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08-24-2007, 04:47 AM
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Ophiuchus rhea
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more tricks please
my concinnus - mom of babies - still will not take pinkie
not even by accident it's so odd everybody says, the concinnus can be gotten to eat anything her babies had no problem recognizing pinkie strips as food she doesn't though and it makes no difference what I scent them with she won't take trout pieces or f/t minnows either - live food only apparently I'm getting a little irritated at her I'd thought if I put the pinkie in with worms over night . . . well, the worms are gone of course she's a good eater - always hungry - and I'm trying to tell her that a rodent would be so much more satisfying alas the rodent was still there - covered with dirt and worm slime I'm rambling now any more suggestions? she's still pretty shy, so tweezer feeding won't work
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08-24-2007, 05:00 AM
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netjer-ankh
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Re: more tricks please
have you tried tweezer feeding though or is it just a guess because she is shy? my tetra babies are still very shy but i have been able to tweezer feed them and are quite vicious when i wiggle it on with the tweezers lol
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08-24-2007, 05:16 AM
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Ophiuchus rhea
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Re: more tricks please
I'll have to try it, but she always disappears when I open her enclosure
I've never seen a snake slither backwards so fast the plan was to fatten her up a bit with what she likes, so I can let her get a bit hungry I've just been busy with the babies - not to mention the move
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08-24-2007, 05:40 AM
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netjer-ankh
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Re: more tricks please
lol it looks real cool when they quickly slither back lol sooo funny. dont worry though she wil start eating again when she is ready.
the way i feed the babies and sissle (because he is a very stubourn lil bugga) is i take all the hides and plants and anything that they can hide in and just waft the mouse infront of them lol but with sissle i have to leave him in with just the mouse. the babies have just started taking the pinkie parts from the tweezers lol sooooo cute lol
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08-24-2007, 07:24 AM
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Re: more tricks please
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I agree with Lulu mine do the backward slide into a hide also,but if I wiggle something in front of her she will usually not hesitate to take it.... 
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08-24-2007, 08:16 AM
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Thamnophis Collectus
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Re: more tricks please
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08-24-2007, 01:14 PM
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Re: more tricks please
Rhea, since she likes anything else that is live, I'd give her live pinkies if it's available in your area. Then getting her to take f/t will be easier.
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08-24-2007, 09:54 PM
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"PM Boots For Custom Title"
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Re: more tricks please
might have to try wrapping the worms around the pinkies...got one of my concinnus to take them that way....kinda didn't have a choice, eating the worm wrapped around the pink..ate them both...
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