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Finnigan
at Thu Aug 3 09:39:57 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Finnigan ]
Why is that snake outside? Why are you holding him?
Put that snake back in its enclosure, ensure proper temps and many hide spots all along the thermal gradient and then leave him alone. For a long time. I mean weeks or months, not hours or days.
I wouldn't take him out again until he took 4 or 5 consecutive meals.
Don't take his cruising around a positive sign. The positive signs are when he eats consistently. And when he hides. A happy snake is a hidden snake.
Ensure the environment is perfect. Use a digital temperature measuring device to be certain. Make sure your hides are plentiful and the right shape / size. And then just leave him be. Try feeding him 10 days after the last time you touch him. Follow the books for their tips on what to feed. Only go into his enclosure to add water and clean waste.
He'll live for more than 20 years, so you have plenty of time to play with him. In the mean time, leave him alone.
Joel
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Leave that snake alone... - Finnigan, Thu Aug 3 09:39:57 2006