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munchmat
Snake mite
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 02/05/2010 : 18:19:47
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HI GUYS , JUST GOT OUR NEW CRB TODAY , WOULD APPRECIATE AND HELPFUL ADVICE OR TIPS ETC TO KEEPING A HAPPY HEALTHY SNAKE. IS IT A GOOD IDEA TO WEAR A PROTECTIVE GLOVE IF MY SNAKE NIPS ???? NOT NIPPED YET , THANKFULLY ! MANY THANKS ! |
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gingerpony
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
1442 Posts |
Posted - 05/05/2010 : 14:24:17
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heya and welcome 
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Dumerils boas, BCO hybrids, Sinder hypo boas, ratsnakes, cornsnakes, Day geckos
LOCATION: Leeds/York area
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munchmat
Snake mite
United Kingdom
32 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2010 : 12:21:02
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hi all ! does anyone suggest feeding their snakes in a seperate container to make it feel "more secure". tried mine with 2 mice ,seperatley, just not interested.although he is new and a baby.how long do you leve it before getting worried ??? help ! |
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jono-r
New Member
United Kingdom
99 Posts |
Posted - 06/05/2010 : 12:36:03
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Was the breeder/pet shop feeding mice or rats? I would try next with rat pups.
Do you know the feeding history?
Temp/humidity?
Feed over night?
What size container are you housing in?
sorry for all the questions.
Dont worry right away it can take a week or so to settle in, just keep trying every few days. |
1.1.0 brb
2.0.0 corns
1.0.0 mexican milk 1.0.0 cali king
0.1.0 bullsnake
1.1.0 beaded dragons 1.0.0 african pygmy hog 3.3.0 cats
0.4.0 guinie pigs
2.0.0 gerbils
lots of fish
coming soon,a pair of northern pines ready to breed next year.
1.0.0 normal royal
1.0.0 chile rose |
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daveinflames
New Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07/05/2010 : 11:44:20
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i wouldnt start worrying yet as you said it is a new snake and its will take a while to de-stress and feel secure in its new environment, i do feed all my snakes out of the viv and as jono said try find out what it ate and any eating habits it has from the previous owner, some of my snakes strike feed and some feed at night when ***ody is around, getting it onto rat pups at a young age will make life easier when its older as trying to swap an adult from mice to rats can be quite difficult and rats are preffered (by me anyway) due to the size of a rat compared to a mouse :)
keep us updated ! :) |
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jono-r
New Member
United Kingdom
99 Posts |
Posted - 07/05/2010 : 11:57:37
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| Another quick question, do you have any other reptiles or exotics? just out of interest. |
1.1.0 brb
2.0.0 corns
1.0.0 mexican milk 1.0.0 cali king
0.1.0 bullsnake
1.1.0 beaded dragons 1.0.0 african pygmy hog 3.3.0 cats
0.4.0 guinie pigs
2.0.0 gerbils
lots of fish
coming soon,a pair of northern pines ready to breed next year.
1.0.0 normal royal
1.0.0 chile rose |
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munchmat
Snake mite
United Kingdom
32 Posts |
Posted - 08/05/2010 : 16:27:52
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no , i have no other exotics . the shop said it was feeding day every wednesday. its on baby mice , the size under fuzzies (you'll have to pardon my in-experienced terms , as im new to all of this at the mo !) pinkies are they called? i will try all of the above mentioned,in a container,at night,i viv ect.i suppose like you said its just a case of getting to know the snake.its just that meanwhile its not feeding and im left wondering will it be ok !
i took the advice about the "sphag moss" and have a load on the freeze at the mo>saved a fortune. thanks f Xor everyones help and advice. FINGERS CROSSED |
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a new CRB
