Re: Transpecos still not eating, HELP!....

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Posted by KLG on March 09, 2001 at 17:17:38:

In Reply to: Transpecos still not eating, HELP!.... posted by sue on March 08, 2001 at 09:37:04:

Try moving her from the 10 gallon tank into a smaller enclosure. I set up all of my juvenile subocs in 6-qt "ClearView" containers made by Sterilite. You can usually pick these up at your local Target for a buck & some change. Put several ventilation holes in the front and back sides with a small soldering iron. Keep the box on your heat tape/pad/element, but make sure you monitor the warm and cool temps so she can properly thermoregulate. You probably don't need to bump her up to 90 degrees. Leave her set up like this for a few days on some aspen (or whatever substrate you use) with a hide box & some water. Don't handle her unless absolutely necessary.

Leave her alone in this setup for a couple of days & let her get used to things. Once she's settled, offer her a prekilled or F/T pink. If she refuses this, offer her a live one. Keep us posted on her progress!!

Here's a pic of the type of box I mentioned. It's the smaller one in this photo. I'll place a link to the Sterlilite homepage at the end of this message so you can get more info if you'd like.

Best of luck to you!

KLG

P.S. If you end up using this type of box & don't have it in a lidless rack system, make sure you hear the lid "click" on both ends when you close it. If it doesn't click, it's probably not securely closed & your snake may get out. Believe me. :)

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: : <body> : : Try moving her from the 10 gallon tank into a smaller enclosure. I set up all of my juvenile subocs in 6-qt "ClearView" containers made by Sterilite. You can usually pick these up at your local Target for a buck & some change. Put several ventilation holes in the front and back sides with a small soldering iron. Keep the box on your heat tape/pad/element, but make sure you monitor the warm and cool temps so she can properly thermoregulate. You probably don't need to bump her up to 90 degrees. Leave her set up like this for a few days on some aspen (or whatever substrate you use) with a hide box & some water. Don't handle her unless absolutely necessary. : : Leave her alone in this setup for a couple of days & let her get used to things. Once she's settled, offer her a prekilled or F/T pink. If she refuses this, offer her a live one. Keep us posted on her progress!! : : Here's a pic of the type of box I mentioned. It's the smaller one in this photo. I'll place a link to the Sterlilite homepage at the end of this message so you can get more info if you'd like. : <img src="http://www.sterilite.com/storage_images/1752,1758.jpg"> : : Best of luck to you! : : KLG : : : P.S. If you end up using this type of box & don't have it in a lidless rack system, make sure you hear the lid "click" on both ends when you close it. If it doesn't click, it's probably not securely closed & your snake may get out. Believe me. :) : </body>

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