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laurarfl
at Sun Oct 14 08:21:54 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by laurarfl ]
You know, I'm clearly not the expert here since I've only owned my Burm since early Aug. I've found that my 11 footer was a problematic eater and doesn't like large prey items. I tried large rabbits and he said, "No thanks, I'll just squeeze and leave." Smaller rabbits were OK, but he was squeezing and then eating them later. I fed him two F/T XXL guinea pigs last weekend and he wolfed them both down, no questions asked.
All sorts of strange things can cause snakes to stop eating, but you have found a pattern that seems to indicate time of year. I don't breed Burms, but I didn't think this would be the time of year. Spring maybe, but to go off feed in October seems a bit earlier in my novice mind. My breeding corns never seem to stop eating, but my ball pythons will stop eating for a time in late winter/early spring. However, it is fall now and weather patterns are changing. I can't help but wonder if your snake isn't reacting to barometric changes in the atmosphere. In the summer, especially in FL, we get a lot of low pressure systems, but cold fronts are moving through and high pressure fluctuations are more common.
If the snake is in good condition, missing meals for a time shouldn't be too much of a concern as long as he is hydrated. I'd try the smaller meal approach, but that's probably because it worked for me. 
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RE: Quit eating AGAIN! - laurarfl, Sun Oct 14 08:21:54 2007