Re: Still not eating/shedding?
I usually get the zoo med new zealand moss - because I can usually get a three pack from amazon. One pack lasts me about 3 months (I go through it faster in the winter). What you got looks to be about the same
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Re: Still not eating/shedding?
As for feeding, how are you warming the prey? I thaw mine in the fridge overnight then toss in warm water in a baggie until its about 102* and dangle it in front of him on tongs. If he's going to eat he takes it withing 30-45 seconds. I will also toss the thawed rat on top of his cage while heating the water so that the rat smell peaks his interest. Sometimes I have to brain the rat (literally cut through the skull and expose the brain) to get him interested if he's fasted for a while - this is more common in the winter when he stops eating for a month or two.
He won't touch the rat if it's wet. He used to, but now if the bag leaks I have to dry the rat off or he turns up his nose
Re: Still not eating/shedding?
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Bogertophis
Gnats are utterly harmless, a minor annoyance at the worst. Safe for geckos = safe for snakes, :gj:
How wonderful:D Happy to hear it!
Ill order some right now:)
Thank you!
Re: Still not eating/shedding?
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Crowfingers
As for feeding, how are you warming the prey? I thaw mine in the fridge overnight then toss in warm water in a baggie until its about 102* and dangle it in front of him on tongs. If he's going to eat he takes it withing 30-45 seconds. I will also toss the thawed rat on top of his cage while heating the water so that the rat smell peaks his interest. Sometimes I have to brain the rat (literally cut through the skull and expose the brain) to get him interested if he's fasted for a while - this is more common in the winter when he stops eating for a month or two.
He won't touch the rat if it's wet. He used to, but now if the bag leaks I have to dry the rat off or he turns up his nose
I let it sit out of the freezer for about 30 minutes before taking one out and thawing it in hot water for 20 minutes. Then I heat it up for a couple of minutes with a hair dryer. He always takes it that way when I leave it for him- hence why I'm concerned he hasn't eaten anything
Re: Still not eating/shedding?
One other question, since it sounds like he's been eating regularly - how my does he weigh? I know your first post says he's three months old - so I'm assuming he's less than 200g.
I'd try braining the rat next time you feed- skip the next day he's supposed to, make him wait for 5 or so days past his usual feed day. That will also give him time to adjust to the new hides and moss since any change can throw them for a loop. Try making sure that he gets a good sense of the rat too, maybe let it thaw for an hour on top of his cage to "pre-scent" the room.
Also just a suggestion, record the gender of his meals and if he refuses them or not, after a few years I've found that mine refuses male rats far more often and has only refused a female rat twice in the past 15 months.
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Crowfingers
...Also just a suggestion, record the gender of his meals and if he refuses them or not, after a few years I've found that mine refuses
male rats far more often and has only refused a female rat twice in the past 15 months.
Now THAT'S really interesting...as a breeder of rodents, I'm well aware that the males have more odor, but I've never noticed any snakes showing a marked preference
as to gender. I no longer have BPs though...I wish I'd thought of that when I did.
