Eau de birdy for lil Kali?

[Smulkin]

I know it's omly been a few weeks but mah lil honey still is not interested in any offered rodents. Being CBB and having only been fed mice would it still be worth a try to scent with bird?

A lil headshot for ya:

I don't think so....Blood Pythons don't really eat birds in the wild, from what I know. Just give your snake some more time to settle in. Not eating for a while will do it no harm. Is she healthy otherwise? Have you checked for internal parasites?

[Smulkin]

Hmm - I had read they did and scenting a la bird was a good way to transition them to rodents (if WC) - but didn't know how instinctive or effectual that would be with her having never eaten one. She's healthy other than that frigid shipping episode she suffered - settling in nicely so far - hasn't gone after me in a few days. She hasn't left me any samples yet for checking (unlike all our other younglings who are pretty much Thursday p00pers).

[iceman25]

Wouldn't hurt to try.

[emroul]

I would wait before scenting, unless you have an ongoing supply of birds to use to scent. She should come around. What did the seller tell you she was eating?

[Kara]

How is your blood set up? Enclosure type & size, humidity level, light, hides, substrate, basking temp, ambient temp, how are you monitoring temps, amount of handling, etc? Also, how old & how big is your blood? And where did she come from, if you don't mind me asking (breeder, not locality).

K

[Smulkin]

Well ventilated, not too big for her, 70-80% steady, timed lights (vis) + red heat, paper towel atm (sphagnum on bark layer otherwise), 89-78 gradient, digital thermometer/hygrometer w/ probe, handling still minimized (only had her a few weeks giving her plenty of acclimation room but the striking behavior has about disappeared) 03 yearling, 14" from xtreme reptiles. Think that about covers it.

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