Weightloss Question

[BuddhaLuv]

Hey Everyone,

So I haven't been stressing even though Tanveer hasn't eaten for me since about 5/20/09. I had been feeding him 1 med ft rat every 12 days but have since gone to sm ft rats thinking it would entice him. He did seem interested the last time I offered to him but eventually he moved on.

I decided to get a gram scale so that I can keep track of his weight. On 4/27/09 (the day I got him) he weighed 1224 grams on the Petco reptile scale at the register. Today I weighed him with my gram scale and he now only weighs 1167 grams!!

Is this a big weightloss when it comes to BP's? Should I be worried now?

[Kaorte]

For a snake that size, not really. I have had 400g snakes have 50g poos.

What have you tried so far (for feeding). Have you tried leaving a F/T in the tank overnight?

[Patricia]

I have had 400g snakes have 50g poos.

You weighed the poop??? (Why???)

[wildmike1187]

Balls go through stages where they will not eat for months at a time. If the F/T isnt working, try live. This has always worked for me.

[Kaorte]

You weighed the poop??? (Why???)

I weighed the snake the day before and then right after the massive poo. Math!

[BuddhaLuv]

Okay I will try to breathe a little again.

I re-read the caresheet on reasons why they don't eat and the only one I haven't covered is his temps. He has lots of vines, 2 hides (same type), repti-bark, still active at night as usual. He has been favoring his cool side though during the day. I have tried covering his tank with a towel right after offering food and letting him be one with his rat. I have tried dipping the rat in warm chicken broth. I have tried using a blow dryer on the rat thinking it isn't warm enough. I tried males vs' females and different colors. This last time I tried downsizing to a small F/T rat. He actually did check it out for a minute and I thought for sure he wanted to eat but no he then kept on cruising like he had better things to do. I also did leave one in his tank with him overnight but it was there the next morning. Oh and I pre-scent!

I checked his temps just now on the cool side, mid, and warm side above the substrate. The temps are 83.8, 93.4, and 96.4.

[Patricia]

I weighed the snake the day before

OIC! I wondered how you knew when it was going to poop to be able to have weighed it beforehand.

[dr del]

Hi,

Could you try an F/T full grown mouse?


dr del

[BuddhaLuv]

Hi,

Could you try an F/T full grown mouse?


dr del

Silly question: I buy most of my F/T rats at Petco. Do you know if they also sell F/T mice? I will glady try one! I really don't want to try live feed.

BTW Thank you for mentioning a "Full grown mouse" because now it takes the guess work out of it for me lol.

[llovelace]

OIC! I wondered how you knew when it was going to poop to be able to have weighed it beforehand.

weigh them,clean their enclosure, and sure enough they will poop lol, mine do anyways, cleaned 12 tubs last night & 5 pooped today