Reptile & Amphibian Forums

I switched my 7 month old blood over to f/t with no problem, he sucked one down about 2 weeks ago with no hesitation. I haven't been able to get him to eat since then, which doesn't worry me too much except that he's eaten at least once a week since I got him 5 months ago. He had his second perfect shed about a month ago, his breathing is fine, he's maintaining a healthy weight, and he's acting completely normal, except that he spends far more time on the cool end of his enclosure then he did before. Should I be worried?

I had some similar worries a few months back, with a similar background. I had just switched my snake to f/t, she ate the rat right away the first time, and was then hesitant for a few weeks. She'll eat consistently now provided I feed her late at night and don't disturb her for an hour or so... she also seems to like her rats towel dried, silly snake. Just keep trying and see what happens. No need to worry anytime soon.

As far as hanging out on the cooler side, what are the temps on the cool side?? I ended up getting a space heater to increase the ambient temps from 71 to 76 so I dont have to worry anymore. Bloods LIKE to be cooler than other snakes, so they'll often hang out where its cool. Its up to you to maintain their environment so they can hang out wherever they want and still maintain an acceptable body temperature. People will tell you they'll go warm up when they need to, but when fall started, my blood maintained a body temp of 70 degrees for a week, and I'm not exactly sure if thats healthy or not.

My best advice is for you to get a temp gun. You can point it right at your snake and find out what they're body temperature is. That way you know if they're cold or hot, and adjust your caging accordingly. TEMP GUNS ROCK!!! I can't believe it took me 2 years to get one, they're dirt cheap IMO.

Thanks for the advice..here is a pic I took of him yesterday..sorry its so big, I didnt have time to resize it.