Scenting Pinkies

[Edcase]

One of my garters is not takin the pinkies i give. Ive heard that you can scent them etc but am not sure what it is to use. Could you use something such as the juice that is in tuna cans??...or is there something specific?

thanks

[garterking]

When mine won't eat pinks, I scent them with nightcrawlers. I just rub the worm on the pinky a couple times, then put it in front of the snake. At first you might need to use tweezers to move the mouse in front so there's some movement. Usually works like a charm. Good luck.

[GarterGuy]

Well it all depends.....what is your garter eating now???? It's best to scent it with something it's already familiar with as food. Also are you using live or F/T pinks. F/T usually works best for scenting, 'cause you can wash them off a bit to remove some of the mouse scent. So far I've had really good luck getting all my garters onto pinks.

Roy

[Stefan-A]

It's not the first time I've heard about scenting with the juice from a can of tuna. I'd be interested in any experiences with that stuff.

[adamanteus]

Surely the juice from canned tuna is just brine? Better off rubbing it with a bit of fish (if your Garters are eating fish).

[GarterGuy]

I have heard of the tuna juice thing before, but I've never tried it myself. Easier to just rub it with a bit of trout from the freezer.

[adamanteus]

I would be unsure whether the juice was full of added salt, preservatives, MSG or all the other crap they throw into processed foods. Can't beat fresh fish!

[drache]

I don't think I've posted about this
my cat used to get triple fish flavoured medicine
I called the pharmacy a couple of months ago to ask how they make that and whether one could use the same process to make, say, frog flavoured medicne (or food)
the pharmacist basically said it was a trade secret . . .
I'm thinking about this though and once the dust settles from this move I want to experiment a bit

[Edcase]

They were eating cat food when my bro had them. I did rub a inkie in cat food (argh! horrible smell) but the snake didnt take to it. I like the idea of giving the pinkie some movement with tweezers tho that may help. Ill probably go get some fish/nightcrawlers and give it a try today.

thanks for the sugestions

[drache]

if they were eating catfood, you could probably scent with that