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09-12-2005, 11:44 AM
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When all else fails, now what?
I purchased some vision cages and in the discussion with the owner he also included 2 ball pythons. One is an adult male 100% het for ghost from Evan Stahl (with paperwork and Evan did verify). The other is a wc adult female. She came in gravid and laid the last of her eggs about 2 weeks ago. I have never dealt with BP's before and she is very skinny (her backbone is very noticeable). I have tried to get her to eat just about every conceivable way but to no avail. I would appreciate any one else's thoughts on how to get her back on track, whether frozen or alive, so that I know she is at least receiving nourishment.
Griz
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09-12-2005, 12:13 PM
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Well, just heard back from the guy in which I received her from. He was having to manually feed her by opening her mouth and placing f/t inside. Crap! I did not want to be in a position where I was playing the force feeding game.
Anybody want an adult female cheap? 
Griz
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09-12-2005, 12:46 PM
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Force feeding? poor baby....how much you selling her for? I may be interested.
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09-12-2005, 01:02 PM
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Bob,
There are a lot of things you can try to get her eating. Have you tried live? If he just placed it in her mouth, that is assist feeding, not force feeding. It is definitely less stressful but not something you want to continue long term. Why not find a large adult mouse (live) and give it a try. Let us know how things go!
Jamie
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09-12-2005, 01:28 PM
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by jglass38
Why not find a large adult mouse (live) and give it a try.
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Make it dark, black or brown. I've known people who have imported wild caught balls that won't white mice and they have to find dark rodents in order for them to eat them.
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09-12-2005, 01:29 PM
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by DAND
Make it dark, black or brown. I've known people who have imported wild caught balls that won't white mice and they have to find dark rodents in order for them to eat them.
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I've always preferred the white meat!
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09-12-2005, 02:27 PM
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I heard about the white vs black thing. I did place a live black hopper in with her and after a few hours nothing. I have dangled dead, partial alive etc in front to no avail. I have only had her a week so there is still time. The seller mentioned he gave her 2 mice last week via the assist method so I guess I will cross my fingers and see what happens.
Griz
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09-12-2005, 03:01 PM
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If all else fails, you can resort to gerbils. They are like crack to WC BP's.
You posted you tried hoppers. Sounds like they would be too small. BP's will usually ignore prey items unless they are the appropriate size. Try stepping up to an audlt mouse or small rat.
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09-12-2005, 04:02 PM
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I am making the assumption here that nobody would leave an adult mouse/rat/gerbil in the enclosure unmonitored, correct? I used a hopper so that the damage would be minimal if any.
Griz
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09-12-2005, 04:10 PM
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With the behavior of the snake at this point and its unwillingness to eat on its own, I wouldnt leave anything unattended in there. Just keep an eye on it
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