HELP - Squib canibbalism

[thamneil]

This is sure weird. I like to give my adult snakes a quick mist with the spray bottle after feeding together. I find that this does a good job of breaking the feeding response.

I feed my babies together without any serious precautions. Definitely has its risks but that's always how I've done it.

[Stefan-A]

This is sure weird. I like to give my adult snakes a quick mist with the spray bottle after feeding together. I find that this does a good job of breaking the feeding response.

I occasionally do the same thing when I need to work with an enclosure where there's an especially hungry vagrans.

[Light of Dae]

So glad the little offender(has got to be his name now) is doing ok. AND that you are on this forum n was able to respond n get advice as soon as you did!
What would you have done without Thamnophis.com?

Oh and the picture with the full belly you just posted... looks about how fat mine are after feeding.
As for washing I normally just place them in their water dish n let them get out on their own. Works for me n all my 11 baby garters that live in two groups male n female (young enough I don't have to worry about breeding but they were sexed before shipping, this just makes it easier later n no oops'es)

[thamneil]

A little bit of water backs them right up!

[ProXimuS]

Oh my! I can't believe I'm reading this! (Especially with and Eastern, and a baby at that) I'm really glad to hear you were able to get hime to regurge, and seems to be doing fine. Keep us posted!

[Invisible Snake]

I will feed him/her tomorrow and work on a parole program for reintroduction into snake society.

Maybe wait at least 48 hours before feeding him since he just regurgitated.

[lauwersp]

Hey everyone.

I really AM glad I'm a member of this forum. You have all been really great and I love these little guys. I'll wait another day to try to feed although he really seems ok except for being all hyper when my hand get near him... maybe hanging him upside down and making him puke his guts out has scarred him.

I think "Little Offender" is going to be his name... it's all I'm calling him now anyway... I just still have a hard time telling them all apart from each other. As long as he's jailed it's obviously no problem... but I think the goal would be reintroduction to the group no?

Thanks again everyone!

[BLUESIRTALIS]

Glad to hear that the little offender seems to be doing ok.

[MCwyo]

Glad things worked out OK for Little Offender. I just had this happen yesterday night. I've been doing group feeding up until now, but I'm going to switch to individual feeding from now on. The two scrubs decided to do battle over a piece of fish, and the looser was halfway down the winner's throat before I could reach in and separate them. Everyone involved is OK thank goodness. They are becomming more and more aggressive at mealtime it seems, maybe due to the time of year.

[Steveo]

MC, that happened to me as well. Stepped away for 3 minutes and had to pull one Eastern out of the other. I've found that separating for feeding doesn't take much longer because I just set them up where the cat can't get them, then return 30-60 minutes later and put them back in the tank. Beats standing there and watching for 20 or 30 minutes, waiting to see if everyone eats.