My New Retic WILL NOT EAT! Someone help me out here! - Page 3

**millertime89** · 04-19-15, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by MDT

So...at the expense of being called a meanie again (as in another thread)...Kyle, you gotta ask yourself, are you really wanting assistance or simply validation?

For a second there I was confused because I thought you were addressing me...

MDT · 04-19-15, 08:50 PM

Lol!!

Nope...the other Kyle. You're a retic guy...you're one of the guys I get my info from.

KyleKennedy · 04-21-15, 12:41 PM

I just ordered a bunch of frozen rats in bulk. It's much cheaper and like you all said, why risk injury to myself and the snake. I'll take your guys' words for it considering you are all experts and I am just a rookie. Thank you all. But its still been a few weeks since he ate. When these frozen rats come in, I'll give that a try.

KyleKennedy · 04-21-15, 12:44 PM

@davehimself - Jesus that's a huge rabbit!My retic isn't big enough to eat one of those yet. But when he does get to the point to eat large rabbits, I'd kill the rabbit first. I can imagine the type of damage a rabbit that size can inflict.

**millertime89** · 04-21-15, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by KyleKennedy

@davehimself - Jesus that's a huge rabbit!My retic isn't big enough to eat one of those yet. But when he does get to the point to eat large rabbits, I'd kill the rabbit first. I can imagine the type of damage a rabbit that size can inflict.

It doesn't even have to be that big to inflict serious damage. I've been kicked by 3 lbers that leave nice big cuts on my arm. The other thing is if you continue to feed live, there's a chance that they won't take f/t or pre-killed when you want them to.

KyleKennedy · 04-21-15, 02:09 PM

@millertime89 - I was feeding my 7 foot boa couple days ago. When I went to place the jumbo rat in the cage it turned around and gave me a nasty bite on my thumb. I went to the hospital the next day because my thumb started to turn black was very painful. They gave me shots to stop the infection. I've been bitten plenty of times by snakes even by my 7 foot boa. But nothing is more painful than a rat bite. From now on, I'm going start feeding my retic and boa f/t. It's worth a try. Don't want to get bitten by one of those nasty little bastards again.

MDT · 04-21-15, 02:55 PM

check out Streptobacillus moniliformis....

dave himself · 04-21-15, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by KyleKennedy

@davehimself - Jesus that's a huge rabbit!My retic isn't big enough to eat one of those yet. But when he does get to the point to eat large rabbits, I'd kill the rabbit first. I can imagine the type of damage a rabbit that size can inflict.

Thanks for not picking me up wrong mate, I wasn't trying to be a smart a$$. I was just trying to make you more aware

**millertime89** · 04-21-15, 05:17 PM

This is something else you want to avoid... VERY GRAPHIC PICTURES OF A NASTY FEEDING RESPONSE BITE

This is why I cautioned you about the snake flipping around when you try and go in and taze the feeder the snake doesn't appear to want. I'm really happy to hear that you're willing to try f/t. Don't get me wrong. I love watching a snake hunt like it would in nature. But the downsides just aren't worth it for me.

reptiledude987 · 04-21-15, 05:35 PM

This whole thing about using a tazer baffels and disgusts me. Why would anyone think this is a appropriate option? I gurantee when this is done this is tazing the snake as well. Gaurenteed if you were holding a rabbit or rat in your hand and tazed it you would certainly feel the shock in your arm. Ive heard some ridiculous things about snakes before but this tops the list.

KyleKennedy · 04-21-15, 07:11 PM

@MDT - pretty sure if I had that the doctors would have told me when they did an examination of my thumb. They gave me 4 shots, two in the thumb to kill the spread of infection and 2 in the arm. I doubt I have it.

KyleKennedy · 04-21-15, 07:11 PM

What I have is a severed tendon in the thumb, no disease........knock on wood

KyleKennedy · 04-21-15, 07:14 PM

@millertime89 - Brutal...

KyleKennedy · 04-21-15, 07:17 PM

@millertime89 - That man wasn't bit during feeding time, he was cleaning the cage. Look at the comments

KyleKennedy · 04-21-15, 07:27 PM

@ reptiledude987 - Of course it's not in my hand when I taze it nor when it is in the snake's coils. Why would I be holding either one of them when I taze it? There is no need to do that. Trust me, when I used to taze the feeders the snake NEVER EVER got tazed as a result of the feeder getting tazed. But I am done with live anyways. Starting to try the frozen route and see what happens.