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Feeding baby atrox
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by Crotalus_Catcher on September 17, 2004
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I have 2 recently caught baby atrox, 8-10" long, male and a female. I will be keeping them for the next 2 weeks while I do a video on them. Will it be possible/needed for me to feed them? If so, what? I've had 2 pinkies in there for almost 48 hrs, and i know they will die soon and I'll have to find another kind of food. Thanks for any input.
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by Crotalus_Catcher on September 17, 2004
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And an odd thing about them, they will drink water off of thier own bodies when misted, but not off cage furnature, glass, or out of a bowl. Is this normal?
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by chico on September 17, 2010
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I have the exact same question...I see it hasn't been "resolved" yet. I have a baby S. Pacific rattler about the same length...will it willingly eat anoles? I don't know what else I could feed it...its still too small for pinkies...i think, i havent really seen any pinkies lately. I might go searching for some tmrw(i know where to find the frozen ones)
Basically my question is other than pinky mice what else can I feed it? anoles, skinks...
thanks.
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by AquaHerp on September 20, 2010
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I've never seen a baby atrox that refuses food. Number one key is that they have to have a place to hide.
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by hapkidocrochunter on September 21, 2010
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My mentor had a w/c neonate atrox, that little thing wouldn't eat on its own. You had to start a force feeding seniro but holding the pinkie near its face, while pinning the snake. He would after a couple of mins, go for it and hold down. I tell you, not a fun situation. We had some neonate lutosus, they were a walk in the park compared to this atrox. He ended up gifting it to another herper. This was one of the only atrox that wouldn't eat on its own that we have had.
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by JSargent on September 21, 2010
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i use larger food items...try an get little fuzzies... my new born canebrake babies took young adult mice for their first food item... and the interesting thing is all of them ate...i usually start with hopper mice an always have a couple not eat, but not with the larger prey item...23 out of 23 ate this year....
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by FSB on September 22, 2010
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Patience is genius when it comes to feeding snakes, and I find that the most common difficulty arises from trying to feed them too soon, without giving them time to settle in and acclimate. Set them up in a comfortable enclosure with a hide and water and leave them absolutely alone for a week - they will not die from lack of food. After a quiet week or so, I have found that most snakes will accept food readily. If you are only keeping them for a week or 2 to photograph, it probably isn't necessary to feed them at all.
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