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    I bought a WC yellowbelly this year just as you did and so far mine will take large black mice. Also I do not reccomend handling it for a while. Water it, clean its cage....otherwise give it some space and let it adjust. I took this approach with mine and it took it about six weeks to come around. It is still a shy snake though so its not one I get out just to hold. When I did offer it food I saved it for last so I could watch it's behavior. If I saw her retreat from the mouse I took the mouse out right away so as not to stress it out more than it already was. Hope this helps you wild caughts can be tough.

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    Re: 2 problem snakes need advice please

    Quote Originally Posted by nick_kennedy25 View Post
    I bought a WC yellowbelly this year just as you did and so far mine will take large black mice. Also I do not reccomend handling it for a while. Water it, clean its cage....otherwise give it some space and let it adjust. I took this approach with mine and it took it about six weeks to come around. It is still a shy snake though so its not one I get out just to hold. When I did offer it food I saved it for last so I could watch it's behavior. If I saw her retreat from the mouse I took the mouse out right away so as not to stress it out more than it already was. Hope this helps you wild caughts can be tough.
    I forgot to mention that I feed all my snakes once a week and attempt to do the same with her but she will only take 2-3 every two weeks so far.

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    Re: 2 problem snakes need advice please

    You can a smaller victory dance, then once the YB eats, you can really break it down, congrats
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    "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." - Gandhi

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