Kingsnake keepers-- a little help please???

[tikichick]

YAY! Glad to hear they're eating! ew eW EW on the squeaking

[anji1971]

And here I am, thinking I should try mine on live, just to add some drama!......squeak, squeak!!...

Just teasing, Lori, and congrats on the good eating!

[drache]

I missed the squeaking part - yuck!
when I got those few live pinkies at the expo, I couldn't wait for them to get eaten, because they were squeaking
it totally freaked me out when the snakes they were intended for didn't want them
I was almost panicky because i just didn't want them around
I am totally not set up for taking care of mice - especially ones that look like they still need mom's milk - and every time one of them squeaked, it felt like I needed to take care of them in some way until they got eaten
I don't envy you, Lori
I was pretty relieved that at least I didn't have to get live ones again

[Lori P]

I had to resurrect this thread for the latest news:

Desdemona ATE A F/T HOPPER!!!!!!!!!!!!! For the first time ever-- last night-- I did rub the warmed hopper on a live mouse (which really seemed to irritate the mouse) and then Jamie bobbed it around in her tank-- and she nailed it!!!!!

Wooooo hoooooo.... she ate f/t, she ate f/t!!!!!!! Wow, what an interesting and long path she's taken to get to this point!!!!!

I'm so proud of her... (sniff)... my baby has grown up...

[anji1971]

Way to go Desdemona!!
That's great news, Lori. She really has come a long way in your care. Quite an amazing little girl!
Maybe you should hold a graduation ceremony for her??

[Loren]

I did rub the warmed hopper on a live mouse (which really seemed to irritate the mouse)

Well yeah, wouldnt you be irritated if we rubbed you on a dead guy? !

Just kidding, mice can handle it, after all, they do eat each other when they die.
Great job Lori.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

i think we need to see an update pic

[Lori P]

Well, Jamie snapped this pic after she grabbed the f/t hopper, but it doesn't show much... but he was so proud that he was the one to get her to eat it. She dragged it up under the goat skull to eat it.



I'll have to get some pics next time she's out. Oh, right, I'll get pics at her graduation party! Everyone send gifts!!!!!

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

gifts... a baggie of frozen salmon?!

[Stefan-A]

They like gerbils since that's their native "mouse"... but, I've heard to use that only as a last resort for picky eaters. Once they've had gerbil, it's supposed to be difficult to get them back on mice.

Isn't the comon pet gerbil native to Mongolia? The natal (aka. soft-furred) rat is also a native prey species.