A POSSIBLE SOLUTION..........................

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: : Hi folks- I need some suggestions - I purchased a hatchling Female Eastern 6/24/2001 - She shed on 6/29/2001 - I have tried several times with pinkies &/or fuzzy mice. No luck - Tried scenting the pinkie rubbing it against a desert iguana and I also tried scenting against a tree boa. I don't have a source for baby snakes as a possible option - Any ideas? : : Thanks, Mark : : Mark, : Welcome to the wonderfull world of the eastern Indigo snake!! : Your snake just shed not to long ago, your timetable to get it to eat is not realistic. I know just how you feel... : My first hatchlings frustrated me to no end... : Eastern Indigos eat when they are good and ready to, not when we plan them too. : Drop the desert iguana thing, also drop the tree boa thing, both of which would not be natural pey items. : try this first : Put a small hidebox in the cage or box...offer the food item INSIDE the box, they like seclusion. : Offer them live goldfish, both in a bowl in their box, in the hidebox, and lastly flopping around the bottem of the cage. : These will die and rot, stinking up your cage and room. : this is NATURAL : Next try pinkis rubbed in goldfish. : And lastly, try trout frozen trout preferably rank and old , rub this on the pinky also. : Since you have no access to baby snakes this is my recommendation. : be patient, they can hold out for MONTHS without eating. : Dont panic, in time they will eat. : read my article in Reptile and ampbinan magazine (August) or e-mail me if you need more help. : : Fred

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