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jaw damage? please read

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palmiro

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as i wrote in another post: "i first gave him a BIG rat (big for what he was used to until that moment). he tried to eat it first but then let it go. i left it overnight and the next morning the rat was gone.
next meal was a smaller prey and he didnt eat it.
next was a small mice, and ate it.. but like he was doing me a favour.
now im back on bigger mice but he's not eating from two weeks now.. and as wmdude102086's snake, he SCARED of its prey.
what should i do?
the snake is healthy, he's moving a lot (so i'm guessing he's spending quite some energy) and does not have any other health issues. he just got through some moving (twice in 3 weeks) and now he's settled in my new home and it's been 2 weeks. "

i saw him adjust his jaw quite a some times, and not after meals. i was wondering if that first big rat was too big for his mouth, and in some ways damaged him and now he's in pain and won't eat for this reason.

what do you think?

he never skipped a meal in two years and a half
 
Without a picture to see if it looks like his jaw is out of alignment it's difficult to tell. It is most likely not related at all though. What is probably going on is your snake has reached sexual maturity and is cruising it's home looking for a mate. Completely normal, try offering a small prey item every 10 days or so. As long as your snake is good and healthy a few skipped meals won't hurt.
 
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