well that's a bummer....

Since I got Trigger in early January he hasn't refused a meal once.... tonight it was the first no-go. i have a feeling it was cuz I slacked off & let the humidity drop to about 45%. I shoulda done some housekeeping & misted last night. I should probably do a tank cleaning, too. i spotted a couple clumps of urates hidin in there. guess it's time to spot clean the substrate.

i threw the mouse back in the freezer & am gonna give it another whirl tomorrow night.

the interesting thing is once he smelled the mouse he was VERY interested & came out almost right away... came out a good 6" lookin all around.... i put the mouse in there, holding it w/ my ghetto tongs & he struck almost IMMEDIATELY, but missed pretty bad :P after that i made the mouse do a little jigg for a while & he slowly went from interested to "uhg, leave me alone" :thumbsdow

My only suggestion would be with prey heat. He may have missed because the prey may have been cold. A hair dryer for like two minutes on the head will work or heating additionally with light or heating pad. My guy missed, i threw the mouse under a hairdryer for like two minutes and presto!
other than that who knows?
sometimes a snake just won't eat, just watch his size and check vent and mouth and go to the vet if it lasts a while or you haven't been in a year or so. Or who knows maybe he'll eat next feeding attempt (might want to wait a day or two just to prevent additional stress).
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that's a suck...this time time of year is tricky for me cuz i like to open all the doors and windows. i need to pay xtra close attn to temps & humidity...

btw.....ghetto tonges? enlighten me....please...(hands?)dah.

mouse was warm enough... definitely warmer than my hand. i'm not too worried, just bummed he finally ended his streak ;) i'll mist before hand, get the humidity back up to par for next time.... and i'll be suprised if he doesn't take it then... if he doesn't, then i MIGHT start worrying :P

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Originally Posted by wendy

btw.....ghetto tonges? enlighten me....please...(hands?)dah.

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hehehe, i bent up a coathanger :D w/ aim like his, there's no way i'm gonna hold that thing w/ my bare hands :O :P

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Originally Posted by OreoGaborio

hehehe, i bent up a coathanger :D w/ aim like his, there's no way i'm gonna hold that thing w/ my bare hands :O :P

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hey, good thinkin'.....i usta get silly and tail them every once in while...