First Meal

[greenmamba]

Hi,

I will be feeding my juvenile Mexican Black King his first meal (a fuzzy) today.

If she doesn't eat her meal immediately, how long should I leave the fuzzy in the viv and when to try again?

Thanks.

[R&DP]

Hi,

I will be feeding my juvenile Mexican Black King his first meal (a fuzzy) today.

If she doesn't eat her meal immediately, how long should I leave the fuzzy in the viv and when to try again?

Thanks.

How long have you had her? I give all of my new snakes at least a week to settle down before I try to feed them. I also don't feed them in their bins. I think it conditions them to think when you open the bin, it's time to eat. ( a good way to be mistaken for food ) If she doesn't eat right away, you can try putting her in a brown paper bag with the feeder, and just leave it over night. It should be gone in the morning.
Good luck!

[greenmamba]

Thanks for the fantastic advice.

Just fed my MBK an hour ago. She just snapped at the fuzzy when I brought it into the viv. I think she knew it was there as I left it to defrost near the viv.

I'm not sure if it's normal, but she did a poo 30 minutes after her meal.

Thanks again.

[TheWinWizard]

It was probably just time for her to poo.