Eating Styles

[guidofatherof5]

Lol, mine actually sits in the food dish most of the day hoping to be fed. When we open the lid to feed him he doesn't bother coming over to meet his slug or worm, he just opens his mouth and waits for the food to be placed there!

Smooth dekayi move.

[kibakiba]

Lol, mine actually sits in the food dish most of the day hoping to be fed. When we open the lid to feed him he doesn't bother coming over to meet his slug or worm, he just opens his mouth and waits for the food to be placed there!

I wish my snakes would do that! It'd be cute. They either come up to the top to greet me while I'm taking the pinkies out of the bag, or slither around excitedly... Either way the pinky gets snatched out of the tweezers

[ConcinusMan]

So much fun isn't it? but seriously, your northwestern's take pinkies? I've only had that happen very rarely. they sure love night crawlers and slugs for sure!

This girl I sent to Don (ssssnakeluvr) snagged a f/t pinky one time from me, when I was trying to feed a Oregon red spot. I was shocked by this, and she never did it again!



She actually turned out to be quite the picky eater, and mostly did not eat. Barely enough to keep her from declining in health.

She's doing well now, and had a litter, but she was not only the biggest northwestern I ever found, but also the first to eat a pinky.

[kibakiba]

Indeed they do take pinkies, and Mama can down a fuzzy if its cut in half I got Snakey started on pinkies the first day I found out they weren't that big... I didn't have to scent it at all, he was just hungry and he's been eating them ever since With Mama it was harder, she really loves the night crawlers. What I did was take a little mini bowl, but up 2 night crawlers and got the pinky covered in the worm blood/slime and left it on top. The first time she took the pinky first and gobbled it down fast, the second time I figured I wouldn't have to scent it with so much worm.. She ignored it. Third time I was feeding Snakey and she came up and stole his pink. No scenting needed at all. And she's been eating them since then If she refuses a pinky, I of course spoil her and let her have a couple night crawlers. Runt's picky. He wont even take scented/hidden pinky parts. If it doesn't look like a cut up night crawler he wont eat it no matter how hungry he is.

[ConcinusMan]

Well that's great news. A half a fuzzy, or a pinky or two will definitely hold them off for a week, or even two weeks. Seriously. It's super dense long lasting "stick to their ribs" food.

I have a couple of large concinnus that seem to not want to eat but once or twice a month. They happen to be the strongest, most muscular, sturdy snakes I have. they also happen to prefer choking down 2-3 fuzzies, or 3-4 pinkies along with some fish, when they do eat.

the rest are content to be fed every 5-7 days and just eat fish and worms, and occasionally a pinky.

Babies, less than a year old, are of course, offered food daily or every other day, in small quantities.

[kibakiba]

Mama is a serious pinky eating machine. After she ate the fuzzy she still wanted more, she was begging me for some of runts food when I was feeding him the day after . She's cut down on munching on pinkies lately though, probably cause I've been calling her "Mrs. Piggy" "Big Mama" and the most common, that she hates the most "Lil Chubs"
Snakey's biggest meal was a couple days ago.... The day after he got drug around the enclosure by... Chubs . Mama wasnt hungry and I had thawed her 2 pinkies, and had a worm ready for her, so I offered it to snakey who already ate his pinky. He took it AND half of the night crawler.... Then 2 days after that he puked on me when I tried to show my boyfriend how little he already was after the big meal... Half digested pinky doesn't smell nice at all.

[ConcinusMan]

Be careful with that. Don't feed them big mice to the point of a huge bulge in them. Not good for them in my opinion. It's likely that meal spoiled before it could get digested because it was too large.

[Atlas511]

I LOVE THIS THREAD! i ahve a nice mix of 1-4 on my new babies. you really know your stuff Steve! great observations.

[kibakiba]

I don't, Snakey can have a max of 2, Mama can eat 3, or a fuzzy and that's it for a week or two... I normally wait 2 since I know I can be lazy if they've eaten a lot If they don't eat a lot they have to wait a week, and maybe have half of a night crawler in between if they start begging. You all know I cant resist garters begging for yummy food

[guidofatherof5]

I don't, Snakey can have a max of 2, Mama can eat 3, or a fuzzy and that's it for a week or two... I normally wait 2 since I know I can be lazy if they've eaten a lot If they don't eat a lot they have to wait a week, and maybe have half of a night crawler in between if they start begging. You all know I cant resist garters begging for yummy food

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