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Info on mexican cantils;
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by NajaSiamensis on November 24, 2004
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I have a trio of mexican catils. They are around 7 months old and i can not seem to get them to eat on their own. i have to force feed them every week and it is getting old . I have given them chances to eat on their own, in the dark and left alone for days and nothing . I have tried frog, geckos, anoles you name it and i have tried it. Does anyone know a way to get them to eat on thier own. If anyone has some and can give me some ideas i would really apreciate it.
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by SwampY on November 24, 2004
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This may sound odd, but it works for copperheads...
thaw out an extra mouse and put it in a sterilite shoebox. let it rot for about three days .... as in REALLY stinky, guts oozing, make you leave the room stinking.
now, on the third or fourth day, go outside, hold your nose, open the box, toss the rotten mouse as far away from you as you can...
grab a hose and give the shoebox a quick but not too thorough rinse and pop the lid back on.
What you end up with is a VERY stinky box -- and it will literally make you gag.
now put a freshly thawed mouse (or fuzzy or pinky) into the box for about 2 hours.
it will absorb the stink from the rotten mouse.
Only touch the newly scented mouse with tongs or tweezers..
copperheads that are hard to feed go ape over mice done with the "stinky box method" -- it might work, they are both agkistrodon.
I discovered this by accident, and my theory about why it works is that it completely masks any human or freezer scent on the mice.
Also -- you mentioned frogs -- try different species. I know that pigmys love cricket frogs (Acris gryllus) but will gag and go spastic if they attempt to eat a spring peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)
Hope this helps,
Chad Minter
Venomous Snakes Of The Southeast
http://www.lulu.com/content/87197
http://www.envenomated.com
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by AquaHerp on November 27, 2004
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Cantils will eat fuzzies. Oddly enough they tend to eat prey that seems almost a little too big for them. So a fuzzy is not out of the question. Put the snake in its hide with the food item (live for the first few runs) and close them in over night. This usually does the trick. Scenting with frogs is next on the agenda but you shouldn't need to go that route. They normally kick in with a little privacy at first.
The plastic saucers for flower pots over-turned with the center drilled out make great hides for these guys. Be sure that they have enough heat at one end and enough humidity. With everything in order, they should thrive and eventually breed one day for you if that's on your program.
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