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r3ptile
at Wed Jan 12 20:48:59 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by r3ptile ]
Jake, there is no need to worry if your burm hasnt eaten in 2 weeks. They dont HAVE to eat every time food is offered to them. Didnt you ever go a day without your scheduled 3 meals a day? You stated that you fed him 4 mice then a medium or large rat. He may be full still.
As far as whether you HAVE to go to live or stunned now just because you gave him live prey once... no you dont have to use live from now on. Keep him on FT. Give him weeks or months if thats what it takes. Theres no reason he wont take f/t in a few weeks again, just dont throw food in his face for a few weeks. He will be fine.
>>He always ate perfect for me with no problems but suddenly there is a problem. This is his 2nd week refusing food. Temps are fine at 82-90 24/7 and he just shed on monday night. I think it has to do with his varied feedings this month. He was given 4 thatwed mice 2 weeks ago because i had no rats left then i gave him a large m,edum rat which was way to big and it was live! my mistake...COuld that have anything to do with it? Anyway this week i am trying a frozen smaller medium rat and hes hissing at it....He normally eats it when i just lay it in the cage but now even with coaxing him by moving it in front of him he wont take it? Any suggestions would be great
>>Thanks,
>>Jake
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RE: - r3ptile, Wed Jan 12 20:48:59 2005