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DMong
at Thu Oct 11 21:20:14 2012 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by DMong ]
Yes, it only needs to be cooled down long enough to get it back on track in feeding mode. The cooler temps of around 55 F will slow it's metabolism to a snail's pace so it doesn't loose any substantial weight. This is ONLY providing that it doesn't eat after you try a couple more of those tricks previously mentioned. After that, the best thing would be to play along with it's instinctive "seasonal biological clock" and go ahead and cool it for a month or two, then gradually warm it back up and see if it will come out swinging and feed voluntarily. It's really just that simple. Many types of snakes start calling it quits right about now anyway, depending on the individual snake and where you live........so just roll with it if it refuses to feed really soon.
~Doug ----- "a snake in the grass is a GOOD thing" 

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- baby cali king not eating - lizardman24, Sat Oct 6 19:33:43 2012
- RE: baby cali king not eating - mikefedzen, Sat Oct 6 19:58:18 2012
- RE: baby cali king not eating - lizardman24, Sat Oct 6 20:03:39 2012
- RE: baby cali king not eating - DMong, Sun Oct 7 13:45:32 2012
- RE: baby cali king not eating - lizardman24, Sun Oct 7 21:55:46 2012
- RE: baby cali king not eating - DMong, Sun Oct 7 21:59:04 2012
- RE: baby cali king not eating - lizardman24, Sun Oct 7 22:06:02 2012
- RE: baby cali king not eating - DMong, Sun Oct 7 23:20:45 2012
- RE: baby cali king not eating - lizardman24, Mon Oct 8 11:46:53 2012
- RE: baby cali king not eating - DMong, Mon Oct 8 12:15:28 2012
- RE: baby cali king not eating - lizardman24, Mon Oct 8 13:06:43 2012
- RE: baby cali king not eating - DMong, Mon Oct 8 13:26:06 2012
- RE: baby cali king not eating - lizardman24, Mon Oct 8 13:53:39 2012

- RE: baby cali king not eating - DMong, Mon Oct 8 14:26:59 2012
- RE: baby cali king not eating - Bluerosy, Tue Oct 9 17:03:01 2012
- Skinks! - GerardS, Tue Oct 9 17:10:58 2012
- RE: Skinks! - Bluerosy, Tue Oct 9 19:20:35 2012
- RE: Skinks! - GerardS, Tue Oct 9 19:31:36 2012
- RE: Skinks! - lizardman24, Tue Oct 9 20:33:45 2012
- RE: Skinks! - GerardS, Tue Oct 9 21:17:20 2012
- RE: Skinks! - Bluerosy, Tue Oct 9 22:19:35 2012
- RE: Skinks! - lizardman24, Wed Oct 10 06:35:46 2012
- RE: Skinks! - Bluerosy, Thu Oct 11 10:32:42 2012
- agreed! - DMong, Thu Oct 11 12:35:04 2012
- RE: agreed! - lizardman24, Thu Oct 11 19:14:56 2012
- RE: agreed! - DMong, Thu Oct 11 20:24:19 2012

- RE: agreed! - lizardman24, Thu Oct 11 20:44:02 2012
RE: agreed! - DMong, Thu Oct 11 21:20:14 2012
- RE: baby cali king not eating - markg, Thu Oct 11 14:44:15 2012
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