first pink

[drache]

I'm all excited because Mesa, the little infernalis I got from Tori, had her first pink and I can hardly believe it
I've been feeding her separately in a critter keeper and for the past four feedings I've tossed a pinky in with the live minnows and a couple of times I found the pinky outside the water dish, indicating that she grabbed it and then dropped it
yesterday I tossed in the pinky and some salmon strips for variety
there were only two minnows
normally I would have taken her out after a few hours, but last night some distractions went on and I decided it was okay to leave her over night
this morning, the minnows were dead, floating among the salmon strips in a smelly mess - and no pinky
it was the tiniest pinky and so I wasn't sure whether she had a lump and I searched that critter keeper three times
it's gone though
hurrah
she must have eaten it
I always feel this sense of devious victory when this happens - like I pulled one on them
and I'm always surprised that they've fallen for my scam

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

hahaha awwwwe! I always feel that same way! it is so cute when you look at their little face and you think "ha-ha, you don't know what youre eating and you like it anyways!!"

[anji1971]

Just like kids!

[Zephyr]

Have you ever tried the blood-and-gore scenting method? Where you entirely eviscerate the fish and smear the blood and guts onto the pinky?
I've never had a garter refuse a pinky scented like this. :P

[Sputnik]

Exciting! I felt like throwing a party when some of my babies took their first pinkies.


And ewwwww, liquidised mouse... I know you swear by it, but I just bring myself to doing that.

[drache]

Originally Posted by Zephyr

Have you ever tried the blood-and-gore scenting method? Where you entirely eviscerate the fish and smear the blood and guts onto the pinky?
I've never had a garter refuse a pinky scented like this. :P

I may have to do this next time, because she probably only took the pink because it had been soaking in smelly fish mess and was possibly the only truly solid thing left in there
the critter keeper smelled like a sushi restaurant after a three day summer black-out
and that's only a slight exaggeration