I hate for this to be one of those "my snake's not eating" posts, but it kind of is. We moved from Florida to Austin, Texas this past August. My 2 and a half year old Florida Kingsnake (Eddie) has not eaten since we moved here. His temperature gradients are exactly the same as they were before the move, his water dish/hide are in the same places they were before we moved. The only difference (aside from the obvious Florida to Texas move) is that he used to be next to a window and now is across the room from one. The room even has similar humidity because I have to monitor that for my gecko and all the reptiles are in the same room. My other snake, the California King, has been eating just fine.
This has bothered me because Eddie's always been my "garbage disposal". For the record, I feed him F/T small rats which have been the perfect size for him so far and he had been eating the same size food for five months before we moved. I don't quite know what else to do other than make sure his husbandry is what it's supposed to be. I thought maybe I should brumate him this winter and then offer food again in the spring, but since he hasn't eaten since July, I don't want him to go *that* long without food. I even tried scenting the rats with lizard skin the fourth time I tried to feed him. He just hasn't been interested.
Anyone else have any suggestions?
About 7 months ago:
About a month ago:
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Holly
1.0 Florida Kingsnake (Eddie Gein)
0.1 Lavender California Kingsnake (Belle Gunness)
1.0 Bearded Dragon (Charley Manson)
1.0 Vietnamese Golden Gecko (George Chapman)
1.0 Orange Marmalade Cat (Oliver)
1.0 Black Cat (Shadowfax)
1.0 Tennessee Walking Horse (Durango)
2.0 Kids (Justice & Trevor)
