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Trouble getting snake to eat
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Anonymous post on July 9, 2004
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Does anyone have suggestions on how to get my speckled rattlesnake to eat? I've had her for about 2 months and she refuses all food. She has killed a fuzzy mouse but then she wouldn't eat it. She looks like she is getting skinny so I need to find some way to get food into her system.
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by elapidking81 on July 12, 2004
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I would take the snake to be seen by a vet , but like some of us that is not possible I would try to force feed the snake but only if you are an experianced keeper and if you do, do it with a trusted fellow herper tube the snake and give a mix of a hi grade canned dog food mix half and half food and water i also would mix a 1/2 tab of flagyl and 50 mg of pancure mix all together and blend till its like a soup take a very large syringe attach a thin hose and tube the snake and put the hose about half way down the throat but be carefull not to go down the windpipe give a small doase at first and bump it up later also be sure to warm the mixture. Now I must caution you this can be very dangerous for you and the snake you can easaly do more harm than good so be carfull but as you have stated the health of the snake is going down i would recomened this as a last resort and dont rush in to this if you feel you are not able to safely do this or you dont have the right tools or equipment dont do it i know that it is hard to see a animal sick and suffering but think of your safty first.
I hope this helps and be carefull !!!
shane kissinger
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Anonymous post on July 12, 2004
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Thanks for the advice. I'll give it a try but only as a last resort.
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Anonymous post on July 12, 2004
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One more thing...what is flagyl and pancure? I'm not familiar with either of those.
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