need help feeding

hello i have a male pin that is not feeding he is just a baby and is now starting to loose weight i took him to the vet a couple weeks back and they said nothing was wrong, his enclouser is good, and i have tryed everything i can think of to get him to eat, he has now lost 20 grams,

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Originally Posted by klonedskillz

hello i have a male pin that is not feeding he is just a baby and is now starting to loose weight i took him to the vet a couple weeks back and they said nothing was wrong, his enclouser is good, and i have tryed everything i can think of to get him to eat, he has now lost 20 grams,

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What all feeding methods and types of prey have you tried?

live mice, F/T mive, Live rat pups, F/t Rat pups, a live rat pink, have tryed during the day, at night, at night with the lights all off i just went in droped it in and left,

A complete and detailed description of the snake's environment is called for since this snake is a baby, has lost weight, and is otherwise healthy :)

one second i will post a picture

its a 6 qt tub i had bumped the temps on the warm end to about 93-94
its the same thing all my little guys are in

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...lz/babypin.jpg

How long has it been since he has eaten??

not really sure i have had him for a month and hasn't eaten anything before that i don't know i got him from joe russol and he will not contact me back

noticed today his belly feels squeshy

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Originally Posted by klonedskillz

not really sure i have had him for a month and hasn't eaten anything before that i don't know i got him from joe russol and he will not contact me back

noticed today his belly feels squeshy

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he looks like a good size and it sounds like your doing everything right.

Try putting crumpled newspaper in its tub and leaving it completely alone for 1 week then offer a small live mouse late LATE LATE! at night and see how that goes

will give it a try, thanks

Keep us up to date on how it goes. And keep and eye on his weight

k k will do thanks a bunch

UPDATE He finally ate a live small mouse tonight took your advise and then he ate YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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Originally Posted by klonedskillz

UPDATE He finally ate a live small mouse tonight took your advise and then he ate YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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:gj::gj::gj::gj::gj::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::ban ana:

Great News.. Glad to hear the little one off and running

thanks a bunch for all the help

did ya get that stuck shed off of him yet?

yup-yup

He's a really beautiful snake! I'm so glad he ate for you!!! :banana:

You know, that pin is just going to be a problem for you from here on out, so I think you should just mail him to me and let me take care of him... :P

My first thought was that he may be in shed. My young BP stopped eating during shed. Might not be normal, but can happen. From the looks of the pic, seems like that may have been what was going on.

Also, watch out for mites. I had no mites at first, but once the eggs hatched, I had a little outbreak. That can also make him uncomfortable and less likely to feed.

Also, try pre-scenting. I thaw my mouse, place on the screen top with heat lamp on it, and if the snake doesn't come out of his hide and start acting hungry, I don't try to feed him. Can take a matter of seconds or several minutes.

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Originally Posted by anatess

You know, that pin is just going to be a problem for you from here on out, so I think you should just mail him to me and let me take care of him... :P

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LOL will get right on that