HELP - Squib canibbalism

[BLUESIRTALIS]

The thing is when you feed these babies they are crawling around in worms, pinkies, and fish juice and they get it all over them so they smell like food. As far as adults goes it has happened before i think someone on here had it happen. If it smells like food if can happen it's just not as common unless one is way smaller.

[lauwersp]

Makes sense... it'll be a standard practice over here moving forward.

[lauwersp]

Thanks everyone for your help today

[BLUESIRTALIS]

Hey peter how is the little scrub acting now?

[lauwersp]

Very agitated actually... doesn't want me to pick him/her up which they usually don't mind at all... but very energetic.

All the other squibs that pigged out are FAT FAT FAT!!!

[BLUESIRTALIS]

Just make sure not to over feed the little guys or it can be deadly too.

[lauwersp]

Well that's what I've been trying NOT to do... today I cut the worm and fish pieces a little bigger... up to half an inch... and I let them eat up to three pieces each... I was kinda panicked that I wasn't feeding them enough.

[Steveo]

The thing is when you feed these babies they are crawling around in worms, pinkies, and fish juice and they get it all over them so they smell like food. As far as adults goes it has happened before i think someone on here had it happen. If it smells like food if can happen it's just not as common unless one is way smaller.

I have seen mine get up close, face to face, and just stay there, tongues flicking, for 10-20 seconds before they realize they're not looking at food and one moves away. Since I feed them separately, I try to give each of them a dunk in the water dish when I put them back in the tank.

[lauwersp]

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[katach]

Washing is an excellent practice with all snakes that live communally, adult snakes too.