HI, I bought my snake on 11-august at 3 months old. Since then she has been a consistent feeder until now. when I got her she was 82 grams ( she was 142grams on the 23 sept )and has been eating F/T food all the time, but she is very laid back when it comes to food. she only constricts the food if I move it after she has bitten it. She has never struck at the food when it has been moved, she just moves away from it. She will then take her time wander over tastes it a few times and then eat it. between 15 august and 27 September she has eaten 11 times but has now stopped and shows an interest but then ignores the rat. She shed her skin on the 17 sept and ate on the same day. Any ideas about striking and how long before I should try feeding her again ?
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To strike or not to strike ??
raptorred
Oct 08, 2006 04:41 AM
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zefdin
Oct 08, 2006 06:31 PM
Some of them are laid back like that. Also, they take feeding breaks now and then. She almost doubled her weight in a month and a half? Just wait, she'll go back on feed again. Some people who mainly feed F/T switch to live sometimes to encourage the snake to go back onto feed. You get a lot more of an intense feeding response when feeding live.
