daiyoukai
12-08-04, 02:32 PM
today is feeding da around the house and my retic is still having trouble feeding. Her strike response is alot better then it was but she still just hit, and lets go. Iv noticed that if you offer it once, she'll hit let go, then I dangle it for alittle but as she is backing up and she may hit it again but never coils. Give her about 15min to calm down and do it again, same thing happends. Hit, let go. I feed her in her 55gl long tank and remove everything besides a half log for her to hide under if she so chooses, (I figure regaurdless of her size she wont ever be on both sides at once and eventualy she will put "removing things from tank=feeding)
So, any advice? is it that she is just young? I dont personaly see how this could be seeing how snakes dont learn to feed, they just know it. All my other snakes have been wonderful feeders and always eat when offered. Her tank stays at a temp ~92 with a humidity of around 65-85% depending on the time of the day.
Iv offered live, which this time and the last time she has hit. last time she hit it twice and on the second time coiled and ate it. the first time she ate was on a prekilled. This time she has hit at it live, then I broke the rat's spine because it was just to wild, hoping everywhere. But now it's dead and when I just tried again while writing this post she ludged, struck and backed off. But it wasnt realy a territory strke because you could tell, the way she held back for a second, then went out with about a 1/4 of her length.
someone help please. Update on the peeing on me is she has finaly stoped that, she may be in the strating stages of sheding but I realy dont think that will mak a huge difference at this point in time.
So, any advice? is it that she is just young? I dont personaly see how this could be seeing how snakes dont learn to feed, they just know it. All my other snakes have been wonderful feeders and always eat when offered. Her tank stays at a temp ~92 with a humidity of around 65-85% depending on the time of the day.
Iv offered live, which this time and the last time she has hit. last time she hit it twice and on the second time coiled and ate it. the first time she ate was on a prekilled. This time she has hit at it live, then I broke the rat's spine because it was just to wild, hoping everywhere. But now it's dead and when I just tried again while writing this post she ludged, struck and backed off. But it wasnt realy a territory strke because you could tell, the way she held back for a second, then went out with about a 1/4 of her length.
someone help please. Update on the peeing on me is she has finaly stoped that, she may be in the strating stages of sheding but I realy dont think that will mak a huge difference at this point in time.