kingsnake.com - reptile and amphibian classifieds, breeders, forums, photos, videos and more

return to main index
  mobile - desktop
follow us on facebook follow us on twitter follow us on YouTube link to us on LinkedIn
International Reptile Conservation Foundation  
click here for Rodent Pro
Mice, Rats, Rabbits, Chicks, Quail
Available Now at RodentPro.com!
Locate a business by name: click to list your business
search the classifieds. buy an account
events by zip code list an event
Search the forums             Search in:
News & Events: Herp Photo of the Day: Happy Rattlesnake Friday! . . . . . . . . . .  Herp Photo of the Day: Ameiva . . . . . . . . . .  Colorado Herp Society Meeting - Jan 18, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Chicago Herpetological Society Meeting - Jan 19, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  San Diego Herp Society Meeting - Jan 21, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Bay Area Herpetological Society Meeting - Jan 24, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Suncoast Herp Society Meeting - Jan 25, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  DFW Herp Society Meeting - Jan 25, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Tucson Herpetological Society Meeting - Jan 27, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Southwestern Herp Society Meeting - Feb 01, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Greater Cincinnati Herp Society Meeting - Feb 05, 2025 . . . . . . . . . .  Calusa Herp Society Meeting - Feb 06, 2025 . . . . . . . . . . 
Free Nationwide Ground Shipping on All Frozen Food Orders Totaling $99 Or More at RodentPro.com!

Re: Most humane way

[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ The Hognose Forum ]

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)


Follow Ups:


[ Follow Ups ] [ The Hognose Forum ]