Re: My cribos are not eating!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Dean Alessandrini on February 27, 2002 at 07:27:49:

In Reply to: My cribos are not eating!!!!!!!!!!!!!! posted by Werner Beukes on February 27, 2002 at 02:51:36:

Wild caught cribos are very nervous snakes.
Separate them (if they are not) put them in a large cage with thermal gradient from about 75 deg F (24C) to about 82-85F on the warm side (27-30C)

Give them a secure hide area on both the cool AND warm sides, and crank the humidity up. The high humidity always seems to stimulate mine to eat. Make sure they have at least 12 hours of light on them so they believe it is spring or summer.

Try f/t mice, small rats, and chicks (mine especially LOVE chicks) fish.

If they are healthy and you do all of this…they should eventually come around. Again…security is a MUST. Cover the glass of the cage if you have to. They will not eat if they are scared.

I have gotten several stubborn import cribos feeding in this fashion…try to get chicks if you can.

Good luck!

Dean Alessandrini

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: Wild caught cribos are very nervous snakes. : Separate them (if they are not) put them in a large cage with thermal gradient from about 75 deg F (24C) to about 82-85F on the warm side (27-30C) : Give them a secure hide area on both the cool AND warm sides, and crank the humidity up. The high humidity always seems to stimulate mine to eat. Make sure they have at least 12 hours of light on them so they believe it is spring or summer. : Try f/t mice, small rats, and chicks (mine especially LOVE chicks) fish. : If they are healthy and you do all of this…they should eventually come around. Again…security is a MUST. Cover the glass of the cage if you have to. They will not eat if they are scared. : I have gotten several stubborn import cribos feeding in this fashion…try to get chicks if you can. : Good luck! : Dean Alessandrini

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