Helenthereef
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I'm posting a video of pipette feeding a baby snake a dilute suspension of HerpaBoost reptile food supplement.
I DO NOT RECOMMEND DOING THIS EXCEPT AS A LAST RESORT - this is not for stubborn feeders, this is for snakes who seem determined to actually starve themselves to death. I tried assist feeding with prey animals and let him refuse food for almost 2 months before I tried this.
This baby Fiji boa was almost on the point of death - lost more than 10% of birth weight, regurgitated assist fed solid food, and was severely dehydrated and lethargic. A day after I fed him like this he was lively and active again. I am now doing this every 2 or 3 days, and hope to eventually get him back onto solid food.
It is also not exactly how the manufacturers intend this to be used - they recommend feeding the thick paste, but this snake regurgitates anything solid, so a dilute suspension is being used here until I can get him back onto solids.
If trying this, it is important to go SIDEWAYS into the mouth to avoid the breathing tube and not to let the mouth fill with liquid, or the snake may drown. Also use a soft plastic pipette, not hard glass.
I DO NOT RECOMMEND DOING THIS EXCEPT AS A LAST RESORT - this is not for stubborn feeders, this is for snakes who seem determined to actually starve themselves to death. I tried assist feeding with prey animals and let him refuse food for almost 2 months before I tried this.
This baby Fiji boa was almost on the point of death - lost more than 10% of birth weight, regurgitated assist fed solid food, and was severely dehydrated and lethargic. A day after I fed him like this he was lively and active again. I am now doing this every 2 or 3 days, and hope to eventually get him back onto solid food.
It is also not exactly how the manufacturers intend this to be used - they recommend feeding the thick paste, but this snake regurgitates anything solid, so a dilute suspension is being used here until I can get him back onto solids.
If trying this, it is important to go SIDEWAYS into the mouth to avoid the breathing tube and not to let the mouth fill with liquid, or the snake may drown. Also use a soft plastic pipette, not hard glass.
