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appears to be no reason why my kingsnake isn't eating????

zoogirl Dec 28, 2003 03:34 PM

I'd like to thank all you knowledgeable people out there in advance for your guidance. I've raised my m.thayeri well following all your instructions....

We graduated to fuzzies at 6 months, about 2 months ago, as outlined by oldherper in an old posting. I had changed to frozen/thawed before that, no problems. Last week I couldn't find his feeding bag, but I have switched back and forth from lunch bag to cloth feeding back before w/o problems. I put him in a tupperware rectangle to eat his 2 fuzzies, no problem. This week, I put a fuzzy that had been in the freezer for a while, didn't take it. Okay, no problem, maybe freezer burn. I went out. The store had only live ones yesterday, told me to stick them in the freezer, I did so. This morning, offered those thawed as usual, nothing still. I'd like to add - he has been very active, out a lot of the time, nothing like a shed coming on at all. The temperature has been warm enough in the tank - 70-80 deg. Anything else that I'm missing???? He/She's not to be used as breeding but do they hibernate anyway and if they do, are they supposed to be this active.
Anything anyone can give me will be much appreciated....thanks

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MartinWhalin1 Dec 29, 2003 01:31 AM

Anytime a snake stops feeding this time of year, that's the reason. The time of year. You can keep trying every couple of weeks or you can wait until the gut is clear (2-3 weeks) and cool down to 55-60F for a couple of months.
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