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Re: Most humane way


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Posted by Colchicine on November 06, 2002 at 10:26:16:

In Reply to: Most humane way posted by Slater on November 05, 2002 at 13:07:56:

Out of every clutch there will always be a few that were not meant to survive. I have a hard time believing that 8 hatchlings have some genetic anomalies that keep them from eating, it is most likely husbandry related.

Take them to a vet, they can administer a vit B-12 shot to stimulate their appetite, and possibly tube feed them a calorie supplement to keep them from starving.

As a last resort, GIVE them to another snake person and let them try. BTW, freezing is no longer a professionally accepted practice, they should be euthanized by a vet.

*”…the oldest task in human history: to live on a piece of land without spoiling it.”
Aldo Leopold (1938)



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