Pipette feeding baby snake
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Pipette feeding a baby snake a dilute suspension of HerpaBoost reptile food supplement.
WARNING, only attempt force feeding if it is REALLY needed: it would be easy to hurt a small baby snake like this.
This is what I consider a last resort, as this baby Fiji boa was almost on the point of death - had not fed for 2 months, lost more than 10% of birth weight, regurgitated assist fed solid food, and was severely dehydrated and lethargic before this was tried.
It is also not exactly how the manufacturers intend this to be used - they recommend feeding the thick paste, but this snake regurgitates anything solid, so a dilute suspension is being used here until I can get him back onto solids.
If trying this, it is important to go SIDEWAYS into the mouth to avoid the breathing tube and not to let the mouth fill with liquid, or the snake may drown. Also use a soft plastic pipette, not hard glass.