milksnake not eating!!!!!!!! - Page 2

farmboy · 07-21-13, 12:53 PM

Nothing but ill wait a day,by the looks of it it looks interested

farmboy · 07-22-13, 07:25 AM

If the thawed pinkie starts to smell should i still keep it in the cage???????

Robert

mygabriella · 07-22-13, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by farmboy

If the thawed pinkie starts to smell should i still keep it in the cage???????

Robert

If the pinky has been there for a day, throw it out

farmboy · 07-22-13, 02:38 PM

Does anyone think that "LUCKY" has never eaten??????

farmboy · 07-23-13, 04:14 PM

OK i got a 50-60 gallon terrarium under tank heater, will it work on a 20 gallon terrarium??????????? Its 2/3 the size in length of the terrarium is that still ok??

Robert

Mikoh4792 · 07-23-13, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by farmboy

OK i got a 50-60 gallon terrarium under tank heater, will it work on a 20 gallon terrarium??????????? Its 2/3 the size in length of the terrarium is that still ok??

Robert

It's too big. 18" inch heat pad in a 30" enclosure won't allow for a cool enough cool side.

Lankyrob · 07-23-13, 04:15 PM

Pretty certain that a UTH should only cover a third of the enclosure but not used them myself.......

farmboy · 07-23-13, 06:46 PM

Thank you, i order a smaller one. Anything else i should need or get thats essential?????

Mikoh4792 · 07-24-13, 02:57 AM

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Thank you, i order a smaller one. Anything else i should need or get thats essential?????

Just leave it be. It's a new snake and the most important thing right now besides heating/humidty/food and water is leaving it alone for a few weeks. It's not going to settle down in one day.

EDIT: forgot to ask, do you have a thermostat? You need one to control the heating source.

farmboy · 07-26-13, 03:26 PM

I put 2 crickets and 1 grasshopper in the cage about a week ago. Yesterday i could not find the grasshopper. Today i was looking and i found the wings and a leg of the grasshopper. So im wondering did the snake eat the grasshopper or did the crickets eat the grasshoppers ?????????????? P.s the snake has got'n bigger by maybe 1-2 inches

mygabriella · 07-26-13, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by farmboy

I put 2 crickets and 1 grasshopper in the cage about a week ago. Yesterday i could not find the grasshopper. Today i was looking and i found the wings and a leg of the grasshopper. So im wondering did the snake eat the grasshopper or did the crickets eat the grasshoppers ?????????????? P.s the snake has got'n bigger by maybe 1-2 inches

I sent u a message but the crickets ate it. The snake will swallow the whole thing. The snake can't grow without shedding. Has it shed?

**Aaron_S** · 07-27-13, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by mygabriella

I sent u a message but the crickets ate it. The snake will swallow the whole thing. The snake can't grow without shedding. Has it shed?

Are you...are you for real?

To the OP, make sure it's legal to keep native species where you live. It isn't for everyone and if you're not supposed, then yes, the one you have is hurting the ecosystem.

mygabriella · 07-28-13, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Aaron_S

Are you...are you for real?

To the OP, make sure it's legal to keep native species where you live. It isn't for everyone and if you're not supposed, then yes, the one you have is hurting the ecosystem.

I'm very for real, do you have an issue?

**Aaron_S** · 07-28-13, 07:52 AM

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I'm very for real, do you have an issue?

I do. You have poor sources and passing them off as truth.

I googled "eastern milksnake diet". Want to know the first thing that popped up saying they ate bugs? Wikipedia. Poor source.

Another example is that snake's don't grow if they don't shed. That's simply not true. Snakes are growing all the time, regardless of how frequent they shed.

farmboy · 07-27-13, 05:53 AM

It has shed and got 2 inches BIGGER!!!!!!