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by VaWrestler on May 15, 2011
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They are really tough to get started. One being that they might have come from a very healthy mother and just don't need the meals right now. Some juvy coppers have gone 4 months before eating for me..
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by wvslayer on May 16, 2011
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this copperhead is a year old i'm thinking i tryed to tease feed it as bad as i hated to but it did not work either I'm out of ideas
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by ChunkHead on May 17, 2011
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Don't be afraid to throw live hoppers in with them. They are big meals, but I have had newborns turn down everything else but end up taking these. Sometimes the adult-like movement of hoppers is something they can't resist. Good luck.
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by jared on May 17, 2011
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Listen to Chuck, he is right. Cicaidas are also a good idea. Also, you can try putting rosie reds or shiners in a shallow plastic dish, fill with enought water for the fish to move around and that seems to work for alot of neonates. But again, Chuck is right. Most of my aggies start on hoppers and move quickly to mice. Good luck,
Jared
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by ssshane on May 18, 2011
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Hi. I may have overlooked it, but how long have you had them? How long have you been trying to get them to eat?
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by wvslayer on May 18, 2011
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This is a resque snake I captured about a month ago so it could not have been out of the den very long because here in wv is was and still is cold off and on thats why i havn't released the snake back into the wild as soon as the weather permits I will return it to the wild
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by ChunkHead on May 21, 2011
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You may also consider giving them their own quarters, including a tight hiding space. Give them a couple days to relax, then try some of the feeding suggestions offered here.
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by FSB on May 29, 2011
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On a related note, I am currently ecstatic about the fact that a tiny neonate Ovophis okinavensis that came into my care a few months ago has finally started eating - small fish. It refused pinks every which way - live, heated, brained, scrambled, scattered, smothered.... Loves fish though. Of course, I guess all Japanese do.
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