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Greetings, Are you sure she is a female? My males average ~900 grams at 24 months, and my females ~1100g. Poor feeding behavior is common for a...

You don't say! Tell me more. I ask because overfeeding can lead to inconsistent feeding.

Your husbandry seems dialed in. I don’t see any issues there. I would hardly consider two missed feedings a hunger strike, especially for a BP. I’ve...

Quick afterthought- another way to give cover to (small) snakes in quarantine using only white paper towels is to simply crumple a few & loosely...

It is July 1st today and I thought I should check my eggs because it is 'getting to be about that time' where they start hatching. I checked my...

It sounds like you did all the right things for your snake in this situation. Homebody is correct that your snake's enclosure probably shielded him...

It doesn't sound to me like you have anything to worry about. Your snake would have received some protection from his enclosure. Also, smoke rises,...

Good points, but I don't think digestion got in the way. He last ate on May 31st, 13 days before he went into his hide. Even though it was a larger...

Growth spirt or more aberrant data? Only time will tell.

Snakes don't love paper towels*, that's for sure. Especially young ones- they need to feel safe by burrowing or squeezing into hides. She looks...

I swapped out the paper towel for substrate in her enclosure yesterday and Peaches seems to be enjoying it. She completely burrowed under the...

Update: Solana saw the vet yesterday. He is very confident that the eggs were already produced and had he made a larger incision would have...

In my experience with more snakes than I can count, sometimes they take longer to shed because unbeknownst to their keeper, they got another meal...

This is, probably, the best route. I may be able to rearrange the furniture in my living room to free a wall. That would give me enough room to...

Isn't it though? I wonder how that compares to other keepers' experiences with other species.

That is a long time, and interesting that he didn't come out at all! You just need to get a shelving unit that will allow for multiple 3x2s. :D

You're right! I do need another snake. And what's more, I deserve it. Let's see here. I'll need someplace to put it. I know! I'll buy a...

I only have ball pythons. I spot clean my bps every day in the early morning and they all seem to be sound asleep. On my days off I usually clean...

bcr229's advise is excellent. :gj: The bigger the snake & the bigger the potential bite, the more important it is to avoid experiencing that...

I've tap trained my boas and pythons, including my BRB's who simply ignore snoot boop taps and strike right past the hook, or my retics who have...

That's how I ended up with many more snakes, lol. I missed the interaction & activity so much when they were in shed- it does feel like "forever" if...

As Homebody suggested, you might try feeding at random times, & hope they don't end up wanting food constantly, day or night, instead of only at...

I'm no behaviorist, but you could try varying your feed times between night and day. That way they will no longer strongly associate light or dark...

Wiggles shed yesterday. I expected it because he'd been holding up in his sky hide for a long time, and because it had been 150 days since his last...

I’ve been following this thread and honestly… I always wonder if I’m doing the right thing when it comes to feeding routines. My first snake was...

Many snakes like to take a dump where they feel very secure...that's often in their hide, so if an enclosure is set up in such a way that it's hard...

I think privacy/security trumps accessibility. That said, you should be able to remove your snake from it's hide if you have to. Pics would help us...