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snakes won't eat

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  • 03-04-2012, 04:05 PM
    sasT
    snakes won't eat
    Hi,
    I have 8 snakes who used to eat nicely but most of them stopped like 2 months ago, today for the first time none of them ate (they aren't breeding size yet; most of them are about 450g) .. now I know this is because of winter but my question is as follows: when are they expected to start eating again? and do others have similar issues with feeding problems?
    thank you and best regards
  • 03-04-2012, 04:15 PM
    Stewart_Reptiles
    Re: snakes won't eat
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by sasT View Post
    when are they expected to start eating again?

    Depends on the animal and it depends on the setup. Sometimes adjusting your husbandry helps the animal resume feeding a little faster.

    Generally speaking anything under 800/1000 grams will eat voraciously if kept in optimum conditions. Of course there are exception but they are obviously rare.

    If the temps drop if the enclosure is too large creating stress over time, if the animals are handled too often this may lead to refusal.
  • 03-04-2012, 04:27 PM
    heathers*bps
    Re: snakes won't eat
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by deborah View Post
    depends on the animal and it depends on the setup. Sometimes adjusting your husbandry helps the animal resume feeding a little faster.

    Generally speaking anything under 800/1000 grams will eat voraciously if kept in optimum conditions. Of course there are exception but they are obviously rare.

    If the temps drop if the enclosure is too large creating stress over time, if the animals are handled too often this may lead to refusal.

    x2!!
  • 03-04-2012, 04:30 PM
    Bill T
    same as ^
  • 03-04-2012, 08:40 PM
    RestlessRobie
    Re: snakes won't eat
    Dont you hate when they wont eat? Mine went off feed around the first of Dec and just started eating again first of this month hope this helps :P
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