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it has been 2-3 weeks since i bought him and every time i tried to feed him live mice he just refuses it and sometimes attacks me when i keep trying to dangle the mouce in front of him. and he is not bitting me on accedent, he dodges the mouse and bites me. i am worrying alot about his health. for the past 4 days i put the mouse in his cage and hoped he would eat it. but to no success, he and the mouse are now best friend and sleep with each other in the same reptile house. i keep him caged with two other snakes. a banded water snake and a gray rat snake. both snakes are way smaller than him so i now that there is not competition for the same food with him.

any helpful suggestions and tips are extremely welcome cause i am really worrying about him. i would hate it if he.....past away. with something that is cureable.

P.S: he also makes a noise that i want to say sounds like a small popping noise, so if you got any info on that i would really appretiate it if you shared it with me.

well for one thing, dont keep multiple snakes in an enclosure. second, if it wont eat one day, dont try the next. wait a week. if you dangle food at it everyday and it didnt want it the first time, youre only stressing the animal out and a strike is to be expected. as for the length of time, no problem. my dum once went 7 weeks w/o eating. just leave him alone and stop offering him food. he may have gone into preshed. wait until next week then try again. if youre worried about getting bit, place the food in the tank. dont dangle it in front of his face.
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1.1.0 Colombian Redtail Boas (normals)
2.1.0 Sumatran Blood Pythons (normals)
1.0 Black Blood Python (normal)
1.0 Dumeril's Boa (normal)
0.1 Coastal Carpet Python (normal)
0.1 Jungle Carpet Python (normal)
0.1 Surinam Redtail Boa (normal)

his eyes look just a very very little cloudy but i did try to feed him once every 4 days but now i will try every 7. but please tell me why not to keep snakes together cause they dont seem to be harming each other. and my other snakes eat once a week ( they eat alot for thier size ). i am not worried about being bite cause they are not venomous. i love all reptiles .

If you don't want it to die, remove the Dumerils from the group cage. Dumerils have been known to eat other snakes as well. Doing some general research would be an excellent idea on your part. This is not the place to cover the many errors in your husbandry methods. In general, seperate enclosures, low stress, proper heat/humidity. First off, set the animal up properly and by itself. Then allow the animal to settle into it's NEW home. Then offer food. Not to sound like a pr#&k, but you may be better off taking the Dumerils back, doing some research, and then buying another one when your better prepared. At the sound of things, the snake would surely be better off at this point in the game. Best of luck to you and the snakes. I hope you take this to heart and consider the life of the snake over the cost of seperate enclosures and proper health. Take care

i agree. while i will give you points for wanting to own one, id have to say it was a bad decision to not do your homework first. too many people come in here saying "i bought a new snake. how do i take care of it?" which is basically a sign of immaturity and irresponsibility.not meaning to sound rude, but its usually better to study BEFORE the test....not after.
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1.1.0 Colombian Redtail Boas (normals)
2.1.0 Sumatran Blood Pythons (normals)
1.0 Black Blood Python (normal)
1.0 Dumeril's Boa (normal)
0.1 Coastal Carpet Python (normal)
0.1 Jungle Carpet Python (normal)
0.1 Surinam Redtail Boa (normal)