8 Week old BP will not eat

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Originally Posted by Bogertophis

You say she shows no signs of stress but that's exactly what not eating is. Sounds like her temperatures are too low, & also you should refrain from handling

any & all new snakes (any age) until they have fed easily for you 3 times at normal intervals. "15 minutes" may not sound like a lot to you, but to her it is...

her whole world changed inexplicably when you took her home...she cannot talk & tell you how terrifying & confusing that is. Assist feeding is making that

worse! She may never have fed for the shop owner, but if she is healthy she should feed for you, IF you provide the right environment, including enough heat

(but thermostatically-controlled to proper range for BPs) and secure "hides" (of the right size for her) and refrain from handling, especially from "assist

feeding".

NO handling! it disrupts her instincts to hunt & eat...the only thing that picks up a snake in the wild is a predator about to eat them...right now, that's what

your handling means to her...leave her alone, let her be a snake first...she needs to feel secure & have privacy & the right temps. (& humidity).

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yes I will stop handling until she starts feeding

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Originally Posted by Danster430

I agree and just got on Amazon prime and got one!! A digital one that will shut off if it hits certain amount, what do you advise the heat pad should be no higher at?

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I would set it initially for 90*F, then adjust up or down as needed.

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Originally Posted by Danster430

I agree and just got on Amazon prime and got one!! A digital one that will shut off if it hits certain amount, what do you advise the heat pad should be no higher at? I’m no snake expert by all means but I am trying to do this all the right way

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I'd do a bit of research on thermostat s before buying one. There are a ton of cheap crap out there. I recommend the Spyder robotics thermostats. They are not cheap, but they are one of the top thermostats for reptiles. The herpstats I and II are what I use. I personally wouldn't use anything else. All my racks and incubator are controlled by them.

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Yeah, and you can get one herpstat model that will control all three cages individually!!! that the OP owns