Re: feeding observation

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Posted by Fredrick Albury on September 17, 2001 at 17:20:35:

In Reply to: feeding observation posted by Dean Goudie on September 16, 2001 at 07:24:17:

: Hi Folks;

: I've noticed some posts over the past while regarding problem feeder hatchlings & thought I'd share something with you all. I recented aquired a pair of Eastern Indigo hatchlings (which I'm thrilled with & plan to get more!!)

: Anyway the male eats like an alligator gulps fuzzies right out of my hand, the female however just sits & stares @ her food & sometime during the night she'll eat 1 of the 2 fuzzy mice I offer her.

: Earlier this week 1 of my adult Corn snakes was in the middle of a shed so I picked it up & litterally let it crawl our of it's skin, took the freshly shed skin which was still quite sticky, put in in the freezer with a container full of frozen fuzzy mice for a few days.

: WELL last night when offering up these 'marinated' morsels, the male actually scared me when I put food in his cage (he's gonna fun to feed as an adult) & the female gulped down 2 of them right in front of me. I've had them for over a month & this would be the 1st time I seen the girl eat. She was eating all along because the food would be gone & there would be a lump in her belly.

: Just thought I'd share it with you guys so you could put this in your 'options' file when there's a problem feeder & you need to try different things. Maybe you guys do this all the time but when I discovered it I was pretty proud so I thought I'd share. Bare with me as I'm still pretty excited about these little buggers.

: Cheers
: Dean

Dean,

Great observation Dean. Scenting with snakes or shed skins can sometimes ellcit a strong feeding response, to say the least. However, doug Taylors method of useing Herring to scent with seems to work very well. Many roads to the same path. In the last 5 years, I have noticed a marked diffrence in the feeding response in my male versus female eatern indigo neaonates also, with males being more assertive and eating more heartily.

Sincerely,

Fred Albury

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: : Hi Folks; : : I've noticed some posts over the past while regarding problem feeder hatchlings & thought I'd share something with you all. I recented aquired a pair of Eastern Indigo hatchlings (which I'm thrilled with & plan to get more!!) : : Anyway the male eats like an alligator gulps fuzzies right out of my hand, the female however just sits & stares @ her food & sometime during the night she'll eat 1 of the 2 fuzzy mice I offer her. : : Earlier this week 1 of my adult Corn snakes was in the middle of a shed so I picked it up & litterally let it crawl our of it's skin, took the freshly shed skin which was still quite sticky, put in in the freezer with a container full of frozen fuzzy mice for a few days. : : WELL last night when offering up these 'marinated' morsels, the male actually scared me when I put food in his cage (he's gonna fun to feed as an adult) & the female gulped down 2 of them right in front of me. I've had them for over a month & this would be the 1st time I seen the girl eat. She was eating all along because the food would be gone & there would be a lump in her belly. : : Just thought I'd share it with you guys so you could put this in your 'options' file when there's a problem feeder & you need to try different things. Maybe you guys do this all the time but when I discovered it I was pretty proud so I thought I'd share. Bare with me as I'm still pretty excited about these little buggers. : : Cheers : : Dean : Dean, : Great observation Dean. Scenting with snakes or shed skins can sometimes ellcit a strong feeding response, to say the least. However, doug Taylors method of useing Herring to scent with seems to work very well. Many roads to the same path. In the last 5 years, I have noticed a marked diffrence in the feeding response in my male versus female eatern indigo neaonates also, with males being more assertive and eating more heartily. : Sincerely, : Fred Albury

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