Hi,

My snake ate for the first time since November yesterday, which I am extremely happy about! He ate two frozen/thawed adult mice.

My snake still looked hungry, sniffing the spot where I put his mice (about three inches away from his hide), and looking around. After posting a thread here, and not getting any type of reply, I called my local veterinarian. She said to go ahead and feed him again.

Well, after getting ten adult frozen mice from SuperPets (they have good quality feeder mice), and setting two out in a bag to thaw, and setting them in his enclosure, he ate both.

He went after the one with the nose bleed first (I'm guessing blood had to do with it?), and both of the mice from yesterday, and both of the mice from today, he dragged them back into his hide, then ate them.

Now I read that I should be feeding him every five days. This is when my questions start.

1. When should I stop feeding him every five days?

Now that he is finally eating, I'm not going to bother to feed him rats until all ten (now eight) mice are gone, and he has gained weight. I don't want to take any chances of him going off of feed again, I just want him to get back on a healthy schedule.

2. Is there any possible way to get him to eat rats?

All of my husbandry has been correct, I guess he just decided to eat, and now has started to. I am extremely happy, and of course my focus is on getting him to eat, I just had those two questions. It would be great if anyone could help at all

Thanks,
Mac