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RE: White lip feeding problems
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by gjohnsonvp on July 6, 2007
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Your temps are ok between 75 and 81. Even a night time drop to 72 is ok. You should try live tree frogs. As these snakes love them. I would be shocked if it turned one down. Also are you keeping the snake too wet or moist? That is something too many people do. Remember They need to be hydrated and drink. Not be soaking wet. Misting only 3 times a week is fine, and keeping them on a good substrate like Cypress is ideal. Most snakes eat when the right food is offered. If it is a small baby whitelip, you can cut off the head of a frozen pinkie and defrost it. Then defrost a frozen tree frog (if you have one). Next with a tweezer put the head of the pinkie in the tree frogs mouth and get it slimy. This may work. Or peel a bit of skin off the defrosted frog and cover the head of the pinkie then try. Some times you may have to get a flash light an tease feed in the dark, as they are creatures of the night (watch your fingers. And most of all once they grab the food do not move or flintch or they may drop it.
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by EPARR1 on July 7, 2007
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coivis1 As I posted previously I was having the same trouble. I got my female to eat another anole and the male ate a tree frog and a pinky last night.
Just what's working for me I left the tree frog and pinky in the cage over night and much to my surprise both were gone this morning. I had no luck with tease feeding either snake. I left the live pink on the floor of the cage along with the frog he ate both. The anoles are alive as well I feed to the female.
I'll work them onto pinks in time for now just wanted to make sure they eat and become established.
Just wanted to share. My advice would be to try tree frogs and or anoles before turning to force feeding.
Good Luck
Eric G.
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by coivis1 on July 8, 2007
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Thanx for all the advise, the problem is that it is winter over here. So no frogs available, plus the area that I'm coming from doesnt have any tree frogs. And geckos are extremely scarse during winter.
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by EPARR1 on July 8, 2007
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Well the best advice I can give you to that is get online and order food for the snake. Well good luck I hope you can get it to eat pinks.
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