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Harold van der Ploeg
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| | Subject: Tube-feeding of a baby rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus lepidus) Mon 8 Nov - 15:48 | |
| This time I've filmed tube-feeding of a babyrattler.
Using a tube works safer than fixating/holding the snakes' head with your hands. It is also less stressfull to the animal.
In this case I've used a feedingneedle and catfood from the Vet. This paté (meat paste) is perfect for feeding with a syringe.
Cheers,
Harold |
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Fabian Dirks
Serpent Chief
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Location: Germany
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| | Subject: Re: Tube-feeding of a baby rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus lepidus) Mon 8 Nov - 15:59 | |
| Great video to show how it works! |
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Manuel Ebert
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Age: 24
Location: Mainz, Germany
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Registration date: 2010-01-18
| | Subject: Re: Tube-feeding of a baby rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus lepidus) Mon 8 Nov - 18:08 | |
| I'm a fan!  Very interesting, thanks! |
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Daniel Claesson
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Registration date: 2009-05-16
| | Subject: Re: Tube-feeding of a baby rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus lepidus) Mon 8 Nov - 20:16 | |
| Interesting.
Where have got hold of the "needle" that you have put on the syringe and what "brand" is the pate ?
Best Regards
Daniel |
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Harold van der Ploeg
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| | Subject: Re: Tube-feeding of a baby rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus lepidus) Mon 8 Nov - 21:42 | |
| Hi Daniel,
you can buy a feedingneedle at a vet (veterinarian).
The meat paste I use is from Royal Canin (type: Recovery). You can buy that at the vet too. I use cups op 100gr.
Regards,
Harold |
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Daniel Claesson
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| | Subject: Re: Tube-feeding of a baby rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus lepidus) Tue 9 Nov - 1:32 | |
| | Harold van der Ploeg wrote: | Hi Daniel,
you can buy a feedingneedle at a vet (veterinarian).
The meat paste I use is from Royal Canin (type: Recovery). You can buy that at the vet too. I use cups op 100gr.
Regards,
Harold |
Thnx.
I will visit my vet later this week to see what i can find.
Regards
Daniel |
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Kelly Chabak
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Registration date: 2010-09-29
| | Subject: Re: Tube-feeding of a baby rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus lepidus) Tue 9 Nov - 5:36 | |
| Harold, nice work in a touchy situation!  Thanks! |
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Pascal Kamp
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Registration date: 2008-04-06
| | Subject: Re: Tube-feeding of a baby rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus lepidus) Tue 9 Nov - 6:10 | |
| Good show Harold ! The best way, I think !  |
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Ro vd Bergh
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| | Subject: Re: Tube-feeding of a baby rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus lepidus) Tue 9 Nov - 6:13 | |
| | Pascal Kamp wrote: | | Good show Harold ! The best way, I think ! |
I agree. Good work Harold!
Are they often hard to get started?
Cheers, Ro. |
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Jonas Hill
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Registration date: 2010-01-21
| | Subject: Re: Tube-feeding of a baby rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus lepidus) Tue 9 Nov - 17:59 | |
| Nice and effectiv. Well done.
Is the tube a part of flexible tube you can use for waterpumps? |
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Harold van der Ploeg
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| | Subject: Re: Tube-feeding of a baby rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus lepidus) Tue 9 Nov - 19:17 | |
| | Ro vd Bergh wrote: |
Are they often hard to get started?
Cheers, Ro. |
Don't know. This was the first time I've bred this (sub)species.
I think they will start without difficulties after their hibernation.
But I wouldn't take any risk, so I decided to forcefeed them a few times.
Afew years ago I bought my breedingpair as newbornbabies, and they ate babymice from the beginning without problems.
I don't know why the babies from this year haven't taken babymice yet.
Maybe Rainer Fesser can tell us more them? He bred them several times.
| Jonas Hill wrote: | Nice and effectiv. Well done.
Is the tube a part of flexible tube you can use for waterpumps? |
I use tubes from MidWest (tongs.com). Those are perfect.
http://tongs.com/plasticrestrainingtubesstandard-setof10pcs.aspx
Cheers,
Harold
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anthony lineberry
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Location: USA
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| | Subject: Re: Tube-feeding of a baby rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus lepidus) Thu 11 Nov - 15:13 | |
| What kind of enclosures are you using for neonates that size? I really like those. |
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Thierry Grey
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Location: France
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Registration date: 2010-09-06
| | Subject: Re: Tube-feeding of a baby rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus lepidus) Thu 11 Nov - 19:15 | |
| Really interesting! thanks a lot ! |
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Gustav Eloy
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| | Subject: Re: Tube-feeding of a baby rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus lepidus) Fri 12 Nov - 17:24 | |
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jean-henri pastore
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| | Subject: Re: Tube-feeding of a baby rattlesnake (Crotalus lepidus lepidus) Fri 12 Nov - 22:40 | |
| Realy good safely work Daniel !! I like that sort of procedure. |
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