Re: a very cool discovery

Posted by Fredrick Albury on November 02, 2001 at 13:51:10:

In Reply to: a very cool discovery posted by Dean Alessandrini on November 01, 2001 at 07:59:00:

: Out of the 16 babies I produced this year (born in early July) there were 3 that were particularly stubborn to get feeding. I tried EVERYTHING. goldfish, herring, smelt, pinkies, frogs, baby snakes etc etc. I like to use force feeding as a last result, but found out something very cool this year. Force-feeding babies indigos is not REALLY force feeding. Here's what I did:

: Step 1: Hold baby firmly behind head.

: Step 2: Gently pry mouth open with index card
: Step 3: insert fuzzy head in mouth and remove card
: Step 4: Gently press mouth so their the teeth "lock" a bit into fuzzy
: Step 5: Continue to hold (gently) the snake near the head, while it swallows it VOLUNTARILY!

: I performed this twice with all 3 stubborn babies, and they ALL took the fuzzy right down! No pushing or "forcing" necessary.

: They all digested well, and after 2 x's all 3 are now eating GREAT on unscented fuzzies! One is so aggressive it will take them from my hand !

: side note: They may spit it out if you put them back in their cage b4 they finish...so just hold them as they swallow it!

Dean,

Baby Easterns can be a real pain to get to feed initially. Part of the challenge ,I guess. thanks for the tip and hope that all is well with you and yours. Have a peacefull weekend.

Fred

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: : Out of the 16 babies I produced this year (born in early July) there were 3 that were particularly stubborn to get feeding. I tried EVERYTHING. goldfish, herring, smelt, pinkies, frogs, baby snakes etc etc. I like to use force feeding as a last result, but found out something very cool this year. Force-feeding babies indigos is not REALLY force feeding. Here's what I did: : : Step 1: Hold baby firmly behind head. : : Step 2: Gently pry mouth open with index card : : Step 3: insert fuzzy head in mouth and remove card : : Step 4: Gently press mouth so their the teeth "lock" a bit into fuzzy : : Step 5: Continue to hold (gently) the snake near the head, while it swallows it VOLUNTARILY! : : I performed this twice with all 3 stubborn babies, and they ALL took the fuzzy right down! No pushing or "forcing" necessary. : : They all digested well, and after 2 x's all 3 are now eating GREAT on unscented fuzzies! One is so aggressive it will take them from my hand ! : : side note: They may spit it out if you put them back in their cage b4 they finish...so just hold them as they swallow it! : : Dean, : Baby Easterns can be a real pain to get to feed initially. Part of the challenge ,I guess. thanks for the tip and hope that all is well with you and yours. Have a peacefull weekend. : Fred

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