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other than mice?

M

metallica fish

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i have 9 non feeding corns (was 10 :( )

im gunna try all the different methods of feeding them pinkies... but i was wondering if any of you used anything other than mice?

thanks
 
I try dunking the heads of pinkies in the oil from a tin of tuna, before feeding. It isn't a cure-all, but it usually gets 1 or 2 of my non-feeders interested each year. (I use tuna oil, as I don't know whether a Corn's digestion could cope with the salt content of brine).

Other than that, baby anoles or anole tail sections are an option in the US, but difficult (and more expensive) to source here in the UK. Plus that can be a "gourmet" diet that a pain to wean them off. Maybe see if you can get some shed anole skin from your friendly local reptile shop, and cover the pinkie with that before offering?
 
I've used tuna scenting as well, but with tuna in water not in oil. I would think the oil would cause diahrrea, but maybe not, its just not something they would come in contact with in the wil, so I stick with tuna in water. It has worked pretty well.

Look around on here for other methods, there is plenty of information.
 
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