feeding worries

Pinky · 04-19-2007, 07:51 PM

It's been two weeks now since mr. pink ate last (1 goldfish)

. I've been trying to feed him pinkies with no success. I'm going to try to get some minnows or guppies but would really like to get him on mice....any ideas-he is a wild caught snake and i'd imagine they're a little harder to switch diets.

Pinky · 04-19-2007, 08:16 PM

WOOPS sorry all, i checked at around 7:30pm and it was still there, but i just snuck in for a peek and NO pinkie.I'm so stoaked!!!

Cazador · 04-19-2007, 10:38 PM

My advise is to just put the pinkie in the enclosure and walk away. Then come back and check around 7:45pm. That should do the trick!

adamanteus · 04-20-2007, 05:36 AM

I'm delighted to hear that Mr. Pink is eating mice! Good advice that, Rick, what we would do without you?

It's a shame I wasn't on line when this was posted...I would have recommended 7.45pm as a good time for feeding Mr. Pink too!

drache · 04-20-2007, 06:58 AM

you guys . . .
I would have said 8:00pm
but then I'm always trying to compensate for all that German precision

drache · 04-20-2007, 07:00 AM

oh, and of course:
congrats to Mr Pink - a good meal!

GarterGuy · 04-20-2007, 10:40 AM

Congrats on getting Mr. Pink to take pinks....ok that was strange. Anyways, if you still end up with some problems getting him to take them, try scenting the pinks with some fish (since he's already taken fish before).
Roy

Pinky · 04-20-2007, 04:31 PM

thanks. i'm so glad he ate, i really wanted him to get a feed before he went into his new encloser. hey drache don't worry i know all about German precision. mom & dad imagrated!!!!

Thamnophis · 04-20-2007, 07:16 PM

So you see, do not worry to fast.
Snakes have to settle in and can do easily without food for a few weeks.
More important is that they have hidingplaces, the right temperatures and are undisturbed for a number of days.

bionicmomma · 05-08-2007, 08:53 PM

Hi there,
I'm new to the forum and I have a a concern about my little garter. He's about 12 or 13 inches long so not very old. When I first got him he wasn't interested in eating, but then after discussing how to with his former owner he suggested using chopsticks and it worked like a charm! He ate well for two weeks, shed, and hasn't eaten since. Its been close to 3 weeks since he ate. Any suggestions? He was eating thawed out pinkies just fine and now nothing. I have tried senting the pinks and leaving the pink with him for several hours and yet nothing. I am a little bit of a worry wort but I am concerned.

04-19-2007, 07:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
Pinky Juvenile snake Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ontario Posts: 162 Country:	feeding worries It's been two weeks now since mr. pink ate last (1 goldfish) . I've been trying to feed him pinkies with no success. I'm going to try to get some minnows or guppies but would really like to get him on mice....any ideas-he is a wild caught snake and i'd imagine they're a little harder to switch diets. __________________ Marc & Marie

04-19-2007, 08:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
Pinky Juvenile snake Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ontario Posts: 162 Country:	Re: feeding worries WOOPS sorry all, i checked at around 7:30pm and it was still there, but i just snuck in for a peek and NO pinkie.I'm so stoaked!!! __________________ Marc & Marie

04-19-2007, 10:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
Cazador Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Alaska, USA Posts: 1,608 Country:	Re: feeding worries My advise is to just put the pinkie in the enclosure and walk away. Then come back and check around 7:45pm. That should do the trick!

04-20-2007, 05:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
adamanteus Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cheshire. (Near Manchester). Posts: 6,690 Country:	Re: feeding worries I'm delighted to hear that Mr. Pink is eating mice! Good advice that, Rick, what we would do without you? It's a shame I wasn't on line when this was posted...I would have recommended 7.45pm as a good time for feeding Mr. Pink too! __________________ James.

04-20-2007, 06:58 AM	#5 (permalink)
drache Ophiuchus rhea Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 3,426 Country:	Re: feeding worries you guys . . . I would have said 8:00pm but then I'm always trying to compensate for all that German precision __________________ rhea "Life is just one damn thing after another" - Mark Twain this place is one damn beautiful snake after another - me Last edited by drache : 04-20-2007 at 06:58 AM. Reason: typo

04-20-2007, 07:00 AM	#6 (permalink)
drache Ophiuchus rhea Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 3,426 Country:	Re: feeding worries oh, and of course: congrats to Mr Pink - a good meal! __________________ rhea "Life is just one damn thing after another" - Mark Twain this place is one damn beautiful snake after another - me

04-20-2007, 10:40 AM	#7 (permalink)
GarterGuy Brother Snake Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lancaster,PA Posts: 1,355 Country:	Re: feeding worries Congrats on getting Mr. Pink to take pinks....ok that was strange. Anyways, if you still end up with some problems getting him to take them, try scenting the pinks with some fish (since he's already taken fish before). Roy __________________ *Roy* 1.1 T.s.pickeringi 0.1 T.s.concinnus 0.0.2 T.s.pallidulus

04-20-2007, 04:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
Pinky Juvenile snake Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ontario Posts: 162 Country:	Re: feeding worries thanks. i'm so glad he ate, i really wanted him to get a feed before he went into his new encloser. hey drache don't worry i know all about German precision. mom & dad imagrated!!!! __________________ Marc & Marie

04-20-2007, 07:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
Thamnophis Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,286 Country:	Re: feeding worries So you see, do not worry to fast. Snakes have to settle in and can do easily without food for a few weeks. More important is that they have hidingplaces, the right temperatures and are undisturbed for a number of days. __________________ Kousebandslangen.nl - Member of the EGSA It is always advisable to be a loser if you cannot become a winner. Frank Zappa

05-08-2007, 08:53 PM	#10 (permalink)
bionicmomma Hi, I'm New Here! Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 9 Country:	Re: feeding worries Hi there, I'm new to the forum and I have a a concern about my little garter. He's about 12 or 13 inches long so not very old. When I first got him he wasn't interested in eating, but then after discussing how to with his former owner he suggested using chopsticks and it worked like a charm! He ate well for two weeks, shed, and hasn't eaten since. Its been close to 3 weeks since he ate. Any suggestions? He was eating thawed out pinkies just fine and now nothing. I have tried senting the pinks and leaving the pink with him for several hours and yet nothing. I am a little bit of a worry wort but I am concerned.

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