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Lesser not eating..

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  • 09-04-2011, 05:51 PM
    RichieBoo
    Lesser not eating..
    I have had my lesser for a year and for the last 6 months she seems to not want to eat .....i got her to eat on 6-25-11 and 8-8-11...so basically she has only eating twice in 6 months...she is 15 months old and for the first 6 months she ate great and then the winter fast came and she still seems not wanting to eat......the temps are great and everyone else is doing great in the rack...NEED some HELP......any ideals......thanks RichieBoo
  • 09-04-2011, 05:57 PM
    Simplex
    How mich weight has she lost?
  • 09-04-2011, 06:07 PM
    sho220
    What have you tried? F/T, live, rats, mice, ASF's, smaller prey items, tried in the a.m.?
  • 09-04-2011, 06:27 PM
    DC Reptiles
    sometimes ball pythons just do that, when I had a shipment of 10 girls come in from florida last year they went 7 months without eating, now they are eating like champs. They didn't lose much weight. As long as yours is not I would not be to worried. Make sure your temps are right and humidity though
  • 09-04-2011, 06:29 PM
    PitOnTheProwl
    Weight would be my first question as well??
    What was she and what is she now?
  • 09-04-2011, 06:48 PM
    PolishPython
    Re: Lesser not eating..
    Define Great temps ???? for everyone to better understand.
  • 09-04-2011, 10:03 PM
    RichieBoo
    Re: Lesser not eating..
    she is around 680 grams she was in the high 700s...and the temps are 91 and 80...tried frozen and live small mice, rat pups and small rats..im about to try LOBSTER....only kidding....
  • 09-06-2011, 06:57 PM
    wax32
    Sometimes they just do that! I have a male that went a few months without eating and then ate 5 or 6 times in a row, then skipped a couple times, then ate once, then nothing for a couple months. Right now he is eating again, so I am crossing my toes.... He's weird! But also not atypical. :D
  • 09-06-2011, 07:51 PM
    Strictlymorphsuk
    Re: Lesser not eating..
    Are you sure the snake is not dehydrated at all? A method I have used with bad feeders is to put them in a small rub full of water as a rehydration therapy for a couple of hours, then place them in a smaller enclosure in a really quiet and dark area and cover them so not as to disturb them al all for a couple of weeks. Then try feeding again. It's worked for me many times. Best of luck whatever you try.
  • 09-06-2011, 08:25 PM
    RichieBoo
    Re: Lesser not eating..
    Thanks for the help...i will try that and see what happens...thanks again.. RichieBoo
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