So now I know why Fluffy didn't eat his last mouse. I lifted up his water dish yesterday, where he's decided to make his home, and there was his discarded shed skin. :rolleyes:
I'll get a hopper this weekend and try again. :gj:
05-03-2013, 02:02 PM
maegalcarwen
How long is it since you have the BP? Sometimes getting used to the environment and you can take time, and it is quite stressful for the snake. My girl was fed with both live and frozen-thawed by her seller, but she was still underweight.
IMO the best way to get them to eat, is to have the right body temperature for the mouse, like if it was alive. For some reason that made her eat it. Also cupping works, when they are at an enclosed space with the feeder. If you have rodents or you know someone who has, you can also try to scent the prey with the rodent litter.
Make sure to feed the right size, for me what works is to choose a mouse/rat which is as wide/tinybit wider than/as the widest part of the snake. If it doesn't accept the prey, don't offer it every they, that doesn't seem to work, and confuses them. I'd try to keep offering the mouse once a week approx, and try one of the techniques what I've said or others recommend.
