hey there just fed gambit his 3rd pinky 2nd meal. lol. his first meal he ate 2 pinkies, now i tried 2 he ate one on the back of my hand then i place another and he bit it and moved away to hide. is that normal?the time he ate 2 pinkies was his first meal after hatching about 3-4 weeks.
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feed number 2
- Thread starter idontknow
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Roy Munson
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Are you asking if it's normal for a snake to refuse a second prey item offered on the back of your hand? Good luck finding examples of that. You should quit the hair tricks and the hand-feeding, and whatever other crazy stuff you're doing until the snake has a well-established feeding response.idontknow said:
dawnrenee2000
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Very simply when they are new born their digestive system is fragile and needs time to build up good flora. I am not surprised it refused the second pinky at its second meal because the first meal was probably just too much for it. Feeding two prey items right away is absolutely NOT a good idea.
Start with one small pinky and do this for 4-6 regular feeds and then move up a bit if the animal is growing well.
Also I would reccomend not handling it alot either while it is still a newborn, nor doing the feeding from hand trick. Yes, you will get it to work some but it creates an instable atmosphere for hte animal to learn from. Just put the mouse in a container and put the snake in and give is some peace. In the first 3 months, you need to focus more on getting the snake used to its surroundings and feeding patterns, and not spend much time trying to socialize it till it has grown a bit more.
Start with one small pinky and do this for 4-6 regular feeds and then move up a bit if the animal is growing well.
Also I would reccomend not handling it alot either while it is still a newborn, nor doing the feeding from hand trick. Yes, you will get it to work some but it creates an instable atmosphere for hte animal to learn from. Just put the mouse in a container and put the snake in and give is some peace. In the first 3 months, you need to focus more on getting the snake used to its surroundings and feeding patterns, and not spend much time trying to socialize it till it has grown a bit more.