I'm not really woried.... but flustrated a little.

[Aes_Sidhe]

I got this nice YB male in April. Is a great boy O7 proven breeder. Is really great little shy boy but his feeding manners sometimes get me great headache.

This is his chart
http://iherp.com/HerpTrack/Tracking/...AnimalID=43794


Enclosure is RBI rack 32qt tubs he have medium RBI hide water of course, sanichip are substrate temps and humidity on spot.


My Question is should I be stubborn on F/T or I should try Live small rat... or is just because Breeding season starts and I should find him a Girlfriend ?? ?

[RichsBallPythons]

IF hes got the weight move him to every 2 weeks feeding during breeding.

Males need to be slowed down on feedings during breeding as they become lazy when they are well fed. Ive noticed they breed better on a content stomach rather a stuffed stomach.

I feed breeding males every 10 days in winter and every 5 in summer.

[sookieball]

IF hes got the weight move him to every 2 weeks feeding during breeding.

Males need to be slowed down on feedings during breeding as they become lazy when they are well fed. Ive noticed they breed better on a content stomach rather a stuffed stomach.

I feed breeding males every 10 days in winter and every 5 in summer.

wow! i thought i was the only one who liked keeping his males plump. my male pastel is a 09 and weighs in at 1000grams. he's a monster eater.

but, he too is being a little stuburn on the feedings because i stoped putting him with his lady because she is in shed, but they've been hooking up since early sept/late july.

that could be why yours doesn't seem to big on the feeding right now.

[RichsBallPythons]

My males are big just i slow their feedings down in winter months to keep them willing to breed rather sit there lazy digesting large meals.

I dont go out plumping up young males fast as there's no need for huge males since they breed as young as 4 months of age.

Once males get a taste of female they will eat maybe once during breeding season, never eat, or eat like nothing changes.

[Aes_Sidhe]

Problem is I dont Plan Breeding him This year I dont even have a female for him yet... I bought him as Proven breeder so he was with girl before and he constantly refusing Food last Month... is just a Time of the year ??

Damn he's feeding Habits are worse That My females i had before...
I pooped him yesterday and yes he producing Sperm Plugs...

Just what You Thing stay with F/T or Try Live ??

[coldbloodaddict]

If he wants live, feed him live...

[btsd]

Sometimes my snakes are stubborn so I give them a live rat to get them back into feeding mode. Then at their next feeding I go back to f/t and they usually eat f/t again for a while.

[Aes_Sidhe]

Ok so i go to my local PETLAND store and pick up nice live small/medium rat (70g). What i noticed when i put it (in box) on empty shelf in my rack after only 10 minutes Odin was sitting in his hide with 1/3 body out s-shaped ready for strike... I used to defrost my F/T in empty tub as well and dont get effect like that... I think they just dont smell good enough for him. He of course strike kill and eat live rat without any problem.

I think I just need to look for different source of F/T rats. My local PETLAND carry frozen but too big.. smallest they have weight way over 100g and deliveries are to irregular this is why i was forced to get F/T in PETCO. Now i see that was mistake...

Anyway I'll check few more places for right sized F/T if I dont find them I'll stick to live.

My biggest issue against feeding live was my roommate who just dont want to have live rats in the house.. but lately he give up

Anyway I'm happy that he eat ... we'll see what will happen within next couple weeks.