i bought this southern copperhead at hamburg on june 13th he ate the first week a live small rat ever sence he wont eat he just gets defencive its been bout a month sence hes eaten i would guess hes 2 foot or just under ive tryed live small rat live mouse frozen small rat and frozen mouse he jsut will not eat like i said its been a month he dosnt seem to be losing weight but its kinda worrying me any tips? i'm new to hots him being my first i wouldidint know much bout how copperheads "work" his day temps are 84-88 and night 70-76 no lcue what the humidity is but hes on cypress mulch (as of yesturday hoping that it would help humidity) but it seems to be working fine i havint seen him drink but as the guy refered to him as a "spit fire" (wut a first hot huh?) hes not good at getting hooked he stays on but thrashes around the cage as soon as the hook touches him he flips out any advice would be helpful thnx -josh

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• southern copperhead not eating - masterfun40, Mon Jul 20 15:05:17 2009
• RE: southern copperhead not eating - lep1pic1, Mon Jul 20 16:36:20 2009
• RE: southern copperhead not eating - masterfun40, Mon Jul 20 17:54:29 2009
• RE: southern copperhead not eating - texasviper619, Mon Jul 20 18:26:28 2009
• RE: southern copperhead not eating - masterfun40, Mon Jul 20 18:54:26 2009
• RE: southern copperhead not eating - texasviper619, Mon Jul 20 19:05:47 2009
• RE: southern copperhead not eating - masterfun40, Mon Jul 20 19:08:21 2009
• RE: southern copperhead not eating - texasviper619, Mon Jul 20 19:13:08 2009
• RE: southern copperhead not eating - masterfun40, Mon Jul 20 19:15:52 2009
• RE: southern copperhead not eating - texasviper619, Mon Jul 20 19:17:26 2009
• RE: southern copperhead not eating - masterfun40, Mon Jul 20 19:19:21 2009
• RE: southern copperhead not eating - texasviper619, Mon Jul 20 19:38:48 2009
• RE: southern copperhead not eating - texasviper619, Mon Jul 20 19:41:30 2009
• RE: southern copperhead not eating - masterfun40, Mon Jul 20 20:00:53 2009
• RE: southern copperhead not eating - reticguy2, Mon Jul 20 20:05:23 2009
• RE: "Try leaveing it alone for a week - lep1pic1, Mon Jul 20 21:37:58 2009
• RE: "Try leaveing it alone for a week - masterfun40, Mon Jul 20 21:58:18 2009
• RE: "Try leaveing it alone for a week - lep1pic1, Mon Jul 20 22:07:08 2009
• RE: "Try leaveing it alone for a week - masterfun40, Mon Jul 20 22:23:01 2009
• RE: "Try leaveing it alone for a week - texasreptiles, Tue Jul 21 09:47:21 2009
• RE: "Try leaveing it alone for a week - masterfun40, Tue Jul 21 12:22:27 2009
• RE: "Try leaveing it alone for a week - texasreptiles, Tue Jul 21 12:44:27 2009
• RE: "Try leaveing it alone for a week - masterfun40, Tue Jul 21 12:54:47 2009
• RE: "Try leaveing it alone for a week - TexasReptiles, Tue Jul 21 14:04:13 2009
• RE: "Try leaveing it alone for a week - masterfun40, Tue Jul 21 14:06:27 2009
• RE: "Try leaveing it alone for a week - lep1pic1, Tue Jul 21 16:46:57 2009
• RE: "Try leaveing it alone for a week - SnakesAndStuff, Wed Jul 22 21:34:39 2009
• RE: "Try leaveing it alone for a week - masterfun40, Sun Jul 26 14:50:17 2009
• RE: southern copperhead not eating - JustinGos, Wed Jul 22 09:55:08 2009
• RE: southern copperhead not eating - masterfun40, Wed Jul 22 10:44:51 2009
• RE: southern copperhead not eating - masterfun40, Sat Jul 25 12:16:00 2009
• RE: New boots - lep1pic1, Sat Jul 25 21:42:00 2009