Third successful feed! - Page 2

NennaMeerkat · 02-19-11, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by TeaNinja

my dum hasn't eatin in over 2 months. the rat is living in a bird cage on my floor -.- lol.

Cat food is the best food for rats. Got a little bit of everything they need. Even the overly cheap stuff.

Anyways when you say "dum" what exactly do you mean? Cause I have never seen or heard of it until coming here.

TeaNinja · 02-19-11, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by NennaMeerkat

Cat food is the best food for rats. Got a little bit of everything they need. Even the overly cheap stuff.

Anyways when you say "dum" what exactly do you mean? Cause I have never seen or heard of it until coming here.

dumerils boa, my big guy.

and i was feeding the rat bread and cheese and fruit and stuff for a WHILE then when i realized nigma clearly wasn't going to eat anytime soon i got the birdcage from my friends grandma and bought a bag of rat chow called "fiesta", i assume its called that because it has a lot of random stuff in it. sunflower seeds, peanuts, grain stuff lol.

now i have 2 snakes, a gecko, a dog, and a rat
(until nigma gets hungry again anyway,

)

Sapphyr · 02-19-11, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by TeaNinja

dumerils boa, my big guy.

and i was feeding the rat bread and cheese and fruit and stuff for a WHILE then when i realized nigma clearly wasn't going to eat anytime soon i got the birdcage from my friends grandma and bought a bag of rat chow called "fiesta", i assume its called that because it has a lot of random stuff in it. sunflower seeds, peanuts, grain stuff lol.

now i have 2 snakes, a gecko, a dog, and a rat
(until nigma gets hungry again anyway,

)

Oooo~ That's one gorgeous snake you got <3 I find just some simple rat pellets will suffice, if you want to be cheap. $2 or $3 dollars.

TeaNinja · 02-19-11, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Sapphyr

Oooo~ That's one gorgeous snake you got <3 I find just some simple rat pellets will suffice, if you want to be cheap. $2 or $3 dollars.

ty, he hasn't seemed interested in food the last 2-3 months at ALL, but i noticed his eyes are clouded atm, so he will shed in a few days. hopefully he'll be hungry after that.

it'll be his 2nd shed with me

Sapphyr · 02-19-11, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by TeaNinja

ty, he hasn't seemed interested in food the last 2-3 months at ALL, but i noticed his eyes are clouded atm, so he will shed in a few days. hopefully he'll be hungry after that.

it'll be his 2nd shed with me

Grats on the second shed!

Snakesitter · 02-22-11, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by NennaMeerkat

I appreciate that. I try not to worry, but I would be lying if I weren't. Still whatever happens...happens.

If it helps put it in perspective, many of my animals are being fussy right now too. I offered three adults meals last night, two fo them who had not eaten in two weeks, and one who had not eaten in three. All of them refused. I left meals overnight with two of them (one ate) and moved the third meal to another snake's cage (she ate too). But I now have two adult females that will have been three and four weeks without food, respectively -- not dangerous, really, but annoying.

Sapphyr · 02-22-11, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Snakesitter

If it helps put it in perspective, many of my animals are being fussy right now too. I offered three adults meals last night, two fo them who had not eaten in two weeks, and one who had not eaten in three. All of them refused. I left meals overnight with two of them (one ate) and moved the third meal to another snake's cage (she ate too). But I now have two adult females that will have been three and four weeks without food, respectively -- not dangerous, really, but annoying.

Is it a sort of seasons thing? I remember reading some posts here and there about it being 'that season' again. No idea what that would mean, though. Breeding season?

Lankyrob · 02-22-11, 04:26 PM

This feed i had snakes that hadnt fed for a while feed well and a couple that ahve been feeding well refuse, such is life. I have to go back to somewhere around october to find a feed session where every snake ate.

Snakesitter · 02-22-11, 06:08 PM

It *is* breeding season, but for Brazilians that usually explains males. Of the three, the one who eventually ate was the boy. Guess we'll see what next week brings....

Sapphyr · 02-23-11, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Snakesitter

It *is* breeding season, but for Brazilians that usually explains males. Of the three, the one who eventually ate was the boy. Guess we'll see what next week brings....

Well I don't think I have to worry about my boy not eating quite yet. Maybe next year or so, but I don't think he's old enough to be ready for breeding season or to react to it. Then again, I could be wrong, but it's still nommin' on his fuzzies, so I'm not too concerned.

Snakesitter · 02-23-11, 02:33 PM

Nope, too young; I was more replying to NennaMeerkat. Yours shouldn't be interested in girls until at least 2.5 years old, maybe even 3.5.