I acquired a 14 ft female burm two and half months ago. She ate a f/t rat within the first two weeks and hasn't eaten anything since. I have offered her f/t guinea pigs, a live guinea pig, f/t rats, and now a live rat. Her previous owner was feeding her chickens, and I do not have a source for them. She has the live rat in there with her now and she "noses" it and watches it walk around, but when it sniffs her, she startles. What can I possibly do to make her eat? ...because she's just too damn strong to force feed.
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Spider
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14 ft burm... help
spider916
Dec 16, 2009 07:14 PM
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reptileclan
Dec 19, 2009 04:40 PM
Sometimes it can just take time, especially with a newly aquired python. I had a new 11 foot retic that didn't eat for 9 MONTHS. Then he ate a rabbit and was good to go after that. I had a ball python that didn't eat for 6 months, but was fine after that. I was worried the whole time, but the vet said they were healthy, give them time. Eventually it will get hungry enough to eat again. I would, however, advice you to get the snake checked out by a vet, perhaps even get a blood test done, just to be safe.
