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richard v
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 05/09/2012 : 22:49:40
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So I think I know Rodney pretty well now, so I know once he had eaten that's probabley it for maybe a month or two, an if I pop in his room to see him he is normally in his cold hide and I can tell if he is hungry by his behaviour . Anyway last week he amazed me by eating.
Around the same time I brought in one of my ferrets indoors to keep an eye on only at night. The next couple of nights I went in to check on everyone, turned the lamp on and he came flying out and struck at the glass. I sat watching him for a while and he was behaving as if I was warming up his dinner, the room did smell quite ferrety so I'm thinking this is giving him an unusual appetite, so tonight 6 days after feeding I offered him a meal and he had come out and stuck it before I had a chance to even see where he was. This is so unlike him but I'm intrigued to see if I keep the ferret cage in the same room for another week I will get the same feeding response. Then remove it and see if he goes back to a non eating royal. It will be interesting to see. |
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Kelfezond
The bearded one
United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/09/2012 : 23:34:27
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Interesting!
When we added the african pygmy hedgehog into the room I expected a feeding increase but it didn't seem to change at all! :( |
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BlueDragon
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/09/2012 : 08:36:04
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Maybe it depends on the smell of the Animal. Snakes aren't likely to eat Hedgehogs in the wild, I don't think, 'cause of the obvious risks. So maybe Ferret smell is a more natural foodie smell to them?
...Not that I think I'd risk trying to eat a Ferret either, mind you : / |
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Kelfezond
The bearded one
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/09/2012 : 09:07:03
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| Not sure they would ever encounter one to be honest, I don't think african pygmy hedgehogs actually come from africa :/ |
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acd1984
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
687 Posts |
Posted - 06/09/2012 : 10:56:59
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when you think about it, a ferret is the perfect snake meal, long and thin.
it might be an idea to use the ferret to increase his appetite, but if you constantly leave the ferret in the same room, the snake might get accustomed to it and go back to non feeding |
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coxcats
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/09/2012 : 17:07:55
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| why cant they just eat bacon sandwiches! |
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