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My Green hasnt ate in 3.5 weeks to a month
It was 2 months when I got her. Should I be worried? I heard sometimes baby greens will just never accept food. Please help me to get her to eat! Anyone?

I would not even come close to a worry yet unless the snake is showing severe signs of being underweight. I highly doubt this is the case since my green went the first 6-7 months of her life without ever taking a meal. I gave some suggestions in response to your other post. Anyway, the green that went so long without food for me is doing great and eating pretty regularly (usually every time I attempt to feed her) and she is eating ft rats (unscented). Also remember greens have a tendancy to refuse food long before you notice signs of shedding.

I would not be overly concerned at this point as newborn greens can take anywhere from 1 to 4 months to begin feeding. Eunectes4 is correct in that the most effective feeder to start a green feeding is a day-old chick or other type of small bird. They will usually take these fresh killed or frozen thawed, only very rarely will a young green require a live chick. However, as Bill stated in an earlier post, chicken broth is a good alternative. I would try a young, prekilled, appropriately sized rat, soaked in canned chicken broth first, as this is much more convenient to acquire than chicks in most cases. Don't worry about imprinting their feeding on scented prey. I have never seen a young green that wouldn't switch over to unscented in a fairly short period. The important thing is to keep trying and be patient. Greens acclimate slowly in some cases so don't get too concerned unless a number of months have gone by or it starts to show a lot of weight loss. I have never seen a healthy young green that would not eventually start feeding after a few months. Also important is your setup. Make sure the environment is appropriate or you could easily jeopardize any feeding attempts (mid-80 temps, hidebox, etc). Good luck and let us know how it turns out.

Kelly