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Ive had my gtp for at least 3 years. He wont eat white mice or rats and now he wont eat any at all. I got him to eat to mice 2 weeks or so ago. He use to stay in one place for a while after I fed him but now he goes around like hes looking for something like food. I tried to feed him twice in the last few days but he just killed the mouse and didnt eat it. I think hes underfed cause he wont eat what I give him.
Has any one else had any problems like this? WHat did you do to get your gtp to eat? and how long was it take to get your gtp to eat?

Any help would be appreciated!!

Id be willing to bet that your snake is a male, that is lookin' for love. This would explain his lack of appetite and increased exploration of his cage. He is looking for a mate. One of my longer term chondros never refused a meal until his third or fourth year. He went crazy breeding a female for a few months, and started eating again around the time she laid her eggs. If your snake is healthy and has good weight, he will be fine for several months. If you have a mature female, now is the time to introduce them. Good luck.

Ok thanks for the info. I would like to bread gtps but I only have the one and I dont know if hes a male. Maybe I'll see see if I can find some one with a female gtp.

>>Ok thanks for the info. I would like to bread gtps but I only have the one and I dont know if hes a male. Maybe I'll see see if I can find some one with a female gtp.

Just FYI it's not as easy as with a lot of other commonly kept species. You need to have an incubator set up well ahead of time to stabilize temps and humidity levels and the eggs are super sensitive to water drops (like to the extent that they'll rot if they get a drop on them and it's not dried off immediately).

Do your research WELL ahead of time about what you might be getting yourself into.

But I agree with the other poster... sounds just like my mature males.
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