Assist Feeding??

Offer live and SMALLER meals. Dont offer anything large till feeding resumes. And also offer every 10-14 days to give more time in-between each offer.

Brian Gundy's mentioned that males will go off feed during the breeding season, not go back on, and die. Wouldn't you want to assist feed at some point?

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Originally Posted by stevepoppers

Brian Gundy's mentioned that males will go off feed during the breeding season, not go back on, and die. Wouldn't you want to assist feed at some point?

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I have never heard of this happening. I have heard of them going off feed but they always get back on feed at some point assuming all of the husbandry is on point.

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Originally Posted by Kaorte

I don't really think so. I think a 100g weight loss over 2 months for an off feed snake that is nearly 800g sounds pretty normal.

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Really? I've never experienced them losing that much so I was concerned. She is drinking water so I'm guessing she is just on a fast for now.

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Originally Posted by RichsBallPythons

Offer live and SMALLER meals. Dont offer anything large till feeding resumes. And also offer every 10-14 days to give more time in-between each offer.

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Tried many different sizes. Tried with with mice, rats, and ASF's. I use newspaper for bedding and they guy I got her from used cypress mulch. I just changed her over to cypress today and I'm gunna wait about 2 weeks and try again.

Ive heard that gerbils can help with a fast to so I might give that a shot.

I would not try a gerbil unless you have a steady supply of them and can afford them.

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Originally Posted by stevepoppers

Brian Gundy's mentioned that males will go off feed during the breeding season, not go back on, and die. Wouldn't you want to assist feed at some point?

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if a male didn't eat after breeding season and died, I bet it lost a whole lot more than 100 grams, which is a little less than 4 ounces. I have alot of males that eat durning breeding season and they are being used for breeding.

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Originally Posted by stevepoppers

Brian Gundy's mentioned that males will go off feed during the breeding season, not go back on, and die. Wouldn't you want to assist feed at some point?

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if a male died from not eating after breeding season, I bet it lost alot more than 100 grams. I breed a 6 month old male fire last year which is pretty young, I breed him only to one female. I heard of breeding young snakes to death by breeding them to too many females.

Well, wouldn't you want to assist feed, rather than let it die if it were going to?

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Originally Posted by stevepoppers

Well, wouldn't you want to assist feed, rather than let it die if it were going to?

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Well obviously if it was on the verge of death, this snake is clearly not.