I just love reading all of the success stories and anecdotes on this site, so I thought I would share another of mine.
Harriet (the new amel), had yet to eat. We're talking 3 plus weeks, and while I know better than to panic at this point, I can't help worrying. She's only eaten 4 times in her young life and is quite skinny. I'm also used to Chester (aka-piglet) who could be tossed on a desk infront of a huge audience with a mouse and would eat with gusto. The performance of his life.
Now, I don't have ready access to live feeders, so wasn't able to work that option. I did try a bunch of things every few days (leave her overnite, try different containers, offer the food in her viv, snip, sing, dance and stand on my head).
This morning, I tried again. After a few hours she still hadn't gone for it, so I went in with my tweezers to get it out. She's really quite wild, and put on a great show...rattling and striking at me. I decided to tease her with the mouse to see if I could get her to strike. After chasing her around a bit, whammo, she nailed it, and subsequently ate that little mouse with reckless abandon.
Hurray! Who knew keeping cornsnakes would be like having children?! I can't believe the time I spend worrying about them and reading stuff...not to mention the time I spend here....oh well...I suppose it could be worse!
Thanks for letting me share!
Harriet (the new amel), had yet to eat. We're talking 3 plus weeks, and while I know better than to panic at this point, I can't help worrying. She's only eaten 4 times in her young life and is quite skinny. I'm also used to Chester (aka-piglet) who could be tossed on a desk infront of a huge audience with a mouse and would eat with gusto. The performance of his life.
Now, I don't have ready access to live feeders, so wasn't able to work that option. I did try a bunch of things every few days (leave her overnite, try different containers, offer the food in her viv, snip, sing, dance and stand on my head).
This morning, I tried again. After a few hours she still hadn't gone for it, so I went in with my tweezers to get it out. She's really quite wild, and put on a great show...rattling and striking at me. I decided to tease her with the mouse to see if I could get her to strike. After chasing her around a bit, whammo, she nailed it, and subsequently ate that little mouse with reckless abandon.
Hurray! Who knew keeping cornsnakes would be like having children?! I can't believe the time I spend worrying about them and reading stuff...not to mention the time I spend here....oh well...I suppose it could be worse!
Thanks for letting me share!
