Transition or problem feeders should never be touched or thumped or any other term used for making physical contact between animal and prey.It only compounds issues and slows the process
You hear people having all kinds of problems feeding their animals and generally the blame is applied to the animal and not the keeper.You hear of some pretty extravagant procedures some keepers dream up
primarily due to impatience.
Its my opinion many problem feeders are started when keepers try and shove F/T prey at an animal to soon after first shed.Touching the animal with the prey provides the animal with its first external stimulation,which by all definition is a negative !
Affording two full weeks after first shed affords near 100% success with F/T on the first feedings,same applies to new neo arrivals.There are a few other common practices that contribute and are unjustly blamed on the animal.Once an animal is removed from its mothers presence it becomes human Dependant for survival.Human interaction motivated by impatience never mixes with wild instincts
All the highest quality housing,equipment and experience in the world combined will never over ride a wild animals instincts. Their very simple creatures and have no comprehension of human time tables.
So are there really problem feeders ? or just problem Keepers ?
Ive been wrong many times but . . . .
