eat and if you assist them they take thier mouse no prob. Just slightly popping it in the front of thier mouth and they coil up and eat. I always try and dangle it in front of them and they have all sorts of interest but then they see the lid is open. Thier attention is turned to , gee whats out there?
Well I found a way to get them to take the mouse. I simply hold the baby and put the mouse,(nice and warm, warmer then your body temp) in front of thier face. This is working like a charm and their attention is all on thier dinner. After doing this a few times I have found thier feeding responce has improved. Not sure why holding them fixes thier focus but hey, if the shoe fits.
I know this is a good way to get bit but its a baby so I am not worried, and you could always wear gloves. I wouldnt do this with an older bp, just babies.
Anyone else try this?

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HMMMMMM. BG finds this hard to believe, but BG may try it.

Intresting,

I have a couple that actually struck and coiled for the first time while I was holding them thinking of assist feeding.

I put it down to the desire to bite me leading to the accidental "ooooo this is food" discovery. :rofl:

But BG's tip of putting the stubborn eaters on aspen instead of paper towels worked amazingly for me. :gj:


dr del

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Originally Posted by dr del

Intresting,

I have a couple that actually struck and coiled for the first time while I was holding them thinking of assist feeding.

I put it down to the desire to bite me leading to the accidental "ooooo this is food" discovery. :rofl:

But BG's tip of putting the stubborn eaters on aspen instead of paper towels worked amazingly for me. :gj:


dr del

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Would you expect anything else from a "tip" from Big Gunns?:D

Why is aspen bedding superior to paper towels (or newspaper in my case)?

True trick Krypton, It has worked for me . . . I think it is a security matter. If the baby is acclimated to your human hands they tend to be much more daring. Long Tongs rock :snake:

Hi,

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Originally Posted by Punkymom

Why is aspen bedding superior to paper towels (or newspaper in my case)?

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I have not a single clue - lots of possible reasons but no clue which of them is the real one. :confused:

But, in my case, the snakes had been kept on paper towels since the 24th of September and had not eaten successfully on their own but I changed the substrate to shredded aspen on the 18th of November and all three hatchlings involved ate on the 20th of November and at each offering since. :bow:

Whether it is the smell, the simple act of changing the tank, the way it affects heat transfer or some other factor I wish I knew. :confused:

Once they seem to be on a good steady eating schedule I might try switching some of them back to see if they still eat.


dr del

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Originally Posted by Big Gunns

Would you expect anything else from a "tip" from Big Gunns?:D

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I'd expect the tip to lead to nothing more than talking in the third person and an overwhelming belief of self importance. :P

I've seen a few pics of people feeding from the hand...

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Originally Posted by Punkymom

Why is aspen bedding superior to paper towels (or newspaper in my case)?

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I think they feel more secure because they can hide in it and they feel it on their sides(a sense of being hidden)! They can't do that with newspaper!

The hand is warmer than the enclosure, so this could help with the feeding response. Warm my tummy and I'm apt to eat a meal or two.;)

Jim Smith

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Originally Posted by dr del

Hi,



I have not a single clue - lots of possible reasons but no clue which of them is the real one. :confused:

But, in my case, the snakes had been kept on paper towels since the 24th of September and had not eaten successfully on their own but I changed the substrate to shredded aspen on the 18th of November and all three hatchlings involved ate on the 20th of November and at each offering since. :bow:

Whether it is the smell, the simple act of changing the tank, the way it affects heat transfer or some other factor I wish I knew. :confused:

Once they seem to be on a good steady eating schedule I might try switching some of them back to see if they still eat.


dr del

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I have a 300 gram mojave male that was eating o k(every 2 weeks or so) on aspen, I figured I'd move him to paper towel like to rest of the snakes, that was October15 and he still hasn't eaten. He's very resteless all of the time on paper towel. He was actually nose rubbing which I noticed the other day and he's in a very small tub.:mad: Just switched him back over to aspen.

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Originally Posted by dr del

Hi,



I have not a single clue - lots of possible reasons but no clue which of them is the real one. :confused:

But, in my case, the snakes had been kept on paper towels since the 24th of September and had not eaten successfully on their own but I changed the substrate to shredded aspen on the 18th of November and all three hatchlings involved ate on the 20th of November and at each offering since. :bow:

Whether it is the smell, the simple act of changing the tank, the way it affects heat transfer or some other factor I wish I knew. :confused:

Once they seem to be on a good steady eating schedule I might try switching some of them back to see if they still eat.


dr del

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Originally Posted by seeya205

I think they feel more secure because they can hide in it and they feel it on their sides(a sense of being hidden)! They can't do that with newspaper!

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Ok, thanks! My guy has been eating great and I have him on newspaper. I likey the newspaper so I'll be keeping him on it.

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Originally Posted by Vilenica

Long Tongs rock :snake:

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Wow you can say that again. My tongs seem to be getting shorter and shorter to me as my snakes are growing. Just yesterday while feeding Monty she went for my hand, not the mouse LOL. She didn't tag me though, thank god. She really liked my hand, but when I FINALLY got the mouse, she noticed that was her meal and quickly wrapped around it.