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  • 09-19-2012, 02:19 PM
    ZBP
    Feeding
    Hey everyone, I was just wondering if anyone could give me some advice on what to do with my spider het albino female. I moved up to college and brought all my snakes with me and all of them are eating but her. It's been 5-6 weeks so not too long and i'm not really worried because she hasn't lost a significant amount of weight (20-30g tops) but I was wondering if you guys think I should keep trying to feed her F/T rats or should I go pick up a live feeder rat and see if she will eat it. I would like her to start eating again because I want her to get up to weight with my other females but she is still my biggest girl so I am not worried about her not making it by next season. Thanks everyone!

    My set up is a CB-70 (7) rack and I keep the humidity from 55-70% depending on if I just got back from class or if I just misted and the warm side ranges form 88-92 depending on the tub and the cool side is 80-82 which is a little warm but we have had some warmer weather and it will cool down soon. I have 2 hides for each snake and they are on paper towels. (Provided this information so you can assess if my husbandry is a problem or not).
  • 09-19-2012, 03:25 PM
    Mike41793
    I wouldnt worry about it yet. How do you offer the rat?

    I would try braining it and leaving it in there overnight to see if she eats it.
  • 09-19-2012, 03:28 PM
    Annarose15
    Re: Feeding
    I wouldn't worry about it either. I'd probably wait two weeks before the next offering, and then leave overnight if she doesn't take it.
  • 09-19-2012, 09:29 PM
    ZBP
    I have been leaving the food over night each time I offer, she has never taken it from my hand but she usually takes it over night.

    What do you mean by braining it?
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