Help!

[Miranda Jane]

say I fed him the fish fillet and added some sort of suppliment, how much should I give him?

[adamanteus]

Just a light dusting of a multi-vitamin especially prepared for reptiles and mixed with a little calcium powder should suffice. Don't overdo it, it's not necessary every meal. I still feel you would be better using whole animals....if your snake hasn't shed for seven months this would suggest he hasn't grown for seven months either.

[Miranda Jane]

okay, so if I fed him pinkies, how often should I feed him and how much?

[adamanteus]

At 21 inches, he'll take quite a few! Start him off on four or five, and see how that goes. It's a still a good idea to dust with supplements occasionally too.

[Miranda Jane]

4 or 5 a week?

[adamanteus]

4 or 5 a week?

Yes, at first, but you may need to upgrade to fuzzies if he wants more than you're offering.

[Elliot]

4 or 5 a week?

Yup, they're pretty small.

[Miranda Jane]

okay I guess I'll do that... so today is his day to eat, should I just automatically start feeding him pinkies or should I gradually switch his diet by giving him like 2 pinkies and a couple minnows?

[adamanteus]

Your choice, Miranda. You may find you have to "scent" the pinkies first...that is, rub them with fish to fool him into taking them. I think the important thing at this stage is to give him as much as he'll take.

[Miranda Jane]

He won't eat the pinkies . I scented them with salmon and tried dangling them in front of him but he just won't eat.