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RE: Adult won't eat?

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Posted by: pythonis at Fri May 19 02:30:22 2006   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by pythonis ]  
   

well how long has it been since it ate? sometimes snakes will go on a fast of sorts. if the snake in question has good size then i wouldnt worry about it. however, a few things to think of are...

1. temps: having too high of heat/humidity will spoil just about any animal's appetite.

2. internal parasites:having these can give an animal quite an appetite but after awhile will leave an animal too weak to eat.

3. constipation: what goes in must come out. however, sometimes things have a hard time coming out so any extra company is not wanted.

4. privacy: if you are feeding p/k or f/t, then you may want to try feeding at night (snakes are nocturnal)in a dark room. just drop the prey in the tank, cover (the tank) with a blanket, turn off the lights...and leave. come back the next morning to check on it. hopefully the snake will have eaten.


hope this helps.
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1.1.0 Colombian Redtail Boas (normals)
2.1.0 Sumatran Blood Pythons (normals)
1.0 Black Blood Python (normal)
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0.1 Coastal Carpet Python (normal)
0.1 Jungle Carpet Python (normal)
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