Has anyone experienced that their snakes eat less as they age? I've got one female Honduran going on that's going on nine years old and she only really eats once every three or four weeks. (FYI, I stopped breeding her years ago.)
Loss of appetite is usually a sign of some other problem, but was wondering if it might just be age.
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-Paul
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Eating less with age?
blueharlequin
Sep 01, 2006 10:32 PM
Replies (4)
chrish
Sep 02, 2006 03:08 PM
I don't know about eating, but a nine year old snake shouldn't be all that old. Snakes are known to breed into their 20s.
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Chris Harrison
San Antonio, Texas
blueharlequin
Sep 06, 2006 08:39 PM
I stopped breeding her for a totally unrelated health concern, now no longer a problem.
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-Paul
beaglerr
Sep 02, 2006 10:46 PM
Ive got 1 female hondo that eats like a pig til about July 15 then she eats once in a whileand will stop alltogether the end of this month
telefrag
Sep 04, 2006 12:31 AM
I did notice that when I pair of thayeri I have reached 11 years, they stopped taking rodents with fur and no only like small pink rats which they will only eat ever 3-4 weeks.
they are just over 14 now and still wont eat much.
10 is old for some colubrids
