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#2084284
Randy Clark
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Baby gray rat snake feeding question 
Ok, I have a gray rat snake that hatched out on 8-18-09 and has yet to shed or eat. I bred corns and rats on a small scale years ago and haven’t quite encountered this yet,I’ve had non eaters but not this long and if I remember right they all shed within a few weeks of hatching out. I have tried scenting,washing,and paper bag feeding but nothing has sparked its interest. Any suggestions on where to go from here would be greatly appreciated as I am pretty much just repeatedly going through these steps until I have some luck. Thanks
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10/15/09 02:22pm
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#2084338
OX
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Message To: Randy Clark In reference to Message Id: 2084284
Baby gray rat snake feeding question
What have you sented with?
lizards work great
Have you tried both live and f/t pinks?
maybe you could try an actual lizard.
You can even wash live pinks too.
Let me know.
Helen
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10/15/09 04:59pm
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#2084342
Randy Clark
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Message To: OX In reference to Message Id: 2084338
Baby gray rat snake feeding question
I’ve tried both f/t and live pinkies,scented with lizards and chicken broth,I haven’t washed live yet though. I am going to put it back in a paper bag tomorrow night with a live so I’ll try it. I have tried anoles and mediterranean geckos with no luck. I have also tried crickets and leopard slugs cause. He/she is still very active but is beginning to drop weight seemingly quick,I had incubatior failure and out of 32 rat snake eggs,18 or so beardie eggs,and 6 basilisk eggs this was my only survivor,so I hate to lose it after surviving all that even though I don’t think its quite to the point of losing it yet.
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10/15/09 05:14pm
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#2084366
Fairy Frog Mother
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Message To: Randy Clark In reference to Message Id: 2084342
Baby gray rat snake feeding question
Washing live is the one that worked for the one that had not eaten from the brood I had. Ive got a washed F/T pinkie in there now. Tried on Tuesday and it didnt eat. took it out, waited a day and am trying another F/T today. We will see if it takes it, if not, Ill try live again next Tuesday.
The other three ate well, one within ten minutes of putting food in the enclosure!
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10/15/09 06:34pm
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#2084412
Randy Clark
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Message To: Fairy Frog Mother In reference to Message Id: 2084366
Baby gray rat snake feeding question
Awesome,I’ll definitely try washing a live one tomorrow night. I have two baby carpet python crosses I have to put in a paper bag tomorrow as well so I’ll wash for all three and hope for the best. I really want this guy/gal to eat since its my sole survivor from the incubation issues,I named it lucky.
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10/15/09 08:26pm
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#2085161
Randy Clark
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Message To: Randy Clark In reference to Message Id: 2084412
Baby gray rat snake feeding question
Well no luck with the feeding,I’ll try again in a few days. I did get one of my carpets to eat though:).
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10/17/09 05:30pm
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#2087275
Randy Clark
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Message To: Randy Clark In reference to Message Id: 2085161
Baby gray rat snake feeding question
Good news,I cleared one big hurdle getting it to eat. It ate two mediterranean geckos overnight:). So thanks for all the help,I will be scenting pinkies with them once a week to try and entice it but can pretty much keep a descent supply of them coming in until it decides to take the pinkies.
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10/21/09 11:04pm
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#2087367
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Message To: Randy Clark In reference to Message Id: 2087275
Baby gray rat snake feeding question
Congratulations!!! Sometimes they just want to be picky! Glad the little guy ate!
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10/22/09 05:42am
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#2087417
Randy Clark
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Message To: OX In reference to Message Id: 2087367
Baby gray rat snake feeding question
Thanks,me too! Now I just have to catch as many as I can in case the cold weather moving in puts them into hibernation. It didn’t last year since it really didn’t stay cold long enough. I’m gonna try again tonight and see if it will take another,he/she has some skin loosening so it’d be nice to plump it up quickly.
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10/22/09 09:39am
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#2087422
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Message To: Randy Clark In reference to Message Id: 2087417
Baby gray rat snake feeding question
in a day or so try a warm water soak. It should help with hydrating as well. Good luck with the gecko catching!!! 
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10/22/09 10:05am
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#2087475
Randy Clark
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Message To: OX In reference to Message Id: 2087422
Baby gray rat snake feeding question
Thanks,I just did the warm soak and added a little pedialyte to help boost the electrolytes.
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10/22/09 12:43pm
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