Interesting eating habits from my silly bairdi...

Posted by Shaky on April 16, 2002 at 22:05:08:

My female bairdi will eat anything I give her, but my male has always been finicky. He doesn't like mice with hair. He's been eating nothing but pinkies since July, and always in the privacy of a dark bag. Actually, the one time he tried a weaned mouse, he spit it back up. I guess it was a tad too big and he got scared off them.
Anyway, today I tried with a live hopper. It was avg hopper size, so it was about 1/3 larger in diameter than he is. He showed instant interest, nailed it, constricted it(1st time ever, so I guess its an innate behavior), and consumed it all in public view.
I'm hoping that this will spark interest in f/t weaned mice now, but if not, I'll scent them with the litter from a mouse cage.
By the way, the female is consequently a bit larger and robust, and I'm thinking its due to her diet.

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• Some snakes are picky eaters . . .> Terry Parks 04/17/02 (3)
  • Actually, Terry, .. Shaky 04/17/02 (2)
    • Oops. I shouldn't stay away from . . > Terry Parks 04/17/02 (1)
      • Hognoses! Shaky 04/17/02 (0)
• Re: Interesting eating habits from my silly bairdi... TravisG 04/16/02 (1)
  • Re: Interesting eating habits from my silly bairdi... John 04/19/02 (0)

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: My female bairdi will eat anything I give her, but my male has always been finicky. He doesn't like mice with hair. He's been eating nothing but pinkies since July, and always in the privacy of a dark bag. Actually, the one time he tried a weaned mouse, he spit it back up. I guess it was a tad too big and he got scared off them. : Anyway, today I tried with a live hopper. It was avg hopper size, so it was about 1/3 larger in diameter than he is. He showed instant interest, nailed it, constricted it(1st time ever, so I guess its an innate behavior), and consumed it all in public view. : I'm hoping that this will spark interest in f/t weaned mice now, but if not, I'll scent them with the litter from a mouse cage. : By the way, the female is consequently a bit larger and robust, and I'm thinking its due to her diet.

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