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    Re: force feeding

    steveo pm me I have some asf if your willing to travel and I have xp force feeding ( not much but it how I got one of my hatchlings to start after losing 1/2 weight.)
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    Re: force feeding

    i was able to assist feed him today. i suppose ill see how things go from here hopefully he has enough to sustain him self for an other 5 days till i feed him again

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    Re: force feeding

    Quote Originally Posted by Steveoo View Post
    i was able to assist feed him today. i suppose ill see how things go from here hopefully he has enough to sustain him self for an other 5 days till i feed him again
    Sweet, I had to assist feed my Fire male the first time, he went 2+months without eating before I got him, I assist fed one time and he has blossomed into a 500 gram boy in 8 months, hopefully your takes right off like mine did
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    Re: force feeding

    yeah i can only hope!

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    Re: force feeding

    have you tryed putting it in a cup with a lid and a rat pup in it, ive also done it with a lunch bag, but if you must force i also would do the assist way.
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    Re: force feeding

    Quote Originally Posted by mechnut450 View Post
    steveo pm me I have some asf if your willing to travel and I have xp force feeding ( not much but it how I got one of my hatchlings to start after losing 1/2 weight.)
    force feeding is bad

    iv got one little guy that jsut wont eat on his own, however he does assist eat pretty well. just as was described earlier
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