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He just won't eat!!!!
Hey guys - any suggestions - this little guy is a month old and he simply isn't interested in food.. I have tried the following
- Dead pinkies
- Live pinkies (supervised)
- Waggling the mousey
- warmin the mouse
- Putting him in a little box with the mouse
- "braining" the mouse - i.e splitting its skull open for its brain matter
Just kinda at a loose end -dont want to "force feed" him - any ideas?
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Re: He just won't eat!!!!
A month old? Not a big deal ... I don't start to panic until around 16 weeks.
Simple answer ... small tub, shoe box size ... fill it with crumpled up newspaper ... wait at least a week ... small live hopper mouse overnight ... it'll be gone by morning ... I've started enough babies to know what I'm talking about.
ROCK ON!
-adam
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Re: He just won't eat!!!!
Igoopy, take Adam's advice! Try it, I bet it works!  Good luck!
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Re: He just won't eat!!!!
I have a 7 month old bp that would not eat for 3 months. She had lost some weight so I had to force her. After 3 force feeds she eats regularly now but will only eat rat pups. Wont touch a mouse.
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Re: He just won't eat!!!!
For whatever it's worth, in 25 years, I've never had to force feed a ball python.
-adam
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"The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing."
- Anna Sewell, author of Black Beauty
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