The ETB Feeding Sigh

After 6 minutes of coaxing...

https://youtu.be/zlRbljvSeDs

Luckily, he did end up eating after.

Good he ate.

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Originally Posted by dakski

Good he ate.

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Yea, he's been eating "reliably" since I got him, but he is the SLOWEST eater and takes a lot coaxing. He will not strike. Whatever works though.

Have you tried drop feeding? Wake him up an place dinner out. If it's gone in thirty minutes your set.

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Originally Posted by 303_enfield

Have you tried drop feeding? Wake him up an place dinner out. If it's gone in thirty minutes your set.

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Yea, if I leave it, he wont take it. Even if I left it after this video, he wouldn't come back to it. I've tried both ways.

Eating reliably is great. I am fortunate with mine that she will eat as soon as I dangle prey in front of her, but it's always after lights go out. I know you have mentioned it other past threads that you did get another ETB. Is the video of your newest one or your original? I also remember that your original ETB, you were having feeding probs at first, offered quail (I think) and he started eating again. Is that one still on birds? I'm curiously interested. As you know, these suckers are arguably the most beautiful snakes there are and some can be one of the most difficult to keep and eat. So yours eating reliably (with some patience) is awesome. Congrats

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Originally Posted by Bodie

Eating reliably is great. I am fortunate with mine that she will eat as soon as I dangle prey in front of her, but it's always after lights go out. I know you have mentioned it other past threads that you did get another ETB. Is the video of your newest one or your original? I also remember that your original ETB, you were having feeding probs at first, offered quail (I think) and he started eating again. Is that one still on birds? I'm curiously interested. As you know, these suckers are arguably the most beautiful snakes there are and some can be one of the most difficult to keep and eat. So yours eating reliably (with some patience) is awesome. Congrats

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This is the newest one, correct. I havent made a thread about him because technically hes still in quarantine, and I'm making the enclosure they're both going to go in for breeding.

New male feedings:
https://i.imgur.com/EEEne35.jpg

Yea, my original ETB is still feeding on quail. She will take rats occassionally, but I feed her quail still because it's more likely she'll take it.

Samantha (original ETB) feedings:
https://i.imgur.com/d1ERbtc.jpg

Yea, they can be tricky and test your patience, but they're very nice snakes.