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Just wondering if you have had any issues getting your Stillwaters eating? The two females I got are showing no interest in food. I realize it is late in the year but they are not wild caught so I don't think the seasonal changes should be affecting them so soon if at all.

Miller
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1.1 Florida King
1.1 Eastern Kings
1.1 Black Milksnake
0.1 Honduran
1.2 Kankakee Bull Snakes
2.2 Still Water Hypos
2.2 N. Pinesnake
0.0.1 Black Ratsnake
1.0 Chow Chow (2003 Papi)
0.1 Cats (Shug)

it can depend on where you live in the country. i'm in Pa. & all my bulls are cb. the adults generally start refusing food this time every year although the youngsters continue to pound until much later....

i live in nj and mine will eat all year round if i let them.lol
greg

It could be husbandry issues, what do you keep them in (enclosure, size, material)? What kind of substrate, prey size and what are your temps? Pits can be tricky sometimes as everyone knows an I have recently learned.
I had an albino northern that would not eat adult mice in which with his size was more than capable. At first I decided to scent the larger mice with the smaller fuzzies mouth and backend. The Pine would then eat the larger prey everytime. I, a little bit later was trying to get him to take adult mice without scenting them and he was not interested so I checked my temps as he was in the bottom of my rack and low and behold he was about 3-5 degrees cooler then the rest. I simply chaned rooms and upped temps and he began to take large mice without scenting and without hesitation. I dont know the size of your girls but try offering them the smallest prey you can and see if they eat it. If successful scent the larger prey with them and see if they will eat them. Also go over you temps, enclosure size, hides ECT.
I am in PA and the albino is the only one out of my 7 pines that I have had any issue with which in the end was my own fault. Good luck and I hope it works out.

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thanks everyone for all the feedback. I don't think it is the care I am providing, these are not my first pits. However, after speaking to the person I got them from they were only fed live pinks so I am going to get them some live prey this weekend and see if that is the issue. Thanks again!

Miller

>>Just wondering if you have had any issues getting your Stillwaters eating? The two females I got are showing no interest in food. I realize it is late in the year but they are not wild caught so I don't think the seasonal changes should be affecting them so soon if at all.
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>>Miller
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>>1.1 Florida King
>>1.1 Eastern Kings
>>1.1 Black Milksnake
>>0.1 Honduran
>>1.2 Kankakee Bull Snakes
>>2.2 Still Water Hypos
>>2.2 N. Pinesnake
>>0.0.1 Black Ratsnake
>>1.0 Chow Chow (2003 Papi)
>>0.1 Cats (Shug)
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1.1 Florida King
1.1 Eastern Kings
1.1 Black Milksnake
1.2 Kankakee Bull Snakes
2.2 Still Water Hypos
2.2 N. Pinesnake
0.1 Tangerine Honduran
0.0.1 Black Ratsnake
1.0 Chow Chow (2003 Papi)
0.1 Cats (Shug)

Sorry, haven't been on in a few days. To answer your question: no, they both are eating fine. Both ate about 3 days after I got them home and then have been eating a pinkie every few days since. Good luck with yours. Check your husbandry. Sometimes it's just a simple change that gets them going. Mine are in a rack system with a heat tape set to 88 degrees (the warm end in the box is only low 80's though) and a cool end around 76. They each have a hide box over the heat tape where they spend most of the their time. The rack system is in an area that doesn't get a lot of activity or traffic. Hope that helps.

Thanks for the reply, what are you feeding them, rats or mice pinkies and are the live or dead?

Thanks,
Miller

>>Sorry, haven't been on in a few days. To answer your question: no, they both are eating fine. Both ate about 3 days after I got them home and then have been eating a pinkie every few days since. Good luck with yours. Check your husbandry. Sometimes it's just a simple change that gets them going. Mine are in a rack system with a heat tape set to 88 degrees (the warm end in the box is only low 80's though) and a cool end around 76. They each have a hide box over the heat tape where they spend most of the their time. The rack system is in an area that doesn't get a lot of activity or traffic. Hope that helps.
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1.1 Florida King
1.1 Eastern Kings
1.1 Black Milksnake
1.2 Kankakee Bull Snakes
2.2 Still Water Hypos
2.2 N. Pinesnake
0.1 Tangerine Honduran
0.0.1 Black Ratsnake
1.0 Chow Chow (2003 Papi)
0.1 Cats (Shug)

On a side note, what type of rack system do you use? I am looking into getting one but not sure which brand. did you make yours?

Miller

>>Sorry, haven't been on in a few days. To answer your question: no, they both are eating fine. Both ate about 3 days after I got them home and then have been eating a pinkie every few days since. Good luck with yours. Check your husbandry. Sometimes it's just a simple change that gets them going. Mine are in a rack system with a heat tape set to 88 degrees (the warm end in the box is only low 80's though) and a cool end around 76. They each have a hide box over the heat tape where they spend most of the their time. The rack system is in an area that doesn't get a lot of activity or traffic. Hope that helps.
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1.1 Florida King
1.1 Eastern Kings
1.1 Black Milksnake
1.2 Kankakee Bull Snakes
2.2 Still Water Hypos
2.2 N. Pinesnake
0.1 Tangerine Honduran
0.0.1 Black Ratsnake
1.0 Chow Chow (2003 Papi)
0.1 Cats (Shug)