How many people are experiencing feeding refusals currently??

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Originally Posted by dr del

Hi,

Could it be a security issue?

I know one of mine will refuse to eat if I am watching. When they are eating they are vulnerable as they cannot strike any attacker or run away quickly.


dr del

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My baby is kinda strange on that issue (I think). She'll actually ONLY eat if I'm in the room. I've sat there to make sure she kills it without incident (she won't eat prekilled) and then I'll leave and come back and she won't have touched it. But as soon as I sit down she goes at it.

my pin was off feed for the last 2 months, just started eating again.
my pastel only ate once in the last 2 and a half months
all 3 normals completly stopped, but their all breeding
lesser is also breeding but hes only eaten once in the last 3 months
big female carpet python also stopped like 3 months ago

i always figured it was the breeding season. im thinking they will start eating soon again.

I got a couple bp's two or three weeks ago, Freya and Nintendo. They're both about 6 months old and Freya hasn't given any issues with the feeding but Nintendos been giving us some trouble. We've been trying frozen/thawed and Freya jumps on em within minutes but Nintendo does his best to avoid em. We've been using a smaller tank for feeding that we cover with a towel during feeding time. Any suggestions?

I have two adults that aren't eating for me. One male, One female. :rolleyes: They act like they have been beaten with rats before. lol

Mine has refused all winter. (Since Nov.) She did this last year as well. The hunger strike is ending this week though b/c she has made attempts the past two nights.(She's a lousy predator.) Third times a charm...

Our hatchlings and subadutls are still feeding weekly; however, of my BPs that are breeding, males and females alike, probably 80% are now off feed.

Just like Hypnotic Exotic mentioned is happening in Houston, we are experiencing weird weather this winter here in Central Florida. The fronts are acting differently, extended cold weather, etc. whcih I think is affecting breeding for me.

Well, out of 4 BPs my two females are still the biggest pigs alive and my males have been off food since Nov. (but the pastel male has done it before, so no worries). All corns are eating. :)

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Originally Posted by Satanslillgrl

My baby BP (5 months) has just decided she doesn't like pinkie rats. This is the first time I've tried them with her and it's the first time she's given me any trouble at feeding time. She grabbed it up and killed it fast enough, she just won't eat it.

Any suggestions? :D

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Yes, feed it appropriate size :P

I started my hatchling babies on larger than pinkies, pinkies are too small for any ball python IMO :)

It's pretty common for a ball python to kill a prey item that's too small, and then not eat it.

my ball python is still feeding, though I expect him to begin refusing any time now. He has always fasted in late winter and I expect nothing different this year.
my boa always feeds

Finally got my BP to eat today, first time in over a month. I used to take her out of her cage to feed, and now she just moves around in the other feeding enclosure and trys to get out. So i put the mouse in her cage, looked in just now and its gone... Also she just shed like yesterday so I figured maybe she would be hungry from going through it. For some reason it was a bad shed. Maybe cause shes not healthy ATM? I had humidity pretty high during the shed, but it left flakes all over... :rolleyes:

I hope she actually ate and didnt just move the mouse :D i didnt look to well. I couldnt see it though..

I have 2 normals that refuse to eat but they do this every year around this time and they keep it going until June or July:frustrate:frustrate

How long the little ones can go without feeding?
my 4-5 months old male albino hasnt been eating for about 2 months. older snake eats frozen mice, this little boy was eating live. we tried to feed him hundred times since we got him. no success! :( neither frozen mice, nor live. he seems very weak. i am afraid he is dieing. And i am not familiar with forcefeeding myself :(

Im not having a problem persay but my ball wont eat ever 5 days like i would like her to but every 10 days but its all good. Hope you guys get yall snakes eating.:snake:

Hi,

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Originally Posted by Sona

How long the little ones can go without feeding?
my 4-5 months old male albino hasnt been eating for about 2 months. older snake eats frozen mice, this little boy was eating live. we tried to feed him hundred times since we got him. no success! :( neither frozen mice, nor live. he seems very weak. i am afraid he is dieing. And i am not familiar with forcefeeding myself :(

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I would put up a seperate thread to try and get more advice in that serious a case.

The main things people will want to know are all the husbandry details including temps, humidity and descriptions of the enclosure - pics if possible.

Then a description of what you are using to measure the temps and humidity (sounds daft but some of the kit out there for sale is simply junk :( ).

The next set of info would be how you prepare and offer the food to see if anyone has any suggestions.

If you list all the different things you have tried it might speed things up by avoiding suggesting things you have already tried.

Have you talked to the place you got him to get a blow by blow description of the feedings in the past?

Do you have a good reptile vet near you? - we might be able to help you find one if it is needed.


dr del

No refusals right now...I've actually only had a couple random refusals...I think my snakes are too young to go on strike for any reason other than stress.

All (3) of mine have gone off feed. The female (693grm) just went into shed mode last week so that's probably she went off. And both males (500/680grm) have been off for a couple of weeks now.

Most things over 1kg have gone off their food here :(

Good news here, after about a month she decided to take a mouse, though very unenthusiastically... The one time it took for ever for her to even eat it. Went back and forth right past it for like 10 minutes, then i put it in her cage and she took it! (as i think ive already said on here...) second time put it in the cage and she just went up and bit it, no constricting or strike...

Then, most recently this thursday I fed her again... it was like a whole new snake. She had a feeding response like a burm... She smelled it and just was going crazy... She took two hoppers (for the first time) and I think she should be back to normal.

2 of my females refusing eating at the moment .. i gave them fresh meat medium rat .. have no idea ... but the one have not eating for almost 2 week and the other just 5 days ago ....

my baby pastel male still eating 2 baby mouse ... so 2/3 of my snakes are not eating currently ....

gonna be buy some little rats ... so that when they dont eat i could preserve for long time...

Yeah my one snake is eating, but I have to leave it there and walk away.

All of mine are eating except the Rosy Boa. He's skipped his meal for the past 2 weeks. :confused:

My feeding bill just skyrocketed, all my males are back on feed now, and several of my females that bred this year... (and those girls are HUNGRY!!!)

Out of my five (snakes, not just BPs), four are normally VERY aggressive feeders. My younger BP, the sand boa, and the boa constrictor have never refused a single meal. Usually, the blood has a typical blood-like feeding response, aside from the fact that he is currently recovering from a regurge (and doing very well! :D Took his first mouse since earlier this week and kept it down nicely). Then there's Cu. :rolleyes: My first pet snake, the 5-y-o BP. Don't get me wrong, I love her to death, she's always been my favorite, but when asked how her feeding response is, I must reply "WHAT feeding response?" Currently, she's been off feed for 4 months (as she is every year). She hasn't been feeding well for the past six months. When she does take food, she needs it to be a certain type that smells a certain way and that is of a certain color. :rage: Sometimes she makes me SO mad! (And I say that with all the love in the world, Cu, sweetie. ;))