Not eating

The girl I rescued about a week ago hasn't eaten in over a month and had lost almost 100 grams. Her husbandry is all correct but she won't eat anything. I finally tried assist feeding and she just spit it back up after getting all the way up until the ASFs tail. She was about 1780 grams when I got her now she's down to like 1700. What should I do?

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Well given her size, try on a weekly basis. She has significant size, so she should be fine for a few months. Also, it seems like few if any would assist feed an adult as it is usually for baby BPs.

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Originally Posted by Jon14

Well given her size, try on a weekly basis. She has significant size, so she should be fine for a few months. Also, it seems like few if any would assist feed an adult as it is usually for baby BPs.

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I would normally never try it but she lost so much weight so quickly and not knowing what she went through before coming into my possession. I wanted to make sure she had any chance to eat.

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Where did you rescue her from? In mammals and fish, internal parasites can cause lack of appetite and rapid weight loss. She may need a fecal done by a vet to check (have to wait until Tuesday since it's a holiday weekend...and wait for a sample:)) I'm not 100% sure about how parasites work in snakes, but 80g in a week seems very fast to me. I also would not try force feeding yet, might just stress her more if she is not feeling well...maybe someone else will be more helpful.