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OMG- THREE Babies ATE!!! OMG!!! UPDATE!!

I figured I would put this out there, the 2 non-feeders I had, well guess what?! One of them ate!!!! The boiled water and dipping the pinky in there works!!!
 
NickP961 said:
I figured I would put this out there, the 2 non-feeders I had, well guess what?! One of them ate!!!! The boiled water and dipping the pinky in there works!!!
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I wish it would have worked for me. That and the tuna fish water haven't worked. Now to try the ivory wash. Then I'm starting the forced mouse tails. It had eaten twice before I got her, but not for me in a month. ERGGGGGGGGGGGGGG.
 
The three babies who decided they could eat boiled pinks are now eating plain old hot-thawed pinks, uncovered, like everyone else.
 
And the two eating Ivory-soaked are now being weaned off Ivory. this time I thawed in 50/50 Ivory and hot water, then diluted it by pouring the small measuring cup into a bowl of hot water, and serving. Without touching. They are still covered up while being fed, but both exhibited strong interest immediately before I covered them up!
 
Another one bites the dust!!

Got my last non-feeder to eat tonight. This baby refused her first two meals. I then tried boiled. She refused and got a mouse tail. I next tried Ivory-soaked. She refused and got a mouse tail. Then she had a break of 8 days while I was at Daytona. Tonight I tried chicken broth. She refused. I didn't even heat up the pink and tried slap-feeding her. She bit once, and spit. But it seemed promising. She bit twice, and spit. Then she bit a third time. I froze. And I mean FROZE. Closed my eyes and prayed! And she decided to swallow. That is the point where you CANNOT MOVE NO MATTER WHAT! I froze, watched her swallow, watched her slide slowly out of my hands down onto the towel I had laid out so I could feed her a tail. Watched her zigzag her body to get the pink down. Yay!!! This was a _little_ baby, hatched at 5.4 grams, dropped down to 4.4 with her first shed, had dwindled to 4.3 tonight. This meal will really do her some good! I think I'll try boiled, covered again next time.

Awful lighting, awful pic. I'm just so thankful she finally ate!!
 

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I didn't know heating them up or boiling them would help... I accidentally over heated Dahlia's this week (it was her first meal w/ us) and she ate it like a little champ ^_^ nice to know my 'oops' wasn't really an oops after all :)
 
The first Ivory feeder, who has now been named Ivory, has graduated to feeding on unscented, uncovered today, in a big double step!!

I wanted to see if she would, before she went off to her new home Monday. I'm so proud of her!!! She was originally being sent off as a non-feeder that I was at the end of my rope with.
 

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Graduate Number Two, Muntok!!

Beth bought this hypo avalanche stripe (five homo genes!!) as a tease-feeder who had never fed himself. He was always an easy tease- but refused every single offering as a self-feeder...until I offered Ivory soap-drenched!

Although there is a big fat female who has fed great since Day One, Beth wanted a male, and this guy was her only choice! I'm so glad I found the key to get him going, and I know Beth will be ecstatic when she finds out he's now eating on his own, with no tricks.
 

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Nanci said:
Graduate Number Two, Muntok!!

Beth bought this hypo avalanche stripe (five homo genes!!) as a tease-feeder who had never fed himself. He was always an easy tease- but refused every single offering as a self-feeder...until I offered Ivory soap-drenched!

Although there is a big fat female who has fed great since Day One, Beth wanted a male, and this guy was her only choice! I'm so glad I found the key to get him going, and I know Beth will be ecstatic when she finds out he's now eating on his own, with no tricks.
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That's my boy!!!!! OMG is he the most gorgeous wonderful kid or what????? :)
 
Pepper Junior!! He did not drive me as crazy as SOME babies...At least he always ate when it was hand-fed!!
 
Nanci said:
Another one bites the dust!!

Got my last non-feeder to eat tonight. This baby refused her first two meals. I then tried boiled. She refused and got a mouse tail. I next tried Ivory-soaked. She refused and got a mouse tail. Then she had a break of 8 days while I was at Daytona. Tonight I tried chicken broth. She refused. I didn't even heat up the pink and tried slap-feeding her. She bit once, and spit. But it seemed promising. She bit twice, and spit. Then she bit a third time. I froze. And I mean FROZE. Closed my eyes and prayed! And she decided to swallow. That is the point where you CANNOT MOVE NO MATTER WHAT! I froze, watched her swallow, watched her slide slowly out of my hands down onto the towel I had laid out so I could feed her a tail. Watched her zigzag her body to get the pink down. Yay!!! This was a _little_ baby, hatched at 5.4 grams, dropped down to 4.4 with her first shed, had dwindled to 4.3 tonight. This meal will really do her some good! I think I'll try boiled, covered again next time.

Awful lighting, awful pic. I'm just so thankful she finally ate!!
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Nanci,

I LOVE when I see a post like this!! I have A Non-feeder Plasma from iris's clutch. We (Me & the Hatchling) Have been doing Tails & Pinkie heads cut in half...So she endures the process twice. At any rate, everything you've done... I've done. She just won't take on her own! But, This post Only strengthen my resolve to not give up on her. She currently weighs 5 grams. So really, Since 6/9 She's stayed pretty much the same weight. And for the real kick in the pants.....She's the "Darkest" Hatchling.....Figures. :)
 

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You could feed her at a three day interval for a while, see if you can put any weight on her.
 
Yeah, Will do that!! :)

Sorry for Stomping on your thread here. If you like I can remove the pic.
 
Like I care, sweetie! Maybe I'll take her home with me in September and see if traveling shakes her up. And I'll bring her back in October if she won't feed for me.
 
Sounds like a plan!! I'd be willing to try anything to get her going....you seem to have a knack for these kinds of things! :)
 
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