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OK. I have written 3 different boards about this and I haven't had any success with the advice. I have a baby albino burmese python I acquired two months ago. She has not eaten on her own since I got her. She had mites (which I got rid of) and I took her to the vet to have her de-wormed and she got a clean bill of health. She still does not eat. I have tried everything. The temps and humidity are perfect and she is on a 12/12 day night cycle, so it isn't environmental. She doesn't even seem stressed out; she is fine when i take her out and she explores her cage vs. hiding all the time. I have two hides in the cage as well, so again, it is NOT environmental. I have NEVER seen a burmese not eat and I am very worried. She is INCREDIBLY skinny; can't even shed properly because she is too skinny. I have force fed her twice, but I prefer not to do that. I have offered all different sizes of food all the way down to pinkie mice. I have tried live and prekilled. I have wasted SOOOOO many rodents trying to feed this snake. She isn't even interested. She doesn't get the feeding response at all. What in the HELL is the problem?? Please, somebody PLEASE help me!

Thanks
Hugo

Soooo...I think writing on this board did the trick LOL Literally RIGHT after I composed this post, she FINALLY ATE! I should probably delete this post, but I am just so ecstatic that she ate.

Good Day

Hugo

Hi!

"OK. I have written 3 different boards about this and I haven't had any success..."

See! You just had to come to the right forum. Ha! Ha! Seriously, though; I'm glad to hear she finally ate on her own. However, I doubt that she's out of the woods, yet - meaning that I suspect she's not completely OK now.

This - "She had mites....., ....can't even shed properly because she is too skinny." tells me that she's most likely dehydrated. Whether a snake is skinny, normal or fat, doesn't affect it's ability to shed. Mites, lack of humidity and body fluids, will.

If you'll give a good description of your setup (size, heat source, etc...) and it's actual temperatures & humidity levels we'll try to help you make it the best it can be so your albino Burmese Python can live to be the best it can be.

Have a good one!
HH
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