not feeding

lestat · 04-11-2008, 01:31 PM

My little baby Floridor blue garters are not eating since i bought them home on
Wednesday 2nd of April. I have tried them on Garter Grub and Salmon. I have just put some Lance fish in with them and am hoping for some result.
i will look in on them later but am not holding my breath. should i try to force feed them if no luck. any advice on how to do so. thank you.

Sid · 04-11-2008, 01:41 PM

Two or three weeks without feeding isn't unusual for Garters just settling in at a new environment. Nothing to worry about yet.

Sid

adamanteus · 04-11-2008, 02:32 PM

As Sid says, it's too early to consider force-feeding just yet.

lestat · 04-11-2008, 04:07 PM

thank you Sid and thank you James for your kind advice

zooplan · 04-12-2008, 01:03 AM

Try to spray some water into the encloser before offering food next time
and/or offer earthworms.

KITKAT · 04-27-2008, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lestat

My little baby Floridor blue garters are not eating since i bought them home on
Wednesday 2nd of April. I have tried them on Garter Grub and Salmon. I have just put some Lance fish in with them and am hoping for some result.
i will look in on them later but am not holding my breath. should i try to force feed them if no luck. any advice on how to do so. thank you.

Try putting them in a feeding chamber with damp paper towels, several small nightcrawlers (or appropriate sized pieces) and leave them in the dark overnight.

Snake lover 3-25 · 05-03-2008, 06:21 PM

i always get results if i rub a dead gold fish or minnow on what i want them to eat, i don't feed them the fish though...

04-11-2008, 01:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
lestat Juvenile snake Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 160 Country:	not feeding My little baby Floridor blue garters are not eating since i bought them home on Wednesday 2nd of April. I have tried them on Garter Grub and Salmon. I have just put some Lance fish in with them and am hoping for some result. i will look in on them later but am not holding my breath. should i try to force feed them if no luck. any advice on how to do so. thank you.

04-11-2008, 01:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
Sid Thamnophis Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,718 Country:	Re: not feeding Two or three weeks without feeding isn't unusual for Garters just settling in at a new environment. Nothing to worry about yet. Sid __________________ Sid 9.14 T. s sirtalis, 2.2. T. s pinkeringii, 1.1 T. e vagrans, 1.1 T. s parietalis, 1.0 T. s sackenii- Peninsular Ribbon

04-11-2008, 02:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
adamanteus Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cheshire. (Near Manchester). Posts: 8,343 Country:	Re: not feeding As Sid says, it's too early to consider force-feeding just yet. __________________ James.

04-11-2008, 04:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
lestat Juvenile snake Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 160 Country:	Re: not feeding thank you Sid and thank you James for your kind advice

04-12-2008, 01:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
zooplan The red side of life. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bonn Posts: 1,082 Country:	Re: not feeding Try to spray some water into the encloser before offering food next time and/or offer earthworms. __________________ best wishes bis bald Udo www.zooplan.net Member of the EGSA

05-03-2008, 06:21 PM	#7 (permalink)
Snake lover 3-25 "PM Boots For Custom Title" Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NY Posts: 2,115 Country:	Re: not feeding i always get results if i rub a dead gold fish or minnow on what i want them to eat, i don't feed them the fish though... __________________ S h a n l e y

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