by Urucone » Tue Oct 26, 2010 11:25 am
When you’re looking to buy a white lip ask if the breeder can skip a feeding and when you arrive to show proof that they ate or ask that it can get fed before you leave, White lips is actual frog and lizard feeders in nature so they are reluctant to feed on mice, some of them need to be forced fed, and sometimes if someone don't know what they’re doing a few dies, But once they eat mice it usually go's easier, females in general are like pigs, they eat without problems where as your male can get you down on your knees sometimes.
Scenting pinks works alright if you can find a small enough pink for the white lip, But in general there's different ways of feeding these guy's, scenting, force feeding, sometimes you have to feed them mice tails legs ext. (body parts), teasing but that is sometimes a lost case and as you know they are venomous, try to force feed a venomous snake if you have no experience, feeding it lizards in my case is a no no, the trick is to get them on mice, lizards isn’t that easy to find in winter and I'm not prepared to look for lizards and frogs for the next 10 odd years. When handling these guy's always ensure you have two hook sticks if it moves closer to your hands you can push it back or hook it with the other hook stick.
Graeme is a great breeder so if his price is a little steep, buy his, the last thing you need is a white lip that refuses meals.
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