Feeding f/t techniques

[NennaMeerkat]

All of you seem to have boas and pythons and my snake is neither. How do I honestly know that a snake that is much smaller than any of the tropical snakes that in general are much bigger at the same age as my snake can go as long without eating? She is not even as thick as my first finger right now.

I know I am probably just over reacting about this and I am sorry but I am reminded why I had not gotten a snake while living here before. It is impossible to find the live food that has always proven to work 100% of the time and not this hit and miss crap I am having with f/t.

It seems that simply because they aren't alive I suddenly have to do all this extra stuff so she will eat while with live I just put them in move her in front of them and she eats while I am standing there watching. For f/t I have to put her in another container or cover the home or make it dark or whatever other things that I simply don't have to do with live.

EDIT:

Not going to try to feed her for another week, not going to mess with her or anything just like when I first got her. Hopefully next week she will it the GD f/t for me. Also not going to respond to this thread any longer. Everything is kind of pointless at this point.

[derekcm87]

Originally Posted by NennaMeerkat

All of you seem to have boas and pythons and my snake is neither. How do I honestly know that a snake that is much smaller than any of the tropical snakes that in general are much bigger at the same age as my snake can go as long without eating? She is not even as thick as my first finger right now.

I know I am probably just over reacting about this and I am sorry but I am reminded why I had not gotten a snake while living here before. It is impossible to find the live food that has always proven to work 100% of the time and not this hit and miss crap I am having with f/t.

It seems that simply because they aren't alive I suddenly have to do all this extra stuff so she will eat while with live I just put them in move her in front of them and she eats while I am standing there watching. For f/t I have to put her in another container or cover the home or make it dark or whatever other things that I simply don't have to do with live.

I do have boas and pythons but I also have dozens of colubrids. Some snakes are stubborn when it comes to f/t but usually its a one time thing, once they eat f/t they will not give you any more trouble. And even if they do keep requiring certain techniques. Its not that big of a deal.

[Ch^4]

Originally Posted by NennaMeerkat

All of you seem to have boas and pythons and my snake is neither. How do I honestly know that a snake that is much smaller than any of the tropical snakes that in general are much bigger at the same age as my snake can go as long without eating? She is not even as thick as my first finger right now.

I know I am probably just over reacting about this and I am sorry but I am reminded why I had not gotten a snake while living here before. It is impossible to find the live food that has always proven to work 100% of the time and not this hit and miss crap I am having with f/t.

It seems that simply because they aren't alive I suddenly have to do all this extra stuff so she will eat while with live I just put them in move her in front of them and she eats while I am standing there watching. For f/t I have to put her in another container or cover the home or make it dark or whatever other things that I simply don't have to do with live.

EDIT:

Not going to try to feed her for another week, not going to mess with her or anything just like when I first got her. Hopefully next week she will it the GD f/t for me. Also not going to respond to this thread any longer. Everything is kind of pointless at this point.

Neena, I know you are concerned, but please try not to stress too much. Leaving her be for a week is likely the best thing you can do prior to attempting to feed her again. (Sorry for the late post as well.)

As far as size goes, here is a pic of our little corn. She's no thicker than a pencil. (That's my girlfriends pinkie finger...and she has tiny hands!)

She's easily gone 3 weeks without food. IF it was 3 months, then I'd be a little concerned, but 3-8 weeks without a meal should be no problem. My now adult BP went 8 months without food when he was still a juvenile. Scary, yes. Frustrating, yes. Stressful, yes. Will your sweet lil hoggy be okay with going 4 weeks without a meal, yes! (IMHO)