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sitch64
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 30/12/2009 : 09:57:52
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Hello all, I brought my first royal 8 days ago now which I absolutely adore. I tired to feed yesterday but he didn’t take the food so I shall try again in a week. Here are some pictures of the little guy on the first day I got him. Iv put aspen in his Faunarium now and I removed one of the hides to take the photo
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Robert
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
957 Posts |
Posted - 30/12/2009 : 10:01:48
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| He's lovely, enjoy :) |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 30/12/2009 : 10:13:17
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| Very nice, welcome to the forum. I'd suggest not handling until you have him eating if I were you. |
 
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sitch64
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
9 Posts |
Posted - 30/12/2009 : 10:29:45
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| yh im just going to leave him alone for the next week now and then try him again on a small mouse, Iv read through a lot of the forum posts on eating and they all say different things on which is the best way to defrost the mice. Yesterday i left it out for about 2 and half hours then ran it under warm water for a minuet or two but would that of likely to of washed the smell of the mouse away? Which way would you recommend? |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 30/12/2009 : 10:58:57
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| Personally I defrost at room temperature and then warm with a hair-drier (near the viv so that the snake smells it coming). If you want to put it in warm water to heat, put it in a sandwich bag first so that it doesn't get wet and wash the scent away as you said. |
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Gingerpony
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 30/12/2009 : 18:10:08
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heya and welcome 
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Originally posted by sitch64
....then ran it under warm water for a minuet or two but would that of likely to of washed the smell of the mouse away?
and yes, agree with BE above, it WILL have washed the scent away and is likely to have put your royal off....
i heat mine immediately prior to feeding in a plastic tub OVER a mug of hot water |
Dumerils boas, BCO hybrids, Sinder Hypo boas, cornsnakes, ratsnakes, Day Geckos
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HannahB
Yearling
United Kingdom
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spor
Fully Grown Royal
United Kingdom
1226 Posts |
Posted - 30/12/2009 : 20:55:06
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| Hi and welcome. Larger prey items i leave to defrost om top of my vivs for a couple of hours and then blast with the hair dyer for about 30sec. smaller items like mouse fluffs and small adult mice i leave out to defrost and then leave them on the side of a heat mat beside a rub for a few minutes. |
0.4.0 Royal Python
1.0.0 Pastel Royal
0.1.0 Spider Royal
1.1.0 Carolina Corn Snake
1.0.0 Normal Stripe Corn
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