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Baby Eastern Diamonback doesn't want to eat...
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by venomgland on January 13, 2013
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She is captive born and has one button. I assume she's about 6-8 months old. I have had her 3. She was eating great when I first got her and when I try and feed her now. It looks like she is going to eat the rat pup. She strikes it and puts her nose right up to it and the slithers away and leaves it. I leave it in there for about an hour then take it out. I've tried leaving it overnight too and that didn't work. I've tried feeding her in the heat of the day and at night. Same results. DO you think she knows it's winter and that could be the case? She has been refusing to eat for about 3 weeks now. Please help. I want to grow her old and breed her and let her babies go.
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RE: Baby Eastern Diamonback doesn't want to eat...
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by Peter84Jenkins on January 13, 2013
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Having dealt with quite a number of EDB's, I would recommend that you slightly cool the snake down and leave her alone for a while. Make sure the snake has completely emptied its bowels before you cool her, if you dont, then the left over contents may rot and poison the snake. Feeding her during the night is likely not going to work because EDB's are diurnal. As far as breeding her and letting her babies go, that is not something you should attempt to do. Also, if you are on here asking such basic questions about EDB biology as: "does she know it is winter," then you likely lack the proper training and knowledge for an effective captive breeding and release program. I am not trying to sound harsh, but you can do so much more damage to already existing wild populations than any potential good. Realeasing requires years of gathering data..do you know what the minimum viable population is in the area you plan to release snakes? Do you know if the habitat is at carrying capacity? These are questions that require several years of gathering data. Not to mention the possibility of spreading pathogens!!
I highly recommend that you work with your female and enjoy her, and leave any wild release to professional conservation biologist. It may also be illegal, fyi.
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