i have had my red rat snake for about 12 weeks now and shes about 30 inches long. she hasent eaten in about 5 weeks now. i have tried to feed her mice and lizards. it doesn't look like she has thin'd out... like she doesn't have roles or anything, i dont think this is normal and i was wondering if someone could help me out with this.
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SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME OUT!
hudsontitans
Feb 16, 2004 12:57 PM
Replies (3)
redmoon
Feb 16, 2004 02:54 PM
It's probably trying to brumate. As long as it's not losing weight, I wouldn't be too concerned.
hudsontitans
Feb 16, 2004 07:54 PM
what do you mean by brumate?
redmoon
Feb 17, 2004 02:10 PM
hibernation. They dont really hibernate, but they slow down a LOT, and dont eat. In the wild, they do it to conserve energy. Food isn't readily available, and it's too cold for them to be active. They curl up in a hole in the ground, or some other nice hiding place, and sleep. Some snakes will try to do this in captivity no matter what your temperatures are in the cages, but they wont be able to truly brumate, because of the temps.
