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In past 2 months my 7 month old bp hasn't went to the bathroom or shed... unless she pooped under neath aspen and hid it, its nowhere to be found. She's been eatin just fine though, always downs two hoppers each week.

She kind of escaped for a few months then came back, since she's been back (2 months ago) nothing... im wondeirng if something happened during her little vacation... she looks totally alert and healthy , just isn't shedding...

i mist the tank 2-3 times a day, so its like 50-60% humidity and the temps are themoregulated @ 90

heh, well I think your biggest concern that could have happened is she left you a present somewhere while she was out(They seem to enjoy doing that).

Otherwise I wouldn't worry too much. If you're really concerned put her in a warm bath... that always seems to make them go.

2 hoppers a week?? I have 3 month old snakes that eat that..maybe the reason she hasn't pooped is she really hasn't eaten any thing..you might want to bump up her food size..

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

2 hoppers a week?? I have 3 month old snakes that eat that..maybe the reason she hasn't pooped is she really hasn't eaten any thing..you might want to bump up her food size..

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Yeah, I have 7 month old snakes that are 600+ grams and eating f/t medium rats every 10 days. I would feed him more.

It could be that she's just using up all her food, so she's had no reason to poop because she has none. That could also be the reason why she hasn't shed either, because she isn't outgrowing her skin fast enough. Defnitely bump her prey size up, mine is two months younger than yours and eating a rat pup every 7 days.

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well from this pic just taken, what do you think she should be eating?

these pics might help you see her size better...


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That snake could probably be eating rat pups.

why rats? do i NEED to start feeding it rats? i hate rats!

i did not mean to dupe the same pic, meant to send

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lol...

if you have scale, weigh her. she should be eating 10-15% her body weight. You can get a scale at wal-mart or target for pretty cheap. Also, use the gram setting on the scale.

You're going to want to start her on rats because it will be more cost-effective when she's older - you'll only have to buy one appropriately sized rat instead of multiple mice. The younger you switch them the better, because they'll tend to get hooked on mice if they stay on them too long.

They also grow faster on rats. You don't absolutely have to switch, but at least try feeding 1-2 adult mice instead of hoppers. I start my hatchlings on hoppers for the first feeding, maybe two, then they get adult mice or rat fuzzies/pups.

HOPPERS? No freakin' way. The poor thing must be starving, you definitely need to start feeding it bigger prey items. and why hate on rats? Mice are much more disgusting IMO. Raise a colony of mice and rats and you will see the big difference.

IMO rats are less nippy than mice too. I have 3 breeding racks of rats, I don't handle them much, and I can still pick up and hold any one I want with no issues. They're actually pretty friendly...

I would think you'd want to feed off the one you hate the most? :D:D

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Originally Posted by anatess

I would think you'd want to feed off the one you hate the most? :D:D

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That's why rats from feeder breeders are the best pets, lol. Seriously, though, I've eliminated biting rats by feeding off any rat that bites me...now I have a bunch of really docile rats. It seems like temperament is either inherited or learned, so culling the aggressive ones solves the problem. I never handle my rats except for cleaning, ect. but I can pick any one up and carry it around for as long as I want w/out any worries:).