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If my BRB isn't eating because she is ready to breed and was cooled in the winter...

phiff1 Jun 08, 2004 09:08 AM

what should I do? Does she need to be bred or should I just wait until her appetite reappears?
Thanks

Replies (8)

Jeff Clark Jun 08, 2004 01:47 PM

phiff1,
. If that is the reason she is not eating she should restart feeding pretty quickly.
Jeff

>>what should I do? Does she need to be bred or should I just wait until her appetite reappears?
>>Thanks

phiff1 Jun 08, 2004 03:11 PM

np

Sunshine Jun 08, 2004 11:07 PM

When did you cool her and when did she eat last? How old is she?

phiff1 Jun 09, 2004 08:59 AM

its been a cool spring as well. She is probably 2 and a half years and 4 and a half feet long.

Jeff Clark Jun 10, 2004 09:15 AM

Phiff1,
. If your room was cooler during the spring and winter it may be that the cage is now too warm and this could be the reason your snake is not eating. When a young growing BRB stops eating there may be something wrong. The list of possible reasons is VERY long and you need to consider all of them.
Jeff

>>its been a cool spring as well. She is probably 2 and a half years and 4 and a half feet long.

phiff1 Jun 15, 2004 11:52 AM

She still hasn't eaten. I have been told by the dealer I bought her from that she is probably looking to breed...

Jeff Clark Jun 19, 2004 09:43 PM

phiff1,
. Vet visits can be expensive. Before you go to the vet I think you should look at everything going on with your snake and try to find something that you might be doing that has or is causing the snake to not eat. Most snake health problems are caused by mistakes in husbandry. If you get the husbandry right you will not often need help from a vet. What is the temperature and humidity at the warm and cool ends of the cage?
Good luck,
Jeff

>>She still hasn't eaten. I have been told by the dealer I bought her from that she is probably looking to breed...

phiff1 Jun 09, 2004 09:08 AM

np

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