Posted by:
Jeff Schofield
at Tue Jun 22 20:43:20 2010 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Jeff Schofield ]
Regius71, we know you know ball pythons. Milks, wild caught adults in particular, are MUCH different animals. I have had some adult captives that didnt eat for a year, but its not the not eating that makes them "sick". Its STRESS. They are wired differently to begin with, but wc adults have gotten to their size and age doing what they do in the wild. If you are lucky they'd take rodents, if thats not an option I'd say you are out of luck. Let me explain.
With all due respect to the "try anything" league, each time you introduce a potential food item its stressful. Each time you offer you subject them to minimally 4 days of stress if food items arent taken. That stress accumulates. Add shed cycles in and improper temps, and a new environment...it adds up. These guys are COLD weather animals, not hot, not even warm. Yet they need those temps too. Its difficult to balance everything just right even with captive bred stuff. Keeping wc milks is more art than even I will admit.
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- Alt food? - Regius71, Sat Jun 19 18:41:54 2010
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RE: That advice was painful - Jeff Schofield, Tue Jun 22 20:43:20 2010