Snake + Rat = BFF (pic)

One of my girls had been off feed since Christmas, and I finally got her to eat today by leaving a pre killed in with her.. I had tried everything else and don't like having to kill the rats myself, so it looks like I may be building a Co2 chamber soon if thats what she wants lol.

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Originally Posted by mischevious21

One of my girls had been off feed since Christmas, and I finally got her to eat today by leaving a pre killed in with her.. I had tried everything else and don't like having to kill the rats myself, so it looks like I may be building a Co2 chamber soon if thats what she wants lol.

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I tried leaving the F/T in with her overnight, too. It was still in there the next morning. :(


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He looks chubby. Sometimes they just dont want it....Eventually he´ll eat. When some of mine stops eating I keep offering F/T once a week.

How much does she weigh? She might have just hit the "wall" that happens around 800-1000g. My bf and I have a 800g normal that was pretty much on a food strike when we got her in September. We tried to offer every week then eventually every two weeks. She just got off strike early February. She lost 90g in that time frame too.

I don't think you're doing anything wrong. She is probably just being a rebellious teenager :P

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Originally Posted by Orenshi

How much does she weigh? She might have just hit the "wall" that happens around 800-1000g. My bf and I have a 800g normal that was pretty much on a food strike when we got her in September. We tried to offer every week then eventually every two weeks. She just got off strike early February. She lost 90g in that time frame too.

I don't think you're doing anything wrong. She is probably just being a rebellious teenager :P

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She weighs 1100g, so maybe that is the issue. Thanks! I will keep offering her food... I just wish she would eat already! lol

1000 gram wall or try giving an appropriate sized hide. Do you pre-scent at all? If I left a rat in the same room as the snakes for 10 minutes they'd all be in strike position with just their head poking out of the hide. That's what I look for to tell me it's feeding time.

GL