Kali's One Week...

[Kilo]

Well Kali's one week without contact or feeding attempts was over yesterday. She still didn't eat. This Sunday it will be 2 weeks since I bought her. I know this is not a long time at all but does anyone have any ideas on getting my newly aquired baby girl to eat? I have currently only tried live hoppers on 2 seperate occasions.

[joepythons]

Well Kali's one week without contact or feeding attempts was over yesterday. She still didn't eat. This Sunday it will be 2 weeks since I bought her. I know this is not a long time at all but does anyone have any ideas on getting my newly aquired baby girl to eat? I have currently only tried live hoppers on 2 seperate occasions.

Wait another week and try again.Not every snake will eat right away sometimes it takes them a little while longer.How are you attempting to feed her? Try placing her and the prey item in a brown paper bag and staple it shut for about a hour or two.Do not place the bag close to or under your heat source as you can cook them inside .Just be patiant

[Kilo]

I will definitely try that! I know they can go for a while without eating... but I don't want her to lol! I want a nice healthy baby girl. Thanks man!

[joepythons]

I will definitely try that! I know they can go for a while without eating... but I don't want her to lol! I want a nice healthy baby girl. Thanks man!

No problem .If this does not work then let me know as i have a few other tricks left .The one thing you need to learn is some PATIANCE(spelling) when it comes to young snakes .

[cassandra]

Sorry to hear she hasn't eaten yet...I would try the paper bag thing too...let us know how it goes!

*sends warm snakey thoughts*

[lillyorchid]

Hope she eats for ya soon. If not I wouldn't worry about it just yet.

[Kara]

How is Kali set up?

[Kilo]

Thanks Joe! I will keep everyone posted.

Sorry to hear she hasn't eaten yet...I would try the paper bag thing too...let us know how it goes!

*sends warm snakey thoughts*

* catches those thoughts, wraps them with Cato's memories and sends them back *

Hope she eats for ya soon. If not I wouldn't worry about it just yet.

Thanks, Im trying not to worry too much but it's hard.

How is Kali set up?

Kara, she is set up in a 28qt tub with 2 granite hides and a medium water dish. Temps/Hum being read with an Acu-Rite. Newspaper substrate. Medium UTH. temps are 90-93 on the warm side and 82-84 on the cool side with an ambient hum of 53-62.

Thank you all for advice, support and thoughts.

[Kara]

Kill the basking spot. Little bloods don't like hot basking temps. If you can, try moving her to a smaller tub with a simple setup - hide box, water bowl, consistent ambient temp 82-84 all the the time. Baby bloods tend to feel a lot more secure in tight little enclosures. It's kind of hard tell from the one pic I've seen of her, but if she's a small snake, even a 28 qt tub is probably too big at first. I bet if you move her to a smaller cage w/o the hot basking spot & let her settle in even more, she'll start eating for you pretty soon.

[Kilo]

So I should alter the dimmer? what should I maintain the warm side at?