Does it matter?

Does it matter that my male BP whose age im not sure of is only about 125? Ive had him since February 18th and he hasnt gained anything since ive been weighing him. Ive only been weighing since March though. He also refuses to eat once a week. He eats every two instead. I can put the fuzzy in there and he wont attempt to eat it just sniff it. he stop eating from feb 28th to april 5th so since ive owned him hes had 4 meals...today makes his 4th. i just feel like he should be bigger. Am i doing something wrong???

Well since he's only getting a fuzzy every other week that explains why he's not getting any bigger...

You need to feed more then one fuzzy. Still offer every seven days,( at that size i would feed every five days) when he does eat make sure you offer more then one fuzzy.

If a BP isn't eating regularly, it can be because of many reasons. Much of the time, it's because they just want to try our patience!

Usually, though, a happy BP will eat. Double check your temperatures, humidity, size of tank/tub, does he have hides? Does he feel secure? Do you feed in his enclosure? How often do you handle him? How often do you offer food? Is he a mouser? Are you offering live or F/T?

One of mine is just a picky eater. She just doesn't want to eat. Even though her setup is identical to all my others, she's just picky. I'm happy when she eats every other week, but many times, she'll wait 4 weeks between. She did do better when I got her a hide--usually don't use them with snakes larger than 600 grams.

If you're handling him a lot before feeding, stop. Maybe try really late at night, when things have been quieted down for an hour or so before feeding. If you're removing him to feed him in another enclosure, try feeding him in his tank/tub.

Maybe you could try scenting the area for 15-30 minutes before you offer food. Let him start smelling the rat before he ever has a chance to go after it.

Another thing could be that he's sick. I wouldn't just jump to that conclusion, though. Check all your husbandry first, and then narrow down on others.

Good luck!

Fuzzy mice are much too small. That would probably be the main reason he isn't growing. He should at least be eating hoppers IMO.

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Originally Posted by WarriorPrincess90

Fuzzy mice are much too small. That would probably be the main reason he isn't growing. He should at least be eating hoppers IMO.

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Maybe, maybe not. Pics would help. If this guy is as tiny as it sounds fuzzys maybe ok.
@ the OP, the rodent should be as big or slightly larger then the thickest part of the snake.

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Originally Posted by MissKayla

Does it matter that my male BP whose age im not sure of is only about 125?

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Originally Posted by Rob

Maybe, maybe not. Pics would help. If this guy is as tiny as it sounds fuzzys maybe ok.
@ the OP, the rodent should be as big or slightly larger then the thickest part of the snake.

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125 grams. Definitely needs more than a fuzzy every other week.

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Originally Posted by LGray23

125 grams. Definitely needs more than a fuzzy every other week.

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I completely agree on more then every other week. I would feed a snake that size every five days. But the size of rodent is the question. With out Pictures, we can't really tell if hoppers or fuzzys are the more appropriate food item. My guess is hoppers can most likely be offered.

Even at the smallest I've never fed less than a hopper, so fuzzies to me are pointless. Even without pictures, the fact that it has gained nothing since February shows it's eating too small of meals.

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Originally Posted by LGray23

fact that it has gained nothing since February shows it's eating too small of meals.

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Very true. I think the frequency is the biggest issue though.