Unless you plan on putting him into a full fledged brumation keep his heat on. Room temps will not be low enough to shut off his metabolism, but it may just be low enough to help supress his hunger. Also, he needs his heat to maintain a healthy immune system. As long as his weight remains steady I wouldn't stress about it, he'll eat when he's ready as long as your husbandry is on par.

That being said, husbandry may very well be your problem here. The best advice I think I would give you at this point would be to move him into a room with a normal day/night cycle. I'm sure being in a lighted room 24/7 is probably a big part of the problem. I have quite a few hogs that won't touch their ft mice unless it's dark in my snake room, if they don't feel comfortable they won't eat.





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• Baby western hog wont eat anymore, and doesnt shed, HELP - BOBAFETT, Mon Oct 27 21:33:36 2003
• RE: Baby western hog wont eat anymore, and doesnt shed, HELP - electricbluescat, Wed Oct 29 00:42:01 2003
• RE: Baby western hog wont eat anymore, and doesnt shed, HELP - Colchicine, Wed Oct 29 08:17:49 2003
• I disagree... - meretseger, Wed Oct 29 12:01:40 2003
• Should i take away his heat pad? so he slows down? n/p - BOBAFETT, Wed Oct 29 18:28:45 2003
• I Wouldn't..... - LeosAnonymous, Wed Oct 29 20:25:56 2003
• RE: I disagree... - Colchicine, Wed Oct 29 20:42:01 2003
• RE: I disagree... - meretseger, Thu Oct 30 07:06:04 2003
• RE: Baby western hog wont eat anymore, and doesnt shed, HELP - zhiv9, Tue Nov 4 16:41:32 2003