i know on this forum many feel it is best to keep snakes active thru winter, but i live in an apartment and getting ideal temps is somewhat difficult. anyway, my king refused food all winter. a few weeks ago it came out of hiding and ate a few pinkies. after getting his appetite up with pinkies, it took down a large hopper. like 4 or 5 days after that it refused a hopper, and again today it did the same. i havent changed anything with the conditions in the tank. any suggestions or ideas on why it would be refusing? thanks in advance for the feedback.
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refused meal
zpops
Feb 15, 2009 09:19 PM
Replies (6)
zpops
Feb 15, 2009 09:46 PM
nevermind. after looking like it wasn't gonna eat after a few hours it wolfed it down after a braining.
MikeRusso
Feb 15, 2009 10:22 PM
Why are you feeding pinkies to a snake with that kind of size?
~ Mike Russo
zpops
Feb 15, 2009 10:42 PM
i just did it for the first feeding after winter to whet his appetite. hes on hoppers full time now
saikyan
Feb 16, 2009 12:50 AM
I bet you could feed him adult mice.
indictment
Feb 16, 2009 10:09 AM
I agree, offer it some adult mice and see if it can chug 'em.
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zpops
Feb 16, 2009 04:41 PM
hoppers seem to be about the perfect size, but i'll offer an adult when im through with this half dozen or so hoppers i just bought
