Container Feeding Video

[guidofatherof5]

Made this video last night. Hope it helps when you've got some troubled eaters.
It is available in HD 1080p

[brain]

I use this process when I first received my Blacknecks.
Good training aid

[Sonya610]

Nice video. Great idea for containers, mine are eating fine but will need to be separated and I never thought about using a high sided container like that.

[ConcinusMan]

Yeah, I usually have no trouble at all getting my concinnus litters to eat dead food. I usually start them out on chopped worms but once they get a meal or two in them, they are usually willing to try anything so I get them started on pinky parts and fish meat too, right away. I find that when snakes are still babies, and you get them introduced early, they will eat just about anything. However, if I have a big litter there's always a few smaller babies that resist eating. Last year I had around 13 of them like that. They were losing weight and getting weak. I stuggled and tried every trick in the book but they just wouldn't eat. I sent them to Steve to see if he could save them. He lost only a few of them. I'd call that a success and if I'm not mistaken, it was the flopping guppy trick that saved their lives. I don't have easy access to live fish besides feeder goldfish and they're too big and not safe.

I must pat Steve on the back for saving those babies. If I hadn't sent them to him, (and he paid the shipping) I was going to have to cull them. I sure would love to see how they're doing Steve.

[guidofatherof5]

In the end it was 18 total. Lost 6 and the other 12 are doing great.
Eating like pigs and shedding all the time.
I would recommend a Concinnus to anyone looking to get a snake.
That's after I recommend a radix, first.

Also ending up with 4 of the Northwesterns(T.ordinoides) alive and thriving.

[ConcinusMan]

Oh yeah. I remember now. Not all of them were non-feeders either. I also threw in a few that were eating but were far behind size-wise. Statistically speaking, you're doing a heck of a lot better with the northwesterns than I usually do. I end up releasing most that I try to keep because they just refuse to calm down and eat. The few that do though, are just awesome. Really tame, smart, and they beg when I get near the tank. Very cool personalities. They'll come to me and slither right into my hand or they will climb the hemostats when I'm feeding others in the tank. Very pushy, yet charming snakes.

[RedSidedSPR]

Nice video, Steve. I've been trying that with my new baby, but no luck

[RedSidedSPR]

How come it works with you!?

My snake acts like the one in your video that DIDN'T eat.

He's in a clear container, (little bigger than yours) with 6 or so guppies right now. Showing NO interest...

[guidofatherof5]

Be patient.
Might not be hungry. How old is your scrub?

[RedSidedSPR]

10 days. Never eaten.
Not worried I've got plenty of time.

How long should I leave him in each time?