What to feed my boy

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Originally Posted by SCWood

I tossed the little thing in there. HOLY CRAP he hit that thing so quick I jumped five foot back! I then gently eased him into the feeding tub and now he's in it, wrapped around it having a grand ol time

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You gave him the rat in his enclosure, then moved him into a feeding tub while he was coiled around the rat?

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Originally Posted by 200xth

You gave him the rat in his enclosure, then moved him into a feeding tub while he was coiled around the rat?

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The first time I fed him in there, yes :/ not sure what I was thinking. I could've stressed him out so badly. I thought it would help..

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Originally Posted by SCWood

The first time I fed him in there, yes :/ not sure what I was thinking. I could've stressed him out so badly. I thought it would help..

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Ahh. I didn't see that it was a week ago.

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Originally Posted by 200xth

Ahh. I didn't see that it was a week ago.

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Lol yeah it was a stupid mistake

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Question! How often to feed? He is 1808g so I wanted to know to increase my chances of an easy feed

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Once a week is fine for feeding. I feed my 1064g pied girl a small rat once a week. My boas get feed once a week until they are 1.5 years old, then they go to every 2-3 weeks.

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Originally Posted by Sauzo

Once a week is fine for feeding. I feed my 1064g pied girl a small rat once a week. My boas get feed once a week until they are 1.5 years old, then they go to every 2-3 weeks.

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I ju st don't know how to get him eating

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Originally Posted by SCWood

I ju st don't know how to get him eating

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Have you fed him before? What did you feed him size wise? Live or f/t? If you have fed him before has his environment changed? What are his temps and humidity?

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Originally Posted by MontyAndMelissa

Have you fed him before? What did you feed him size wise? Live or f/t? If you have fed him before has his environment changed? What are his temps and humidity?

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Yes we did. We started in a container because that's how the rescuer was doing it but he mentioned it didn't work well. I deducted that he must be cage fed and he was eating steadily for a month. Started on mice and worked up to medium rats. This go around he didn't take. He is a live feeder. Not much change. We added a new fake vine and he really likes to use it as cover when he wanders in his cage. Humidity is at 50% since there is no shedding and temp is 80° ambient.

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Originally Posted by SCWood

Yes we did. We started in a container because that's how the rescuer was doing it but he mentioned it didn't work well. I deducted that he must be cage fed and he was eating steadily for a month. Started on mice and worked up to medium rats. This go around he didn't take. He is a live feeder. Not much change. We added a new fake vine and he really likes to use it as cover when he wanders in his cage. Humidity is at 50% since there is no shedding and temp is 80° ambient.

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Hmm. Temperature sounds good. He may be afraid of the larger prey size.

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Originally Posted by SCWood

I ju st don't know how to get him eating

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Nothing. Provided his environment is right (temps, etc), he'll start eating when he's ready.

He's a good sized male. He can probably go a full year without eating if he wants.

It sounds like he just skipped one meal. Just try again next feeding and get used to skipped feedings. You're gonna have a lot of them over the years.

Males don't need to eat a lot. Try feeding him something smaller once every two weeks instead of weekly. Even then, males just don't eat sometimes, even when you think they should.

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Originally Posted by 200xth

Nothing. Provided his environment is right (temps, etc), he'll start eating when he's ready.

He's a good sized male. He can probably go a full year without eating if he wants.

It sounds like he just skipped one meal. Just try again next feeding and get used to skipped feedings. You're gonna have a lot of them over the years.

Males don't need to eat a lot. Try feeding him something smaller once every two weeks instead of weekly. Even then, males just don't eat sometimes, even when you think they should.

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Oh o.o he skips meals A LOT

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Originally Posted by SCWood

Oh o.o he skips meals A LOT

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I know there's a lot of stuff that says feed your snake weekly, but if your snake's not interested, cut it back. Your snake will let you know what he wants as far as food. They don't all want to be stuffed every 7 days. Observe your snake, pay attention to his trends and start to respond with his feedings accordingly.

Nothing wrong with offering once every two weeks (or less if he's not interested even then) or giving him smaller food.

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Originally Posted by 200xth

I know there's a lot of stuff that says feed your snake weekly, but if your snake's not interested, cut it back. Your snake will let you know what he wants as far as food. They don't all want to be stuffed every 7 days. Observe your snake, pay attention to his trends and start to respond with his feedings accordingly.

Nothing wrong with offering once every two weeks (or less if he's not interested even then) or giving him smaller food.

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Well, we had every 2 weeks but he didn't eat at all. When we fed him in his cage we bumped to every 10 days because we were so happy to see him eat after a 4 month strike and now he's back to ignoring the rats ;) maybe every 2 weeks will work after all

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