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BPs can get super picky about the size and color of their rats or mice....or even just preferring one species over the other.
I had a male that pulled this for a while and refused frozen thaw for years before finally going back to it after a 6 month food strike.
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What color rat is he used to eating? I've heard of some BPs refusing "different" color prey, but it might just be a coincidence too. When was his last shed? Snakes also refuse to eat when they feel a shed coming (they seem to feel it well before we can see physical signs), or maybe he refused for some other reason. He's also a young adult male BP, so more likely to refuse meals now & then- especially if the prey is larger than it should be. Even large adult male BPs usually "do best" (ie. refuse fewer meals) if prey is no bigger than a small rat. How often is he being fed? Maybe it's time to extend the time between meals-? Also, if this prey item was from a different source, perhaps it was fed differently & therefore smelled a bit different to him. BPs have many "excuses" for not eating... good luck figuring him out, lol.
Last edited by Bogertophis; 05-14-2023 at 06:04 PM.
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Re: Anyone else’s BP do this?
Also he’s on 90g weaner rats but I compared with his body just today and it is slightly smaller than him
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Mine will go into feeding mode when they're about to shed. One will eat even if she's in heavy blue, so I keep an eye on her and don't offer if she's getting close. The other two, one will hide his head and wait for me to leave then start searching again, the other will strike but not eat, if they're starting to go into shed. Every snake is different, and they can change their habits without telling you about it. I've heard of bp's even being gender specific about their rodents, let alone color and species.
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Re: Anyone else’s BP do this?
Originally Posted by Argentum
... I've heard of bp's even being gender specific about their rodents, let alone color and species.
I can believe that, since male rodents have a lot more scent (& they scent-mark) compared to females, so snakes could be forgiven for thinking they're different creatures...though in the wild, they wouldn't survive very well if they passed up such perfectly edible prey. I wouldn't be surprised if such "pickiness" is the result of such extensive captive breeding in BPs (& inbreeding for morphs), and the fact that most all BPs, no matter how picky they are, are able to survive (& even go on to reproduce) "thanks to" humans catering to their preferences. I keep & have kept many other kinds of snakes- all of them "less popular species" & you seldom see such picky eaters as you do in the world of BPs. Just saying... (why I love rat snakes...lol)
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