First time feeding question

My BP hasn't eaten in 2 weeks. I got him a week ago and have given him a week to get used to his new home. He spends most of his time in his hide. He's still on fuzzy's and I just thawed one in warm water, made sure it was fully thawed and left it a few inches away from the opening in his hide. Turned off the lights and left him alone. How long should I wait to check if he has eaten it?

you should kinda wiggle it in front of his face.. its will look alive to him

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Originally Posted by Cassie25

you should kinda wiggle it in front of his face.. its will look alive to him

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Wiggle it in front of his hide? Or should I remove the hide then wiggle it?

start with in front and if he doesnt bit at it remove the hid.. make sure its still worm..

one of mine is a shy eater. Put the rat in front of his hide, shut-off the lights and leave him alone. If I wake up during the night I will check to see if he ate. Otherwise I check when I wake up. If the mouse is still there throw it away and try again later...


Rob

Next time you feed, try prescenting the room. Here's a great article on how to do it.

That usually gets them into feeding mode so they poke their head out of the hide. Then you can do the zombie dance and BAM!

I should know, I just did it a minute ago. :)

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Originally Posted by mrshawt

Next time you feed, try prescenting the room. Here's a great article on how to do it.

That usually gets them into feeding mode so they poke their head out of the hide. Then you can do the zombie dance and BAM!

I should know, I just did it a minute ago. :)

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I'll try this next time... well I took the fuzzy out soak him in warm water in a zip lock bag. Wiggled him in front of the hide for a little bit then left the head sitting in the entrance of the hide. Turned off the lights for a bit and just checked and the little fuzzy is gone woot :)

im glad it worked for u

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Originally Posted by Cassie25

im glad it worked for u

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Thanks for the tip... now I need to buy a new pair on tongs lol! :bow:

buy the long ones they work the best

Now he has his head out pointed up at a 45 degree angle is this a regular thing they do? He hasn't showen himself in days.

Can you give us some details about your set up. Warm side, cool side temps, humidity? What are you using for heat, do you have a thermostat? What kind of thermometer are you using? What size tank? How many hides?

That about covers it :D

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Originally Posted by syvil

Now he has his head out pointed up at a 45 degree angle is this a regular thing they do? He hasn't showen himself in days.

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<--Did that 45 degree angle look like this? This picture was taken a couple of hours after our li'l BP ate. After these past 2 or 3 meals of bigger sized mice from what he was getting, he's stretched out his neck straight for awhile, whether vertically or horizontally resting on something, almost like his neck is recovering from the stretching.

My axanthic does that all the time. He seems to just be looking around. He will stare for like 5 mins without moving sometimes.

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Originally Posted by Danounet

My axanthic does that all the time. He seems to just be looking around. He will stare for like 5 mins without moving sometimes.

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Our snakes do have some similarities, eh? BTW, I think I saw it was your birthday a few days ago. Happy Belated Birthday! :)

Lol thanx, it was yesterday (thursday). I got a "little" drunk. :P

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Originally Posted by Patricia

<--Did that 45 degree angle look like this? This picture was taken a couple of hours after our li'l BP ate. After these past 2 or 3 meals of bigger sized mice from what he was getting, he's stretched out his neck straight for awhile, whether vertically or horizontally resting on something, almost like his neck is recovering from the stretching.

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Yes it was like that by the time I left go out last night he was back in his hide fully.

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Originally Posted by syvil

Yes it was like that by the time I left go out last night he was back in his hide fully.

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Mine was listening to Michael Jackson. What was yours doing? LOL! Apparently, that's called "telescoping" or something like that, and it's a common thing they do to tune in to what's going on around them. (When that picture was taken, Patriot was pointing toward the CD player.)

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Originally Posted by Patricia

Mine was listening to Michael Jackson. What was yours doing? LOL! Apparently, that's called "telescoping" or something like that, and it's a common thing they do to tune in to what's going on around them. (When that picture was taken, Patriot was pointing toward the CD player.)

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Hah my BP is a very shy guy. He hardly ever comes out of his hide (that I know of) and tends to just stick his nose out at night. There was no music, tv, sounds, ect... he has his own little area.

On a side note when should I take him off fuzzy's?

Just an update. Tonight I had my second successful feeding I used a few techniques from this thread and he ate the fuzzy within 30 secs of me putting it in his tank.

First I thawed the fuzzy out by using a small tupperware container and putting hot water in it, the frozen fuzzy in a zip lock back and putting the piece of the bag with the fuzzy in the water and putting the top over it. I let it sit for about 20 mins like that then I took the ziplock bag out and ran it through hot water for about a min. Took the fuzzy out of the bag and put it on a napkin and put it on top of the tank and let it sit for 30 mins. I then took the fuzzy and put it back in the bag and ran it through hot water one more time for a few mins. Took it out dropped it in the tank and with a pair of tongs positioned the head inside his hide and wiggled it for a few secs. While I was closing the top he was striking at the fuzzy and then it slowly started pulling it in.

After his feast he once again was holding his head out at a 45 degree angle for a few mins before he disapeared again. I fed him a day early as I'm leaving out of town tomorrow afternoon and won't be back until Monday sometime. Hopefully this will help any other beginners. I'll begin holding him next week every other day... here's to more bites ;)

How old is the snake?
How much does he weigh?
Are you referring to rat fuzzies?