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  • 05-17-2011, 02:17 PM
    humpee316
    Re: Any of your snakes still Fasting?
    my year and a half year old male went from Nov 20,2010 to May 5,2011..started out at 595 G and was 495 G when he resumed feeding.Another possibility you may want checked out is maybe a visit to your vet.as it turned out he had an RI arks Respiratory infection that took 2 different antibiotics to cure.watch her behavior when shes active,look for mucous bubbles in the mouth,see if she props her head up more than usual.and sometimes an audible wheezing hopefully she is just being a BP,as you probably know they can be very picky eaters.hope this helps and good luck
  • 05-17-2011, 05:02 PM
    psycho
    She's 2 1/2 yrs old so I'm thinking she's an adult already... before she went off feeding she would feed on pre-killed medium sized rats... I also previously tried to offer her a small rat just how I did last year when she resume feeding but this time she just shows no type of interest in it... should I get a smaller rat?
  • 05-17-2011, 05:09 PM
    psycho
    One more thing she is more active than the previous months & I also hear some type of wheezing u could say but it's rare when she does it... I took her to the vet & gladly she doesn't have RI... she still seems to do it 'til todays date but like I said it's very very rare when she does it... what can this be? Also no she doesn't have shed stuck in her nostrils or anything like that
  • 05-17-2011, 05:28 PM
    zues
    My longest fasting male just started eating again last week. He is always the first to stop eating and the last to start back. He is a breeding machine. He will try to breed anything he can get ahold of including other males. He had been off feed since Nov. I only had one female for him this year and I think he was holding out hoping I would throw him a few more.
  • 05-17-2011, 06:36 PM
    Kymberli
    Have you tried offering live small prey? Maybe even offer a mouse instead of rat. I know that sometimes it can be difficult to switch them from mice to rats, but some BPs seem to prefer the taste of mice. Might be worth a try to get him to start eating again then worry about switching back to rats when he's eating steadily.

    As for the "very rare" wheezing sound, it could be a small, almost unnoticeable piece of stuck shed in his nose causing this, since you said the vet has cleared him of having a respiratory infection.

    Also, you should refer to THIS thread addressing a similar dilemma. There has been a few good tips and tricks given to encourage feeding. :)
  • 05-17-2011, 07:18 PM
    seeya205
    It is unusual for a female to go off feed during breeding season! During this time they usually eat like crazy! If she is very active then it is probably stress related! I would cover all the sides and top and make sure she as a tight fitting hide on each end of the tank! I would leave her completely allow for a week then try feeding. That will reduce the stress and hopefully she will start eating! Good luck!
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