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Its going on 6 weeks since his last meal...
Its about to be 6 weeks since Lithir (western hognose) last ate.. I though for sure he would eat right after his shed (almost 2 weeks ago now), but he still hasn't.
His humidity is back to normal. I stopped misting as soon as he shed his skin. His temps are staying at around 85ish on the warm side, and he's been spending most of his time on the warm side as of late. His tank is set up with one basking rock/hide (its a cave with the top flat for basking) on the warm side with a heating lamp pointing toward that hide. Then there is a smaller cave hide in the center of the tank and on the other end there is his water dish which is big enough for him to get in if he wants (though he doesn't).
Any advice about getting him to start eating?
He hasn't lost any weight, though I don't have a scale so I don't know that for sure..
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Re: Its going on 6 weeks since his last meal...
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I've tried the appropriate size f/t mouse (what he's been eating.. which is baby mice that have been weaned for a few weeks). I tried a smaller mouse (freshly weaned) than that (f/t). A living fuzzy mouse.
Last edited by Awaiting Abyss; 01-21-2014 at 06:18 PM.
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Re: Its going on 6 weeks since his last meal...
I'd get a scale and keep track of his weight for now. Walmart and Target have decent scales for $12-20. The snake may be brumating or whatnot. I remember seeing a couple posts back in the fall where hoggies will decrease or stop eating in the fall/winter months. Much like a lot of colubrids do. Yours might be doing this late in the year/season.
How old is he?
-Yar 
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Well, he's been off and on eating since about October-November. Usually eating once every 3 weeks.
He is roughly 1 year and 1/2. When I got him in July they told me they didn't know his exact age because he was traded to them, but they said he was under one year. He's about a foot and half long.
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I would bump the warm side up a bit if possible, could he be thinking it's time to brumate?
-Devon
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Re: Its going on 6 weeks since his last meal...
 Originally Posted by Badgemash
I would bump the warm side up a bit if possible, could he be thinking it's time to brumate?
Okay. To what temp? 90?
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Re: Its going on 6 weeks since his last meal...
Mine are at 90 because that's what my first ones breeder had him at. Mine eat off and on also. They are never consistent.
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