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I have a baby green tree python baby that was eating before I bought it, but I have had it for a month now and it has not eaten. The cage conditions are ideal, any suggestions?

Where did you get it from? If it was from a breeder, what do they have to say? If it was from a petstore, it's most likely an import and the non-feeding could be from parasites. Although you think the cage setup is ideal, it's quite possible that your baby doesn't. How large is the enclosure? Babies seem to do better in smaller enclosures. I keep my young ones for up to a year or more in rubbermaid containers. Depending upon the personality and how mellow they are is how soon I move them to something larger. What temps are you keeping it at and what humidity? When are you trying to feed, what are you feeding and how often? How soon after you got it, did you try to feed? There are a lot of questions to be answered first before you can be helped.
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The cage is a rubbermaid, with an appropriate perch. Humidity is about 80%, Temp is about 85, Bought the baby July 19, tried my first feeding a week later, and have tried several times a week since then. The snake was captive born.

Here's my blog entry of our experiences trying to get our baby GTP to eat.

www.thelineberrys.com/default-category/getting-hazmat-to-eat-2.html

Maybe it will be of some help to you. Good luck!