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Hi, i have an early 04 male BRB that decided to go off feed about 8 weeks ago, he doesnt seem to be loosing any weight that i've noticed his temps are 84-85 hot end 82-80 cold end and drops to 82 hot end at night and 80-78 cold end. his humidity is constant at about 80% had a perfect shed last time and has a watch dish big enough to soak in. only thing i could think of it the weather might be having the air thinner or something so he can know it's winter or i also have a female in the same room but is only little over a year old.
i have tried f/t and fresh p/k

any other sugestions or comments on why it wont eat?
thanks
Zack
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1.1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
1.0.0 Yellow Anaconda
1.1.0 Suriname Red Tail Boa
1.0.0 Guyana Red Tail Boa
1.0 Coral Sunglow Boa
0.1 Coral Albino Boa
0.1.0 Red Blood Python
0.1.0 Jungle Carpet Python (VPI Bloodline)
0.1.0 Burmese Python (Rescue)
1.0.0 Cat

IMO, he knows it's breeding season. He should be fine to go off feed for a few months. Won't hurt him a bit.
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Thanks,

Dave Colling

www.rainbows-r-us-reptiles.com

0.1 Wife (WC)
0.2 kids (CBB, a big part of our selective breeding program)

LOL, to many snakes to list, last count:
13.24 BRB
12.14 BCI
And those are only the breeders

lots.lots.lots feeder mice and rats

Zack,
..I think Dave is probably right that the snake thinks it is breeding season. Your temperatures seem too high to me. I would drop the temperatures 5 to 10 degrees for a week and see if that makes any difference.
Jeff

>>Hi, i have an early 04 male BRB that decided to go off feed about 8 weeks ago, he doesnt seem to be loosing any weight that i've noticed his temps are 84-85 hot end 82-80 cold end and drops to 82 hot end at night and 80-78 cold end. his humidity is constant at about 80% had a perfect shed last time and has a watch dish big enough to soak in. only thing i could think of it the weather might be having the air thinner or something so he can know it's winter or i also have a female in the same room but is only little over a year old.
>>i have tried f/t and fresh p/k
>>
>>any other sugestions or comments on why it wont eat?
>>thanks
>>Zack
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>>1.1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
>>1.0.0 Yellow Anaconda
>>1.1.0 Suriname Red Tail Boa
>>1.0.0 Guyana Red Tail Boa
>>1.0 Coral Sunglow Boa
>>0.1 Coral Albino Boa
>>0.1.0 Red Blood Python
>>0.1.0 Jungle Carpet Python (VPI Bloodline)
>>0.1.0 Burmese Python (Rescue)
>>1.0.0 Cat

ok, i'll try that in a few weeks im getting him a new cage soon, but that's always been his temps year round but this is the first time he had to share the room with a female and definitly mature enough to breed so i'm hoping thats it, i plan to breed him to her when she's mature enough

here's my male

and the female i plan to breed him to

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1.1.0 Brazilian Rainbow Boa
1.0.0 Yellow Anaconda
1.1.0 Suriname Red Tail Boa
1.0.0 Guyana Red Tail Boa
1.0 Coral Sunglow Boa
0.1 Coral Albino Boa
0.1.0 Red Blood Python
0.1.0 Jungle Carpet Python (VPI Bloodline)
0.1.0 Burmese Python (Rescue)
1.0.0 Cat