Video of Ekoh need some answers

[jwolfe152]

well that does it i left a piece of fish and a pinky scented with worm and some extra pollock i have in the freeezer it her tank would not touch it for anything but after i setup the new tank with the repti bark and put a worm on a lid not 5sec and she was all over the worm chunks. but at least she eats something and they are free lol i got one pinky left anyone want it she wont eat it lol

[jwolfe152]

well i just tried the last pinky scented with night crawlers using the stats...and she was flicking her tongue all over it came to it several times flicking her tongue and then i think she figured out what it wasnt and i spent another 20 mins trying to mimic twitching and still nothing the slime from the worm dried out and got all sticky nasty so i gave up. i guess it just wasnt meant to be, because i put a night crawler on the lid and bam it was gone.

[guidofatherof5]

Not meant to be this time but it will work. Especially if she's hungry. Hungry snakes aren't as picky.

[jwolfe152]

oh i am sure it will work after her interest today. today was really the most interested she has been in a pinky since she coughed it back up. i will need to order some from mice direct its a heck of a lot cheaper than $1.19 a piece locally.

[guidofatherof5]

It's also a good company to deal with.

[jwolfe152]

ok good im hoping i dont go through this to much because i usually just throw the mouse out afterwards, well i have from the local place the last one i used, the gut section of it looked kind of dark like blood pooled there i dont wanna risk it.

[guidofatherof5]

You could safely refrigerate it for a day or so and try again or refreeze it for one more go. In a sandwich bag works well.

[jwolfe152]

yea i got the really small snack bags that i use to thaw them

[EasternGirl]

Some of my garters are picky in how they want their pinkies and worms. Some like them whole, some like big pieces, and some want everything cut into small pieces. You may just have to figure out what she prefers. I feed my two large females whole pinks, but I chop up the pinks for the smaller snakes. I just think it's better for digestion. I even chop the worms for the large females, as one of them got a worm stuck around her chin when she was trying to swallow it whole and started choking. As far as prices go...pet stores will rip you off since they charge so much per pinky. The best thing to do is to buy in bulk...I order from Mice Direct. It seems pricey when you have to pay for shipping and all...but when you compare the price per pinky, it can't be beat. I pay $70 for a bag of 100 large pinkies with shipping...which includes dry ice. You can try Mice Direct or RodentPro. I think the prices are better at Mice Direct.

[jwolfe152]

well i was at walmart tonight and finally remembered to pick up some calcium, i bought the Flukers calcium with vitamin D3. so after i unloaded the groceries put them away and ate some pizza i decided to feed Ekoh a nightcrawler to see how he would react to the powder on the worm. tonight was the easiest feeding i've ever had, 2 flicks of the tongue and he went after the end with the calcium on it with no problems. so i think i will just leave the pinkies out of the equation and use the powder. with the powder i only need to do it once a week right? he will eat every 2 days no problem and i don't want to over do it or even know if i can overdo it.