Milksnake not eating

bio6464 · 07-01-2008, 09:45 AM

sorry...posted in wrong area.

adamanteus · 07-01-2008, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bio6464

I am posting this in a few locations

Please post in only in 'The Garter Snake Lounge', as this is the place reserved for non Garter Snake topics.

adamanteus · 07-01-2008, 09:49 AM

Have you considered simply releasing it, Jerry? If the injury is minor the snake will surely do fine by itself.

dashnu · 07-01-2008, 11:02 AM

The day I found my milk he feed on pinkys, I was pretty lucky. However now he will not take a pinky from me. So now I put a F/T in the tank before I go to bed. Its always gone in the morning. I do have a smaller milk that will not eat, I am close to releasing him. He was eating a garter about three times his size when I cought him.. I do not want to feed him a garter

so if he will not take pinky peices soon i will let him go. I have had no luck with worms, slugs or even salamanders. Try a small Toad maybe ??

dekaybrown · 07-01-2008, 11:21 AM

Brett, have you tried a live pinky??

jitami · 07-01-2008, 11:50 AM

Or as mentioned in the kingsnake thread, scenting a pinky with one of your garters?

dashnu · 07-01-2008, 01:50 PM

I do not have any live pinkys, not sure if the local pet shop has them, I will look.

How exactly do you sent a pinky with a garter? just rub it on the garter?

jitami · 07-01-2008, 01:55 PM

The question that popped into my head was how do you rub it on a garter without the garter eating it? But yeah, if you have individually housed garters I would try rubbing a pinky on a garter, especially since you know this snake has and will eat garters. If you house your garters in groups I probably wouldn't try it. Don't want the pinky scented garter back in with cage mates who like to eat pinkies!

dashnu · 07-01-2008, 02:22 PM

HAHA, yea! I'll give it a go!

07-01-2008, 09:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
bio6464 Juvenile snake Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 125 Country:	Milksnake not eating sorry...posted in wrong area. Last edited by bio6464 : 07-01-2008 at 10:08 AM.

07-01-2008, 09:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
adamanteus Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cheshire. (Near Manchester). Posts: 8,465 Country:	Re: Milksnake not eating Have you considered simply releasing it, Jerry? If the injury is minor the snake will surely do fine by itself. __________________ James.

07-01-2008, 11:02 AM	#4 (permalink)
dashnu Subadult snake Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Casco, Maine Posts: 354 Country:	Re: Milksnake not eating The day I found my milk he feed on pinkys, I was pretty lucky. However now he will not take a pinky from me. So now I put a F/T in the tank before I go to bed. Its always gone in the morning. I do have a smaller milk that will not eat, I am close to releasing him. He was eating a garter about three times his size when I cought him.. I do not want to feed him a garter so if he will not take pinky peices soon i will let him go. I have had no luck with worms, slugs or even salamanders. Try a small Toad maybe ?? __________________ http://www.herphut.org (HerpHut, LLC. Beta!) http://blog.tehnetz.com (My Blog Beta!) email : BrettCurtis@HerpHut.org

07-01-2008, 11:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
dekaybrown Snake whisperer Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Central NYS Posts: 1,997 Country:	Re: Milksnake not eating Brett, have you tried a live pinky?? __________________ Kind regards, Wayne A. Harvey Dances With Reptiles

07-01-2008, 11:50 AM	#6 (permalink)
jitami "PM Boots For Custom Title" Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: N California Posts: 1,245 Country:	Re: Milksnake not eating Or as mentioned in the kingsnake thread, scenting a pinky with one of your garters? __________________ Tami Sly & Ella(elegans elegans) Frick & Frack(marcianus/sirtalis) 2 sub-adult humans 2 giant dogs & a cat I never see

07-01-2008, 01:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
dashnu Subadult snake Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Casco, Maine Posts: 354 Country:	Re: Milksnake not eating I do not have any live pinkys, not sure if the local pet shop has them, I will look. How exactly do you sent a pinky with a garter? just rub it on the garter? __________________ http://www.herphut.org (HerpHut, LLC. Beta!) http://blog.tehnetz.com (My Blog Beta!) email : BrettCurtis@HerpHut.org

07-01-2008, 01:55 PM	#8 (permalink)
jitami "PM Boots For Custom Title" Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: N California Posts: 1,245 Country:	Re: Milksnake not eating The question that popped into my head was how do you rub it on a garter without the garter eating it? But yeah, if you have individually housed garters I would try rubbing a pinky on a garter, especially since you know this snake has and will eat garters. If you house your garters in groups I probably wouldn't try it. Don't want the pinky scented garter back in with cage mates who like to eat pinkies! __________________ Tami Sly & Ella(elegans elegans) Frick & Frack(marcianus/sirtalis) 2 sub-adult humans 2 giant dogs & a cat I never see

07-01-2008, 02:22 PM	#9 (permalink)
dashnu Subadult snake Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Casco, Maine Posts: 354 Country:	Re: Milksnake not eating HAHA, yea! I'll give it a go! __________________ http://www.herphut.org (HerpHut, LLC. Beta!) http://blog.tehnetz.com (My Blog Beta!) email : BrettCurtis@HerpHut.org

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