marisa
08-31-03, 02:20 PM
My baby snow #18 has refused any and all meals since he was born a month ago...nothing worked at all....he turned his nose even at anole smell! Braining got 0 response, live got 0, everything was refused. I was planning on just keep trying but letting nature take its course....if he didn't make it, he didn't make it.
Today I figured, heck I am going to try something a tad different...picked up a live pinky...and instead of placing it in the cage and then leaving him alone all night, I just put it in then started pestering him. I teased him quite a bit with my finger...then the pinky...then I kept putting my finger near him and he was getting REALLY riled up (rattling, striking with his little "hiss" etc etc)...he dashed away, saw the pinky wiggling in the corner and BAM grabbed that sucker and ate it! LOL.
I guess some of these little guys just like a good fight before a meal!
Marisa
Today I figured, heck I am going to try something a tad different...picked up a live pinky...and instead of placing it in the cage and then leaving him alone all night, I just put it in then started pestering him. I teased him quite a bit with my finger...then the pinky...then I kept putting my finger near him and he was getting REALLY riled up (rattling, striking with his little "hiss" etc etc)...he dashed away, saw the pinky wiggling in the corner and BAM grabbed that sucker and ate it! LOL.
I guess some of these little guys just like a good fight before a meal!
Marisa