I have a juvenile yellow anaconda that i have had for 3, almost 4 weeks now, and he is not eating. I know i should have gotten info about the snake like, if he is feeding and when he last fed, but the guy i bought him from didnt look like he knew so i just didnt ask him. The snake is about 2 ft long, and still has the neonatal orange coloration. I have tried fuzzy mice and hopper mice, and all he wants to do it bite the crap out of it to make it go away. I even left a hopper (that was still blind) in his cage for almost 3 days, and he didnt touch it. Tonight i tried giving him a goldfish, and he ignored it. I had experiences with baby snakes who didnt want to feed before, but i was wondering if anyone out there has info specific to yellow anacondas, and what might trigger a feeding response. I apreciate anyones time and help they could possibly give me. Thank you,
- Jon
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feeding baby yellows
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You should be trying rat pups. Get rid of the mice. A large goldfish might be taken but I highly doubt it would be interested in those feeder comets you see at the pet shops. Plus you're in for some really nasty poo if it does take a fish. lol.
3 to 4 weeks isn't really that long for it to be off feed while acclimating. However, not knowing when the last feeding was you should be keeping an eye out for any significant loss of body mass.
Get rid of the mice and try some fuzzy rats and then if that still dont work after a couple more weeks re post and we'll go from there.
Arik
I thought that was a more common trait among young greens? I have seen many many many yellow anacondas and all looked yellow to me. Anyway...lets hope the person selling it wasn't confused and you actually do have a yellow. Are you feeding live or ft? If ft try live or teasing. maybe scenting with another source would work as well. If you might have a green...try chicks. You can try rat pups but maybe hopper mice would be better for a live feeder as they will move more. Not worth not giving rat pups a try. I would try whatever.
Is the cage warm enough? I keep mine at 80 - 85 degrees. Most of the time they feed readily but when they don't seem interested I leave the rats in overnight and they are gone in the morning. I always feed frozen/ thawed rats. Good luck!
