Update on the rescue I took in...

So about 3 weeks ago we brought home a ten year old bp, unsexed. The guy said he/she has been off food for 7 months (was previously on live rats) attempted to feed tonight and....... 2 strikes at a f/t!!!!! Unfortunately both were a miss, and now he's hiding but I am very pleased at the interest!!! Try again next week!

Persistence! Congrats on the success...baby steps...

That's awesome! Next week I bet if you left it directly in front of it's hide, it would eat. Keep us updated and post pics.

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Originally Posted by Foschi Exotic Serpents

That's awesome! Next week I bet if you left it directly in front of it's hide, it would eat. Keep us updated and post pics.

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Both strikes came from inside the hide, the second one he/she hit his head on the hide which I think is why he didn't try again. I think next week is the week though!

Leave it in front of the hide, it'll go.

my het albino female was off food for 7 months when I got her and was eating sm live rats before she stopped. I got her back to eating in 2 weeks. Just found out she will only eat sm rats basically the size of jumbo mice, anything bigger she wont go. I guess I got lucky and she finally got hungry :) Good luck with yours

You mean the snake hasn't eaten in 7 months.. At all? Isn't that really bad? Sorry for such a noob question

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Originally Posted by Lferg

You mean the snake hasn't eaten in 7 months.. At all? Isn't that really bad? Sorry for such a noob question

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This isn't terribly uncommon and isn't really that bad. This happens during breeding season normally...Although not always this long, but even longer in some cases.

To the OP...Congrats on the progress!

congrats on the progress...my two snakes are the opposite..they think every day is feeding day

Congrats! I have one that if he misses more than 3 times from inside his hide (he won't eat without his hide), if I leave the f/t rat in front of his door overnight...it's usually gone by morning. Worth a try! Good luck on the future feedings :)

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Originally Posted by LGray23

Congrats! I have one that if he misses more than 3 times from inside his hide (he won't eat without his hide), if I leave the f/t rat in front of his door overnight...it's usually gone by morning. Worth a try! Good luck on the future feedings :)

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That will definitely be attempted next week if we don't have a successful feed. Also going to try with dimmed lights because he's pretty shy. :) so happy that he's making progress though, I knew the issue was due to the previously received husbandry.

Well we didn't make it quite a week before trying again, the snake was being rather active so my boyfriend asked if we could try to feed it again. I figured that he was possibly "hunting" and he took the f/t on the first try! Wooooohooooo! 7+ month feeding strike over and first f/t rat down! So happy I picked him up and made him so much happier! *spins*

:banana::banana::banana::banana:

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Congrats!! :banana:

Glad he ate for you :banana:.

:)Thats great news.

yay!!!!!:banana::banana:

And he eats again!! Mwhwhahha I've created a rat eating garbage disposal!! :D:D:D:D:D

Yeah, but the garbage disposals are the best kind!

did you verify it is a him?

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Originally Posted by billye1982

did you verify it is a him?

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No, I haven't. And I still haven't named IT either. lol :)
I don't see him much really, ALWAYS hides. Can't pick a name for one who I never see!

Thought I'd post some pics since he's(?) settled and eating now....

The beginning photo from the first day we picked him up...
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5167/...baf3388cfa.jpg

And in less than a month's time....

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5199/...1411b313c7.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3445/...2b65bc55b1.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2570/...024ebc581b.jpg


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2593/...09f8c02145.jpg

I think he's put on a little bit of weight and he's lookin' pretty good!

Wow! "He" looks awesome!! Big difference for just a month, good job :gj:

He's so cute in the grass! :D

So I've had Meatball for a bit over 3 months now and he's really doing great. It baffles me that he didn't eat for over seven months with his previous owner yet has taken a meal every week for me since I got him started again. His only quirk with feeding is that he doesnt really strike. He likes to eat with his tub closed and likes for the rat to just be put inside. I walk off and come back later and it's gone (he does F/T btw) I mean, he wasn't kept with the best husbandry from what I could tell so that obviously was the issue. Anyway, today was feeding day and he ate his rat in private like a champ.

http://tapatalk.com/mu/d03623ab-538b-8d1c.jpg