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I know it sounds strange, but the day my female had her clutch. One of the males went bonkers and scuffed up his nose(they were separate from her at the time). He used to take food 3/4 of the time. Since she has had the babies on July 2, he has only ate once? I've tried feeding him in the cage, taken him out of the cage. Giving him overnight to give him a chance in case he's being shy and shaking it from tongs? I feed him pre-killed large rats. They are red-tail boas. Any help would be appreciated. Thanx

Are they normally housed together?
I've got a couple of ideas but it would depend on that.
-April
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They were housed together for months before she became pregnant. About 7-10 days before she had her babies, I removed both males. About 2 months after she had had the babies I put the one male that isn't eating back. The other male I removed permanently(he was more dominant).

Thanx, Steve

Hi Steve, thanks for the info.

Here are the few ideas I had when I read your original post:
Possibly the male is in breeding mode?

The scent from birth sticks around for a while. Did you really scrub it out good? I noticed it in my females cage for a long time even after scrubbing it down a bunch of times. If the female smells it, she can be more aggressive than normal, maybe she is stressing out your male putting him off feed? Or he can smell the lingering smell and that is enough to put him off?

I know you said you tried feeding him out of the cage but if he's stressed it might not be enough. Just an idea though.

I would try putting him in a seperate cage for at least a week if not two, and then try feeding again.
Good luck!
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'There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."' -Rainshadow