ok Now its time to take action !!!

Ok so I bought my female Pinstripe in beginnign of Feb and she hasn't eaten at all for me her weight has been just about the same up until last week or so I noticed a small difference in weight (don't have a scale I'm judging by holding her) I've tried feeding her F/T, I've tried live mice and rats. I don't handle her as much as I handle everyone else due to the fact that she hasn't eaten for me. Her temps are all fine. I want to try an ASF does anyone know where I can get one or if I have to buy a few in the Philadelphia area. If found a guy on fauna but he never got back to me. I'm not tooo concerned but I am lol . Also she is 500 grams, well that's what the breeder told me her weight was

Have you tried using gerbil bedding to season a mouse or rat first? Leaving a F/T in the hide over night or putting her in a large paper bag with one?

I had a 1200 gram albino that hadn't eaten for me for 6 months. I was really trying to keep her off of ASFs and finally got her to eat a mouse. I don't know that I would give in at 2.5 months just yet if it's hard for you to get ASFs. If that's the route you want to take, though, I would look online. I have found a site or two where you can buy them frozen.

Scales are cheap in the kitchen section at wal mart. I might be a good investment so you can keep up with her weight.

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I would probably buy a scale to track her weight.

I would also say you should try not handling her at all for a couple of weeks to see if that helps.

But mainly I would re-check the husbandry in case something isn't working for her - be it security, temps or maybe even a bedding preference. :cool:

Did you ask the breeder to run through exactly how he housed her and how he prepares and offers the prey?

Sometimes that highlights differences.


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I wish I had the ability to turn off my hunger meter lol........I have a hognose who eats like ever couple months and then his buddy who is the same age eats like a piggy (no pun intended) :)

You should really get a scale and check the weight. I bought a pastel at an expo in november and she only ate once since then, hasnt lost any wieght at all... well, maybe 5 grams. Anywho it seems unlikely that your snake has lost enough wieght for you to notice a differnece in 1-2 months.

NO offense to you personally, but every single time without exception that I see this on a forum:

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"Her temps are all fine"

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The reason that the animal is not eating is 100% of the time due to a husbandry issue.
Please do us a favour so that we may help you, elaborate as to your setup and temps please.

First thing I would do is recheck your husbandry. The temps you consider "fine" may actually be off, which is enough to put your snake off feed.

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Originally Posted by Kaorte

First thing I would do is recheck your husbandry. The temps you consider "fine" may actually be off, which is enough to put your snake off feed.

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Well my warm side is around 88 and my cools side is around 78 in a rack and considering the other 3 Bp's in the same Rack eat great i know for sure its not my husbandry .(not to sound cocky or ignorant by no means) I should have wrote my temps down in the first place

88 is a little cool for the warm side. Try bumping it up to 90*? Couldn't hurt!

What size tub is she in and does she have one or two hides?