After patiently wiggling a fluff mouse in front of a very interested looking little Ripley for several minutes I got fed up with him not striking and I made a little cut on the fluff's neck. Hehe... he struck at it then! He really bolted it down... I was expecting it to take longer for him to swallow (I'm kind of a snake noob). I'm pleased he ate his first meal so soon, he's obviously settling in well.
0.1.0 Leopard Gecko - Eublepharis macularius ('Gecko Lady') 1.0.0 Giant Day Gecko - Phelsuma m. grandis ('Pedro') 1.0.0 Giant Namibian Sand Gecko - Chondrodactylus a. angulifer ('Mr. Chondrodactylus' or 'Mr. C') 1.0.0 Desert Iguana - Dipsosaurus dorsalis ('Iggie' or 'Iggz') 1.0.0 Royal Python - Python regius ('Ripley') 0.0.2 Rankins Dragons - Pogona henrylawsoni ('Pancake' and 'Waffles') 1.0.0 75% Jungle Jaguar Carpet Python - Morelia spilota spp. ('Buggy')
he is great, amazing what the smell of blood can do..
i always brain mine then hair dry the heads to get the smell to waft over to the vivs, but nowadays the sound of the hairdryer normally gets them out..
as be says he could probably take rat fluffs or even small weaners..
if it seems to easy then it is probably to small..
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Crikey OK... the shop told me to feed mouse fluffs! *rolls eyes* I'll get some ratties ASAP. I have 4 mouse fluffs left and they are slightly too big to give to my geckos. I don't want to waste them, so would it be OK for me to feed him the rest over the next few days? Would it be too much to give him another this evening for example?
0.1.0 Leopard Gecko - Eublepharis macularius ('Gecko Lady') 1.0.0 Giant Day Gecko - Phelsuma m. grandis ('Pedro') 1.0.0 Giant Namibian Sand Gecko - Chondrodactylus a. angulifer ('Mr. Chondrodactylus' or 'Mr. C') 1.0.0 Desert Iguana - Dipsosaurus dorsalis ('Iggie' or 'Iggz') 1.0.0 Royal Python - Python regius ('Ripley') 0.0.2 Rankins Dragons - Pogona henrylawsoni ('Pancake' and 'Waffles') 1.0.0 75% Jungle Jaguar Carpet Python - Morelia spilota spp. ('Buggy')
I offered him another mouse just now and he seemed pretty keen to eat it... didn't have to cut it this time either. I'll leave it a few days and then feed him a couple more of the mice until they are gone. Then I can get him eating something bigger.
0.1.0 Leopard Gecko - Eublepharis macularius ('Gecko Lady') 1.0.0 Giant Day Gecko - Phelsuma m. grandis ('Pedro') 1.0.0 Giant Namibian Sand Gecko - Chondrodactylus a. angulifer ('Mr. Chondrodactylus' or 'Mr. C') 1.0.0 Desert Iguana - Dipsosaurus dorsalis ('Iggie' or 'Iggz') 1.0.0 Royal Python - Python regius ('Ripley') 0.0.2 Rankins Dragons - Pogona henrylawsoni ('Pancake' and 'Waffles') 1.0.0 75% Jungle Jaguar Carpet Python - Morelia spilota spp. ('Buggy')
Yeah that's a good idea... I'll get some rats before I feed him the rest of the fluffs and I'll put them all in the same bag in the freezer to scent the mice a bit. Thanks for that suggestion .
0.1.0 Leopard Gecko - Eublepharis macularius ('Gecko Lady') 1.0.0 Giant Day Gecko - Phelsuma m. grandis ('Pedro') 1.0.0 Giant Namibian Sand Gecko - Chondrodactylus a. angulifer ('Mr. Chondrodactylus' or 'Mr. C') 1.0.0 Desert Iguana - Dipsosaurus dorsalis ('Iggie' or 'Iggz') 1.0.0 Royal Python - Python regius ('Ripley') 0.0.2 Rankins Dragons - Pogona henrylawsoni ('Pancake' and 'Waffles') 1.0.0 75% Jungle Jaguar Carpet Python - Morelia spilota spp. ('Buggy')
Ripley's first meal
Posted - 15/09/2009 : 19:56:02
