Feeding question with a "twist"

Update on my own older thread.

So happy. We have a succesfull feeding! It's been just over 5 months. Never had any behaviour changes or husbandy changes. Was still offering a freshly killed rat every two weeks with no luck. Total weight loss was really very little and she was drinking during her fast just fine. Warmed up a previously attempted rat last night, left it for her, and 45 minutes later down the hatch.

So....for anyone else that has a snake on a fast my best advice to the novice like myself is to just hang in there!

Congrats! Having them take a meal after a fast is a very good feeling. Especially such a long fast. Did we ever get the clarification on Snickers sex or no? :confusd:

Nope. Since she, if a she, is not ever going to be bred and is a standard old normal and my sons pet I don't see the need.

Well, last update for this thread. Hopefully a few newbies will find it and get a little encouragement out of my experience as a 1st time BP owner and have a snake decide to fast.

After the 2nd successfull feeding we decided to stick to the two week schedule. Considering she is good sized and healthy I figured this would give her plenty of time to digest, pass any waste needed, get in the hunt, then be ready when I ring the dinner bell. Knowing I had a busy weekend I thawed out a nice rat (previously offered freshly killed then frozen), warmed it up, opened up her top, she ducked her head back in the hide and as soon as I laid it down she just smoked it. Big hit, knocked her hide half off her, some coil, and down the hatch it went in record time.

So, with three successfull feedings, two passes of waste, and a fresh shed I would say Snickers is officially back in action.

Keep your chin up if yours decides to fast, get over the fact that they will eat when they want, not when you want, and eventually, when you quite expecting them to eat, whammo, they flip the switch.