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Feeding during breeding season
How much does everyone feed during the breeding season? I have been offering all my breeding snakes food every week to 10 days. However, since I started cooling them, many refuse to eat. My male pastel, who was a very solid feeder, hasn't taken a meal since I introduced the first female to him. I give him 3-4 days alone between females, and usually offer him a small meal. He wont eat. It's been almost two months. Many of my aggressive feeding females have significantly slowed down, and a couple are refusing food all together as well. I know many snakes will slow down during breeding season, but should I be worried? My male pastel weighed about 1500g going into the breeding season, so he had plenty of weight. But definitely notice him getting a little thinner.
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Re: Feeding during breeding season
I have males\females that continue to pound food weekly and i have males\females that have refused food since the start of breeding season. Really all depends on the snake. As long as its got good weight i wouldnt be worried about it. Unless he\she is dropping weight at an alarming rate it is normal for this to be happening
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Re: Feeding during breeding season
My male BP, though not anywhere near any other snakes, just got off a 3 and a half month "Hunger Strike". He's fine.
Are you sure he's getting thinner? Or are you just worried... It happens to the best of us.... I've never bred before so I don't know what the situation is in moving snakes around, but if you get a chance in the next 2 or 3 weeks weigh him and see if there is any weight loss. If its only been 2 weeks then I doubt there will be anything wrong with him now.
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