Medussa the Cinnamon

[KaileyC]

Got this little gal from Petsmart on 12/09/16 (for a very nice price). The paper work they had for her says she had been there since 10/04/16, but I noticed she hadn't even had her first shed. Also, they gave me her feeding schedule that shows she fed a total of 9 times????? She wouldn't feed for me for the first 3 weeks which I attributed to stress from a new enclosure and such. I learned with another baby ball I had, that if I assist feed the first time (which she clamped down immediately and ate no problem), they usually catch on and have no problems feeding again. Anybody else have to do this with a baby ball? Was I wrong? I really don't believe she had ever had a meal before I fed her, she's very skinny but no wrinkles and her spine isn't showing.


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[cletus]

Very nice!

[the_rotten1]

If they aren't growing they won't shed. Most pet store snakes are underfed. She doesn't look too bad though. I wouldn't resort to an assist feed just yet.

It would be best to try different types of prey before an assist feed. What is she eating right now? You could try a size bigger or smaller (something as wide around as she is at ehr widest would be best). If she's on mice you could switch to rats, or visa versa. If she's on f/t try live. Also, if you are feeding f/t make sure the prey is nice and warm before you offer it to her. Sometimes temp makes all the difference.

She's a lovely snake, so congratulations! Hope she starts eating for you.

[Ballpythonguy92]

I find it funny how they will under feed some animals and over feed others I picked up a male hypo Brooks kingsnake from pets smart and they said he eats 7 pinkies a week lol and he was tiny maybe a month old

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[KaileyC]

I find it funny how they will under feed some animals and over feed others I picked up a male hypo Brooks kingsnake from pets smart and they said he eats 7 pinkies a week lol and he was tiny maybe a month old

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That's crazy. Yea I guess she's not as small as I though but since I weighed her tonight and she's not too bad off. I think she'll be okay. I really just want to call and complain because her paper work shows that she fed but I know that there is no way she's fed as much as they have on the paper.


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[KaileyC]

If they aren't growing they won't shed. Most pet store snakes are underfed. She doesn't look too bad though. I wouldn't resort to an assist feed just yet.

It would be best to try different types of prey before an assist feed. What is she eating right now? You could try a size bigger or smaller (something as wide around as she is at ehr widest would be best). If she's on mice you could switch to rats, or visa versa. If she's on f/t try live. Also, if you are feeding f/t make sure the prey is nice and warm before you offer it to her. Sometimes temp makes all the difference.

She's a lovely snake, so congratulations! Hope she starts eating for you.

Currently trying to feed her f/t mice which is what petsmart said she was eating. I think I'm going to try rats though. My other two bp's are on rats.


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[Ballpythonguy92]

I really just want to call and complain because her paper work shows that she fed but I know that there is no way she's fed as much as they have on the paper


Yea i would too when I got my kingsnake I said he shouldn't be eating that many you should have him on hoppers or even weanlings but another time I saw a cinnamon or black pastel in a cage with normals and I told the manager hey this guy should be in the other cage as he isn't a normal and he literally made a joke and said well don't tell him he's not normal lol I was surprised usually they would be all for making more money and my friend ended up getting him and you can clearly see months later he is a cinnamon or black pastel for sure I'll ask her for some pics to share

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[KaileyC]

I really just want to call and complain because her paper work shows that she fed but I know that there is no way she's fed as much as they have on the paper


Yea i would too when I got my kingsnake I said he shouldn't be eating that many you should have him on hoppers or even weanlings but another time I saw a cinnamon or black pastel in a cage with normals and I told the manager hey this guy should be in the other cage as he isn't a normal and he literally made a joke and said well don't tell him he's not normal lol I was surprised usually they would be all for making more money and my friend ended up getting him and you can clearly see months later he is a cinnamon or black pastel for sure I'll ask her for some pics to share

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The sketchiest part about chain pet store buys is that you can never be 100% sure about what their traits really are! I wouldn't have said anything, I woulda paid the 'normal' price lol. I got my cinnamon for $50 which is half of what they were asking.


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[Ballpythonguy92]

I'd be soo happy for paying that price for one and the only reason I knew it was either cinnamon or black pastel is because the funky side patterns and the head but they also have been the first snake I ever bred was a super cinnamon to my pastel female and I got 6 cinnamons and 1 pewter lol yea great odds eh I should have got atleast 3 pewters lol but nope I'm also hoping to cross my pastel champagne with my cinnamon from the above mentioned clutch

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[KaileyC]

I'd be soo happy for paying that price for one and the only reason I knew it was either cinnamon or black pastel is because the funky side patterns and the head but they also have been the first snake I ever bred was a super cinnamon to my pastel female and I got 6 cinnamons and 1 pewter lol yea great odds eh I should have got atleast 3 pewters lol but nope I'm also hoping to cross my pastel champagne with my cinnamon from the above mentioned clutch

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Nice one! I like the cinnamon pattern. I was really trying to get into the pieds but I just happened to stumble upon her and couldn't beat the price(also wanted to rescue her from the store and inexperienced associates). So now I have the cinnamon fem, enchi male, and my lesser male. I'm looking for a lesser/butter female or even Mojave. I'd like to prove my lesser.


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