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Feeding

J

Jtcorn

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Hey seems i am having a problem with feeding. Snake has not ate in like two weeks and the last two times i have tried to feed him he acts like he wants to take it but never does. he will play with it for a min then go away and if i try to keep getting him to eat he gets real aggressive and just backs up in strikes at it. i hope bye him doing this does not mean he is becoming aggressive all the time now, jw what everybody else thought was wrong with it. Seems he would definitly bite he if i picked him up at that time.
Thanks Joe
 
Two weeks is not a long time for a snake to go without food. The BEST thing to do is leave him alone with it, he is probably stressed out from you constantly tossing it near his face. Just slit the f/t mouse on the head prior to thawing, warm it up, and leave it with him over night. Remember not to offer him food constantly, that can cause stress. If he does not want to eat, you can refreeze the mouse once and wait for another week and try again. If he does not eat it that time, toss the mouse to the trash or to scavengers and wait another week and try with another mouse. Since it is cooler out now, what are your temps like? Could he possibly be too cold? Snakes are finicky little things, and sometimes small changes can affect their behaviors.
 
Ok sounds good. Ya ive prolly just stressted him out and temps is about like normal i been keeping it up than usually bc its cold down here mostly now in NC. so but i will leave him alone for a few weeks. thanks
 
He may be going into a shedding phase or wants to hybernate. I'd just leave him alone for now an check on him in a few days or week.
 
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