Re: My Taiwan isn't eating. Can someone help? More..........

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Posted by Reptiles on March 23, 2002 at 09:45:45:

In Reply to: My Taiwan isn't eating. Can someone help? More.......... posted by Brittani on March 22, 2002 at 21:43:35:

Have you tried total darkness or confinement in a small area with the prey item?

A lot of times, pre-killing the mouse/rat then putting it into a small bag, or box, and then putting the snake it with it for a few hours does the trick.

: Hi and thanks in advance. I have had my pair of Taiwanese for just over a month now and I can't get one of them to eat. I have tried F/T, Freshly killed, and Live. I have tried medium and small sized rats. I have left them in for hours or just a couple of minutes. I've tried dangling the rat, putting it right in front of it's nose, or just setting it down. He shows interest, and will smell it for a long time (Live or Freshly killed) then leave. The closest he came to eating was when he killed a small rat and had it half way down, then let go. (I was far away from the cage and nothing had changed to make him let go) The other one hasn't refused a meal yet. What should I do? I took him to the Vet and he said that he looked beautiful and completely healthy. He said to just give him a while to settle down. Should I just chill and quit worrying? Thanks so much for ANY help! (Even if you just tell me to take a chill pill :)

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: Have you tried total darkness or confinement in a small area with the prey item? : A lot of times, pre-killing the mouse/rat then putting it into a small bag, or box, and then putting the snake it with it for a few hours does the trick. : : Hi and thanks in advance. I have had my pair of Taiwanese for just over a month now and I can't get one of them to eat. I have tried F/T, Freshly killed, and Live. I have tried medium and small sized rats. I have left them in for hours or just a couple of minutes. I've tried dangling the rat, putting it right in front of it's nose, or just setting it down. He shows interest, and will smell it for a long time (Live or Freshly killed) then leave. The closest he came to eating was when he killed a small rat and had it half way down, then let go. (I was far away from the cage and nothing had changed to make him let go) The other one hasn't refused a meal yet. What should I do? I took him to the Vet and he said that he looked beautiful and completely healthy. He said to just give him a while to settle down. Should I just chill and quit worrying? Thanks so much for ANY help! (Even if you just tell me to take a chill pill :)

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