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sandi
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 27/02/2011 : 22:14:43
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| Have enough problems getting the dogs to leave the kitchen work tops alone, but my snake?....If he starts begging too I wont cope! |
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hiper2009
Banned
United Kingdom
845 Posts |
Posted - 28/02/2011 : 12:23:42
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Originally posted by sandi
Have enough problems getting the dogs to leave the kitchen work tops alone, but my snake?....If he starts begging too I wont cope!
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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master
USA
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Posted - 28/02/2011 : 22:31:08
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I suspect he passed the weekend without any adverse effects?
If he does decide to only eat beef, you should be able to solve that real quick by letting him see and hunt his own cow. ;-) |
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hiper2009
Banned
United Kingdom
845 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 12:03:37
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Originally posted by Snakesitter
I suspect he passed the weekend without any adverse effects?
If he does decide to only eat beef, you should be able to solve that real quick by letting him see and hunt his own cow. ;-)
Yes no effects caused from this meat but i see it must of been a good meal for him as after he digested his meal he went in to heavy blue phase and yesterday came out of blue clearing up so means hes going to shed in the next 12 - 24 hours. Then i am going to offer him either a rat fluff or a medium mouse but will offer the rat first as i want him to be on rats to be honest but if he don't take it i will just offer him a mouse , and then i will buy some beef and on the next feed i will rub the beef meat all over the rat and hope he eats the rat with the beef scent. |
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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master
USA
2718 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2011 : 18:57:27
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| I wouldn't offer anything but unscented rats. Remember, he was eating fine before the Beef Incident, and the last thing you want to do is put him back on mice or have to offer beef-flavored rodents (try explaining that one if you ever sell him!). Patience, my friend -- you're doing fine! :-) |
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gluttony32
New Member
USA
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Posted - 08/03/2011 : 21:32:02
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| The beef should not harm it in any way, but should not be used as a food source, since it lacks the nutritional elements of a whole mouse, rat or bird. That being said I raised a rescued albino burmese python 15 years ago, I fed her rats, rabbits, quails, even guniea pigs. she would eat them dead or alive. In an old issue of Reptiles magazine I read that a guy had his eating supermarket chickens and drumsticks of chicken or turkey. So I tried it and it was the first time I had ever gotten bit by a snake, but it cut down the cost of her feeding by half since she would eat a whole dozen turkey drumsticks every other week. They only run about $8 for a dozen, meanwhile a jumbo rat was $6.50 each. She grew to about 16 feet and died after 15 years in my care from becoming eggbound. |
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Snakesitter
Rainbow Master
USA
2718 Posts |
Posted - 08/03/2011 : 22:01:54
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| Great point about the nutrition. Sorry to hear about your loss. :-( Sounds like she was well cared for though, if she made it another 15 years with you *post* rescue! Well done! |
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