non feeder.. driving me INSANE

[jessicashallperish]

i have a little baby that hatched on june 21st. has not taken a SINGLE meal. ive left her over night with a f/t pinky, covered her up in a dark closet with a ft pinky, drier ride with a pinky, braining, scenting with various things, live, live overnight, cutting in half.. EVERYTHING i could think of other than force feeding. i dont want to force feed her. she hasnt lost any weight since she hatched, shes not dehydrated, she drink just fine, shes super active and pissy like a typical hatchling. i'm tempted to just give her away >:| ive literally done everything. ive offered food at different times of the day and night.. AHHH!! .___. i think i might get a small rat pinky at the next reptile show and try a rat. FUUUUUUUU NON FEEDER

[diamondlil]

Did you try washing a live pinky with dish soap? Odd I know, but it was the tip that finally worked on Lil

[jessicashallperish]

yepp, ive washed it, rubbed in it buck mouse pee.. evverything ive rubbed it on my lizard.. ugh

[Cat_Eyed_Lady]

rolled in rat scented bedding? Try another type of dish soap? Joy and Dawn have been the best that worked for me. Chicken scented? Not just the broth but put a teeny peice in the mouth of the pinkie? "cooked"? (thaw pinkie and then put in almost boiling water for a moment and feed right away)

Dont give up! if none of these have worked or do work... we will just have to come up with some other way :)

[jessicashallperish]

im hoping she just decides a meal sounds nice one of these times.. lol

[diamondlil]

If she hasn't lost any weight then there's still a big chance to get her started, but first off I'd say put her in a smallish covered tub for a week, completely undisturbed, no handling at all. Then put a live pink in overnight. Then just check once a day until the pink is either eaten or dies. Adding up all the different tricks you've tried so far here's been a lot of disturbance and in a short space of time.

[jessicashallperish]

i dont handle the babies at all unless im cleaning their container. shes in a small sandwich type container in my closet. i keep her in there to minimize stress on her.

[diamondlil]

i dont handle the babies at all unless im cleaning their container. shes in a small sandwich type container in my closet. i keep her in there to minimize stress on her.
That makes sense, after all you're hardly a beginner! Best of luck with her, hopefully she'll give in soon enough

[Nanci]

Try boiled. It's been working well for a whole bunch of people.

[Nanci]

I also had one baby this season who ate a pink soaked in chicken fat from a cooked chicken.

[Nanci]

And- it's super-easy to slide a mouse tail down her to give her some calories while you are trying to find what she wants.

[jessicashallperish]

i do have some nice fatty pieces of chicken in the freezer the bf wants for dinner.. ill try that. next week if she hasnt eaten by then i may feed a mouse tail.

[RobbiesCornField]

I can personally recommend the boiled. I had about 6 non-feeders on that it worked fantastically for. Every single one of them ate!

[jessicashallperish]

can you explain how exactly to do that please?

[RobbiesCornField]

can you explain how exactly to do that please?

The way I did it was boiled water, and then put it on simmer. I thawed pinks separately from there. I poured the simmering water into a large bowl. I dropped the pinks in there, just long enough to get them searing hot. Because it had been so long since these guys had eaten, I put a bit of Nutribac on there. All of them ate within 10 minutes.

[jessicashallperish]

that what i do when i thaw all of my pinkies.. :( lol i put a big bowl of water in the microwave until its bubbling lol

[RobbiesCornField]

that what i do when i thaw all of my pinkies.. :( lol i put a big bowl of water in the microwave until its bubbling lol

You dunk the thawed pinks in the boiling water? Or do you let them thaw in the water?

[cornsnakelovah]

My ball python won't eat unless I tease feed. Silly question, but did you try that?