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#1437835
George08
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 BABY WESTREN HOGNOSE
HELLO ALL....IM NEW SO I HOPE IM DOING THIS RIGHT(LOL)...MY SON HAS A BABY WESTREN HOGNOSE HATCHED AUG 5TH WE GOT HIM A FEW DAYS LATER AFTER HE SHED. HE HAS A WONDERFUL TANK SET UP,OUR THING IS WE HAVE TRIED PINKIES WITH TOAD SCENT, AND SPLIT BRAIN AS WELL,IN THE DELI CUP.
BEING 5 WEEKS OLD (IM NOTGOOD WITH BABY’S) OUR OTHER SNAKES ARE GROWN AND EAT WELL.
I KNOW THEY DONT USUALLY EAT TILL THIER FIRST SHED,WHICH HE HAS ONLY DONE AFTER HE WAS HATCHED,BUT IM PRAYING IM NOT STARVING HIM???? WE ARE STARTING TO WORRY AND SEVRAL PET STORES HAVE OFFERED TO TAKE HIM, HE VERY TAME AND VERY BEAUTIFUL,I DONT WANT TO STARVE HIM TO DEATH??? CAN ANYONE HELP????? THANKS
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09/09/07 09:44pm
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#1438356
M4tt
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Message To: George08 In reference to Message Id: 1437835
BABY WESTREN HOGNOSE
You don’t have to type in caps haha. Anyway, non feeding babies are a common problem and it sounds like you tried most all of the best ways to get a snake to eat. Hognoses are known for going off feed and refusing food for periods of time. I really doubt you’re snake is starving. Snakes can go quite some time without feeding. Give him some more time but keep offering him food and trying those techniques hopefully he should come around. Maybe someone else on here will read this and have some other ideas but it sounds like you have done well so far on at least trying to feed him. Good luck.
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09/10/07 10:45am
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#1442421
George08
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Message To: M4tt In reference to Message Id: 1438356
BABY WESTREN HOGNOSE
Thanks, sorry about the caps....he did eat today!!! YEY.. He ate a small toad. Does anyone know if you can buy frozen feeder toads or if they would even eat them if they do exsit???? I did google but no luck
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09/13/07 04:45pm
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#1443346
M4tt
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Message To: George08 In reference to Message Id: 1442421
BABY WESTREN HOGNOSE
You’re welcome. Most people that keep their Hognoses on Toads year round catch a bunch of them in the spring/summer months and freeze them. I don’t think there is any places that consistantly sells frozen toads year round.
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09/14/07 12:10pm
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JackAsp
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Message To: M4tt In reference to Message Id: 1443346
BABY WESTREN HOGNOSE
Now that he’s eating, next time try a tuna-scented pinkie. Just use the water straight from the tuna can. If you have another toad handy, you can still use that if you have to, but try to get him off them. if you do have to use, scent the toad with tuna. I know it sounds unnecessary, since he already likes the way toads smell, but the idea is to get him to associate a new strong smell with food. Then use that mental association to get him to take a pinkie.
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09/15/07 03:32am
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