Force feeding is VERY stressful to a snake...

Posted by sue on December 26, 2000 at 16:36:27:

In Reply to: Re: Elaphe situla = leopard snake???...more posted by iggy on December 26, 2000 at 13:16:57:

so only do it for a minimum of time. Keep trying to feed her normally once a week before you force feed her. Did you try teasing her into striking and then feeding on a pinkie? That worked today with my transpecos. He kept striking at it and then wouldn't latch onto it, but one time he struck at it and caught it by mistake and then decided he would eat it. If you tease it, keep bumping the pinkie (use tongs) only on the snake's neck, not its head. If you bump the snake's head or face, it will scare the snake and not make it mad. You want the snake to be mad. Also, are you keeping them separately? She may not be eating because of the stress of having a cagemate. That does happen.
sue

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: so only do it for a minimum of time. Keep trying to feed her normally once a week before you force feed her. Did you try teasing her into striking and then feeding on a pinkie? That worked today with my transpecos. He kept striking at it and then wouldn't latch onto it, but one time he struck at it and caught it by mistake and then decided he would eat it. If you tease it, keep bumping the pinkie (use tongs) only on the snake's neck, not its head. If you bump the snake's head or face, it will scare the snake and not make it mad. You want the snake to be mad. Also, are you keeping them separately? She may not be eating because of the stress of having a cagemate. That does happen. : sue

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