male hognose refusing to eat

[PJ FF]

Wow, well im so sick of mine just decieding not to eat. Now its my male and my smallest female. My bigger femal would NEVER skip a meal it seems. The female that wont eat will not stop striking at me either. And when she does, shes not opening her mouth. And along with her bite is a loud hissing. So again, this is the first time my female refused and the 1st time for the male since the last feed but he did refuse 2 times befor that last one.

[lillyorchid]

Have you tried feeding them live pinkies or a small fuzzie?

[PJ FF]

Yes they have lives in with them right now. They are way to small to take on a fuzzi.

[lillyorchid]

Have you tried senting them? Are they each in their own little deli cup with the pink?

[PJ FF]

I havent scented them since they used to eat just great with out. And they are all fed in seperate deli cups.

[Colin Vestrand]

my guy didnt eat again today... i've tried everything except toad scenting. i think i'm going to order a texas toad and keep my fingers crossed. this is so frustrating...

[PJ FF]

That sucks, Hopefully the toad scented works.
I was told that if I cant get them to eat, to cool them down for the winter and watch there weights then when it starts warming up to warm them up also. Should I do this if nothing else works?

[Razaiel]

My female seems to have slowed down a little at the moment - maybe it's "the time of year" - and she's normally a voracious eater. She decided to have her mouse a few days later than normal.

[PJ FF]

Well fed them tonight and the female that refused last time decieded she would eat. No luck with the male though. I have the pinkie siting infront of the males hide and when I went in to let the female out of the delie cup, he was peeking his head out and went back in. So maybe if I leave him alone he'll decied to eat.

[Colin Vestrand]

yeah i asked around to some knowledgable people and they all said that since western hogs do hibernate in the wild you just have to either cool them down for a bit or you can fight it and keep trying to feed until they want to get back on it. october to december is the generally accepted fasting period.
maybe its because most of our hogs arent that many generations removed from the wild?