My New Pueblan!

Deva · 07-31-11, 10:06 AM

This is CiCi, my new Pueblan Apricot Milk Snake:

I bought her two weeks ago. Unfortunately, the pet store had only been feeding live pinkies and I am having a problem getting her to eat F/T.
Maybe if she gets hungry enough..

Jay · 07-31-11, 10:09 AM

Just give her a few weeks, try a fresh kill.

infernalis · 07-31-11, 11:39 AM

nice......

jessy · 07-31-11, 11:47 AM

i got two yellow anacondas i need some info

stephanbakir · 07-31-11, 01:15 PM

Try fresh killed for sure, also grabbing the pinkey and playing with it in front of the snake helps.

marvelfreak · 07-31-11, 02:25 PM

Deva Beautiful Milk Snake. When it gets hungry enough it will eat f/t for you just give it time.

Jessy start our own thread. You can call it "Need help with Yellow Anaconda " or something like that and i will answer any question you have about them. That way we're not hi jacking Deva thread.

Deva · 07-31-11, 06:23 PM

Thank you, everyone, for the responses. I am brand new to snake owning and I don't like the idea of killing the pinkie myself, so if there are other alternatives I would rather try them first.

If I put CiCi down in her cage, she immediately starts to burrow under the substrate (reptibark). I am not sure if I can get her attention with the F/T pinkie by waving it around or not. I will sure try that though.

She did eat a rather large pinkie a week ago (live). Its possible she isn't hungry enough yet?

candyraver69 · 08-01-11, 12:41 AM

She's beautiful

Make sure the pink is nice and warm so she can sense the heat, and try different wiggling techniques. Rodents have a pretty high body temp.

Lankyrob · 08-01-11, 06:05 AM

To get her to come to the "surface" to feed - i use 12 inch long tweezers to feed my guys, if one is buried or hiding i have found that by vibrating the tweezers and gently resting them on top of the substrate the snakes respond pretty quickly and come out in hunting mode, i then hold the f/t prey by the scruff of the neck and make it "dance" on the plate that i use to avoid substrate ingestion. I make sure the preys feet are touching the plate to continue the vibration theme.

Deva · 08-02-11, 04:59 PM

I am going to try soaking in warm water, and then try Lankyrob's trick with the tweezers (mine aren't quite so long, but will have to do). This snake never comes out - I never see it on top of the substrata unless I physically remove it. Very shy and must be nocturnal. I will see what happens but if she doesn't eat by the weekend I will probably have to get her another live one.

stephanbakir · 08-02-11, 05:08 PM

"have to get her another live one"
Don't give in, just give her time to swap to F/T. Or F/K.

Deva · 08-04-11, 06:20 PM

Still not able to get my snake to eat a thawed out pinkie. Will wait a few days and try again. There is one in there in the cage with her now and I will leave it in all night. She never wants to do anything but burrow under the substrate.

I got her out today and she bit me. First time, although I have held her a number of times. She seemed particularly hyper today.

I don't know, how long should I let her go without eating? I don't really want to put another live one in there. I am a new snake owner and this sort of freaks me out a little.

Lankyrob · 08-05-11, 03:44 AM

THey can go months without eating, as long as she looks healthy then dont worry. I wouldnt handle her at all until she has eaten tho.

Deva · 08-05-11, 05:04 AM

I guess I will just leave her alone for a few days, keep offering the F/T pinkies and hope..

Lankyrob · 08-05-11, 07:38 AM

Also only offer food once a week or the stress will put her off eating.