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Rosy not eating still. . . .

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Posted by: BRB_Russ at Thu Dec 7 10:35:29 2006  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by BRB_Russ ]  
   

Ok . . My rosy now hasnt eat'n in about three weeks.

I've tried to get it to eat but i believe the root to getting her to eat again is to find out why she isnt eating.

Let me know if you see anything wrong with my setup.

she is ~ 6 months old (i guess) she is about a foot long and as think as my ring finger at its greatest (im a pretty big guy)

She is in a 10gal tank with Aspen bedding, she has under the tank heating as well as a non-luminesant basking bulb. She has a open metal screen on top of the tank (for humidity control) and i only put water in her tank a few times a week. She has a house to hide in (that she rarely uses) the ambiant temps are usually from 75-82 But i assume its more at the substrate level because of the under the tank heat.

I have tried manny things to get her to eat. I have been trying to give her fuzzy mice (she has eaten them in the past) The first time she refused to eat she killed the mouse and let it sit. I left the dead mouse in there for a couple hours and she just couldnt be bothered. Now she just barely acknowlages that there is a mouse in her tank. The mouse will walk all over her head etc and she just doesnt care! I have put her in a small brown bag with a mouse for over 3 hours! NOTHING! I then left her in a brown cardboard box (small) with the mouse overnight and when i checked on her i see the mouse suckleing on her tail!!!!

Im super frustrated, my next step is to try to feed it a pinky (im told they like smaller prey . . .

Sorry for the long post but im just hopeing to get some good advice.

-Russ
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Russ
1 Brazillian Rainbow Boa (< 1 year old)
1 Rosy Boa (G/F's Snake)

Somehow i have to feed both?!
Melbourne, Fl


   

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