Fussy eater!

[Biosmith]

Hi,

My BHS juvi loves small lizards and the common Cape Dwarf Gecko's. If anybody in Pta have caught some of these I am willing to buy it of them. I will start him on pinks when he is bigger.

Thanks
Francois

[Bushviper]

Even a hatchling BHS would be able to eat a pinky. Buying any lizards is actually illegal so rather just switch him to mice and save yourself a lot of hassles.

[Biosmith]

Hi BV, Ive tried and followed the advice on the other threads doesnt matter if its scented or brained, he wont take it..... What to do???

[Bushviper]

Release him where you found him and get one that does eat pinks. There are hundreds of captive bred ones that you could get.

[Biosmith]

Hi BV,

I wish I could do that , Im looking after him for a guy that has gone to Madagascar for a 6 month work contract. When he comes back he will want the snake back in good health I suppose...

[Rishaad]

Are you using any sort of heating within the enclosure? I do not use any supplemental heating for my snakes and noticed that the indigenous ones stopped eating. I added a bit of heat recently and now they are eating again. Is he eating live or prekilled lizzards? You can try a live pink as well.

[Biosmith]

Hi Rishaad,

Thanks he has got heat, he eats live lizzards. I will have to try live pinks again. Wish me luck!

[Bushviper]

Biosmith cool him down and let him hibernate. When he wakes up he might be hungry enough to want to eat mice. That works with grey-banded kingsnakes, rosy boas and copperheads a lot.

Look on the forum for the process to put the snake into hibernation.

[Biosmith]

Hi BV and Rishaad,

Thanks, my other snakes are hibernating but I'm gonna take the BHS through winter without hibernation to bulk him up a bit. I got him onto pinkies by again braining the pink, but this time doing it properly. It worked! Thanks!

Regards

[jka]

Thats great news I'm cooling my snakes as well. When Spring comes it will be time to get my hatchling housies feeding and ready for new homes.