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Originally Posted by hypnoctopus
The behavior sounds like typical breeding season behavior, but the fact that he's lost a lot of weight is worrying. Have you tried making the mouse more appetizing, either with braining it or heating it up extra hot? I would also try putting him in a container with the mouse (if you're not already doing that) instead of feeding him in his enclosure.
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I thought so too, but it’s just worrying since he’s never gone off feeding in the last 10 years..
I have not tried braining it yet, and I’m not too familiar with how to heat it up? But I am getting desperate and will have to give it a shot next week.
Could the scar on his nose be bothering him enough to stop eating as well? He also has a few tiny scale injuries on the largest part of his body from rubbing against a rock I have in his enclosure (I’ve removed it now, but I initially put it there to help him shed.) And I’ve been applying polysporin to the scars for the last 2 weeks. Regardless of the scars, he stopped eating even before he injured himself. I’ve also heard of people trying to feed their injured snakes smaller mice while they are healing?
Thanks!