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GirlHarry
Hatchling
United Kingdom
269 Posts |
 Posted - 07/04/2009 : 21:37:08
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I tried feeding strawbs a fuzzy tonight, her first. She's just over 7months and has been on two pinkies for a while now and i thought she was well able to take a fuzzy. So i put her in her feeding tub and wiggled a fuzzy around. She seemed interested, and started nibbling the fuzzy's side. i turned the fuzzy around with tweezers so that it's head was facing her. After many attempts at trying to eat it sideways, she finally found the head. she had a go, for about ten seconds, then gave up and stretched her mouth VERY wide. As if stretching.
I stayed there for a while and she started getting jumpy. so i then put the fuzzy in her viv and put her in her warm hide. I'm hoping if i leave her be in darkness she'll attempt it on her own tonight.
Her body is quite wide, and a fuzzy could quite comfortably fit in her belly without difficulty, but i'm thinking her head/mouth is too small?
Have any of your snakes had problems with their first fuzzy??
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0.1.0 Albino Nelson's Milk (Strawbs)
0.1.0 Royal Python (Velvet)
0.0.1 Corn Snake (Dave) |
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lee2308
Kingsnake Forum Admin
United Kingdom
1609 Posts |
Posted - 07/04/2009 : 22:10:16
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| I would'nt worry,if her belly is big enough her mouth is,probly just didnt fancy it.If it's still there in the morning throw it out and try again in 2-3 days |
1.0 dumeril boa,0.1 bci boa,1.0 royal python,1.0 mbk kingsnake,1.0corn,1.2 chinese water dragon,0.0.1 bearded dragon
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GirlHarry
Hatchling
United Kingdom
269 Posts |
Posted - 07/04/2009 : 22:14:59
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update! i checked on her 10minutes after putting her in her viv, and it was half way down. left her be and checked on her again about 20 minutes later and she'd eaten it. She had a good sized lump in her belly so i'm happy with that :):)
thanks for your reply lee! |
0.1.0 Albino Nelson's Milk (Strawbs)
0.1.0 Royal Python (Velvet)
0.0.1 Corn Snake (Dave) |
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jono2411
Yearling
United Kingdom
655 Posts |
Posted - 07/04/2009 : 22:15:49
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| The Baron had his first fuzzie on the 3rd and i thought he was gonna injure himself at first but then after 10 mins or so of trying he finally finished getting it down... gonna give him another one tomorrow... |
1.0.0 Mexican Black Kingsnake : Baron Samedi
0.0.1 Apricot Pueblan Milksnake : (Hercule) Poirot
0.1.0 Striped Splotched Sinaloan Milksnake : Arminia
0.1.0 Pueblacorn - Cleopatra
0.0.3 Fire-Bellied Toads: Ghengis Khan, Bruce Lee & Chairman Mao
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magneticblue
Kingsnake Forum Admin
United Kingdom
1511 Posts |
Posted - 07/04/2009 : 22:52:16
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Good news Girlharry.
Its quite suprising how large a prey item snakes can take |
1.1.0 Arizona mountain king (Sylar and Claire)
0.1.0 Blotched king ( Jasmin)
1.1.0 Guyana red-tail boa (Hercules and Athena)
1.0.1 children (Alfie and BUMP)
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lee2308
Kingsnake Forum Admin
United Kingdom
1609 Posts |
Posted - 07/04/2009 : 23:19:20
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| great news,did'nt think it would be there for long |
1.0 dumeril boa,0.1 bci boa,1.0 royal python,1.0 mbk kingsnake,1.0corn,1.2 chinese water dragon,0.0.1 bearded dragon
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GirlHarry
Hatchling
United Kingdom
269 Posts |
Posted - 08/04/2009 : 13:04:01
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i think i just worry over daft things. i also think i underestimate her. she scoffed it and seems great today, usually she hides after a meal, but she's been nosing around her tank all morning!
could she have struggled because she's never had to open her jaw so wide before?
i feed her every 5 days, but i think with her larger meals i might leave it 7 days instead. |
0.1.0 Albino Nelson's Milk (Strawbs)
0.1.0 Royal Python (Velvet)
0.0.1 Corn Snake (Dave) |
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Gingerpony
SerpentSeven's Evil Twin
United Kingdom
726 Posts |
Posted - 08/04/2009 : 20:10:06
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good idea leaving an extra day or two when first moving up a meal size, then you could go back to every 5 days when she's established on one fluff/fuzzy per feed  |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, Dumerils boas, BCO hybrids, Sinder Hypo boas, Day Geckos
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Edited by - Gingerpony on 10/04/2009 11:19:11 |
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Carl
Hatchling
United Kingdom
498 Posts |
Posted - 09/04/2009 : 22:32:36
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I feed Snoop every Saturday as I have no life and I'm always in to feed him lol |
1.0.0 Mexi Black (Snoop)
1.0.0 Milk Pueb (Lestat)
0.2.0 Mexi Black (no name) |
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First fuzzy feeding
