Hypancistrus
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I am currently keeping 12 snakes (1 of which belongs to my sister) Of these 12, I have noticed that some of them are 100% on with regards to feeding. They eat every week, they strike right away and swallow right away and NOTHING is going to stop them. Others are on and off. My corn snake, Hokie, seems to be one of these of late. He is 2 years old and I am beginning to think he just isn't hungry every week. He seems to strike hard and fast one week, and utterly refuses the week after. My albino Nelson's is by far my flightiest feeder-- I usually have to imprison him with his mouse in order to get him to feed. And then there's my boa, who is incredibly fussy as well-- she is now feeding only on live rat pups and refuses all else. For a while she ate F/T mice but those days are gone. And when I put the rat pup in, she sits and watches it for at least 20 minutes before even attempting to strike and constrict.
Does anyone else have these issues? Tara's snakes, with the exception of the hog baby, seem to eat every week, no problems. I feed mine in the afternoon-- perhaps this is the issue? Maybe I should feed later? Or maybe I just have picky snakes.....
Does anyone else have these issues? Tara's snakes, with the exception of the hog baby, seem to eat every week, no problems. I feed mine in the afternoon-- perhaps this is the issue? Maybe I should feed later? Or maybe I just have picky snakes.....