help!

[jjjjjjjjjj]

I got 2 hatchlings from a reputable breeder both have shed and eaten before being sold. My young male has been here for a month and won't take a single feeding. I have tried rats and mice. F/t, live, and pre killed. Any suggestions?

[Daybreaker]

What is your setup, temps, how are you measuring your temps, and how often have you tried these attempts?

[crazypythonlady]

I second Daybreaker....but also the snake could be stressed it is not uncommon for them to go off feed for awhile specially after a move. I wouldn't offer him a feeder for 10 days and I wouldn't handle him or disturb him except to change water. Every snake is different when it comes to settling in, be patient and he will eat.

[Dave Green]

I would also suggest you contact the breeder to see what they were feeding them, how they were set up, etc.

[jjjjjjjjjj]

What is your setup, temps, how are you measuring your temps, and how often have you tried these attempts?

90 hot side 82 cool side regulated with thermostat humidity at 50-60

[beardless]

Hi I had a similar problem with mine when I first got her.

She was drop feeding before I got her.. the shop/breeder left the f/t rat overnight and it was gone by morning style, but now she is settled in to her home she is striking like demon!!

what I do is leave the rat fluff to defrost next to her vent, so she gets the scent.

once it is completely defrosted I warm it (still in the packet) using hot water for a few minutes again left by her Viv.

I take rat out and dry it completely using paper towels, making sure its not hot but warm/+ warm. drying it makes sure it get no substrate stuck when it drops

She is then in her hide (head out) or sniffing round the vent and when I lower it in a jiggle it a little, within a second she has it in her coils.

but don't worry, mine went off her food for 2 weeks when I got her.

The shop had her in a plastic tub and now she is in this:


not surprising she is now feeding more naturally, and i'm sure having the rat warmed helps them target and gets them in the zone lol

[rickm]

90 hot side 82 cool side regulated with thermostat humidity at 50-60

I would bump your humidity to about 70%.