To feed or not to feed?

[EL Ziggy]

Originally Posted by sharthun

Good news for Sasha!

Yeah Steve, I thawed the hopper on top of her viv to see if I could get her excited to eat but I offered it to Caesar first. I dangled the mouse on tongs and he just sniffed at it and slithered away. Left it in with him for maybe 30 minutes and he didn't do anything. Reheated it just a bit and offered it to Sasha who snatched it quickly off the tongs from inside her hide. I decided to try Caesar again, thawed another, covered his tank and left it in with him for 90 minutes and still nothing. Figured I'd try to give Sasha seconds before discarding the hopper, thinking she would refuse, and to my surprise she struck hard again and ate quickly. Now if I could just get Caesar back on track I would be a happy camper.

[sharthun]

Originally Posted by EL-Ziggy

Yeah Steve, I thawed the hopper on top of her viv to see if I could get her excited to eat but I offered it to Caesar first. I dangled the mouse on tongs and he just sniffed at it and slithered away. Left it in with him for maybe 30 minutes and he didn't do anything. Reheated it just a bit and offered it to Sasha who snatched it quickly off the tongs from inside her hide. I decided to try Caesar again, thawed another, covered his tank and left it in with him for 90 minutes and still nothing. Figured I'd try to give Sasha seconds before discarding the hopper, thinking she would refuse, and to my surprise she struck hard again and ate quickly. Now if I could just get Caesar back on track I would be a happy camper.

Yeah, Medusa knocks down 2 small mice per feeding now. It's amazing how big a prey they can eat for such a slender snake. Good luck with Caesar.