Yet another feed question

[jtman]

Ok, so my new het albino male (the one who bit me) didnt eat the live mouse i presented to him. I left it in there for about 35 minutes. He always kept an eye on it and seemed to be in a striking stance the whole time! He never went for it though... Should I consider this a refused feed? When should I try again? Thanks for your help

JT

[TekWarren]

If one of my snakes refuses food I usually skip the next day and try again the second day.



And this is just personal preference but I don't feed my hets live...

[Shelby]

If any of mine doesn't eat, I wait until the next feeding day.

[Adam_Wysocki]

When I get new snakes in that sometimes refuse food at first, I wait until the following week and try them again.

If they consistently refuse food, check your temps and security. They may need some balled up newspaper to help them settle in.

And for what it's worth, I feed my lessers, pins, stripes, and other high end morphs live with great confidence ... rock on with your hets!!

-adam

[jtman]

Well, i put the mouse in for him again, but after 10 minutes or so he seemed totally uninterested. Just to see i put the mouse in with the female het and the mouse didnt last 2 minutes. I guess she was still hungry. Should i not have given her a 2nd mouse?

[elevatethis]

I'm sure the girl was happy and full. As for the male, just give him a week or even two to settle in. I mean, some just need more time. Others, like a female I actually brought home today, ate before she probably even warmed back up from being outside.

Just try to avoid unnecessary handling and he'll come around!

[frankykeno]

Some just take more time to settle in and get on a strong feeding routine. Try to not offer the prey too often as this can lead to the opposite thing you want. If we get a refusal we just leave them till the next scheduled feeding day but also we immediately check for any other reason they might have refused. Husbandry, a change in routine, a difference in the prey, over handling, health, impending shed...whatever.

Some snakes have certain "tricks". One of ours won't eat unless the room is dark. We have another that would snarf down prey if the Mormon Tabernacal Choir was performing in the livingroom LOL.

We feed live to some of our snakes, our het albino from Adam being one of them. Feed how you want and what your snake will accept as long as any of the means of feeding provide a good healthy meal in a responsible manner.


~~Jo~~