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FR
at Fri Jan 11 19:10:46 2013 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by FR ]
I think you need to state what your goals are. You know, why do you want her to keep feeding instead of brumating.
If you want her to feed all winter, then you really need to make sure the snake has heat choices that are really warm enough. Say 75F with the ability to get to 95F.
If they sense cold, they will stop feeding. Its not the cold thats the problem is the lack of heat that is. Recently, last month, I found a female hog that had recently fed and was sitting at 45F. But she could get to heat and was headed that way when I found her. This is in nature. Its when heat is not available to digest their meal, do they stop feeding.
Its hard to say what your doing as you did not explain your setup either. Without knowing that, only guesses will occur.
Also, there is no reason to force feed(assist feed) any captive hatched snake. No good can come from that and only harm will occur.
If a individual is not feeding, its your task to figure how why. In most cases its temperature related this time of year. Dehydration can also be a factor. Cheers
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RE: We need ideas/advice - FR, Fri Jan 11 19:10:46 2013