well that's a bummer....

[OreoGaborio]

Since I got Trigger in early January he hasn't refused a meal once.... tonight it was the first no-go. i have a feeling it was cuz I slacked off & let the humidity drop to about 45%. I shoulda done some housekeeping & misted last night. I should probably do a tank cleaning, too. i spotted a couple clumps of urates hidin in there. guess it's time to spot clean the substrate.

i threw the mouse back in the freezer & am gonna give it another whirl tomorrow night.

the interesting thing is once he smelled the mouse he was VERY interested & came out almost right away... came out a good 6" lookin all around.... i put the mouse in there, holding it w/ my ghetto tongs & he struck almost IMMEDIATELY, but missed pretty bad after that i made the mouse do a little jigg for a while & he slowly went from interested to "uhg, leave me alone"

[JamminJonah]

My only suggestion would be with prey heat. He may have missed because the prey may have been cold. A hair dryer for like two minutes on the head will work or heating additionally with light or heating pad. My guy missed, i threw the mouse under a hairdryer for like two minutes and presto!
other than that who knows?
sometimes a snake just won't eat, just watch his size and check vent and mouth and go to the vet if it lasts a while or you haven't been in a year or so. Or who knows maybe he'll eat next feeding attempt (might want to wait a day or two just to prevent additional stress).
:0)

[wendy]

that's a suck...this time time of year is tricky for me cuz i like to open all the doors and windows. i need to pay xtra close attn to temps & humidity...

btw.....ghetto tonges? enlighten me....please...(hands?)dah.

[OreoGaborio]

mouse was warm enough... definitely warmer than my hand. i'm not too worried, just bummed he finally ended his streak i'll mist before hand, get the humidity back up to par for next time.... and i'll be suprised if he doesn't take it then... if he doesn't, then i MIGHT start worrying

[OreoGaborio]

btw.....ghetto tonges? enlighten me....please...(hands?)dah.

hehehe, i bent up a coathanger w/ aim like his, there's no way i'm gonna hold that thing w/ my bare hands

[wendy]

hehehe, i bent up a coathanger w/ aim like his, there's no way i'm gonna hold that thing w/ my bare hands

hey, good thinkin'.....i usta get silly and tail them every once in while...