I just dont understand

[tsshields]

Hey BP.Net so I need some help, I recently took in my brothers 600 gram male spider. Now before I get into what exactly is happening I have to start from the beginning. He started out like a champ eating and pounding down rats like its his job. Well we had him in a 12 qt tub for quit a while and my brother decided to put him in a 32 qt tub. So he changed it up and then bam off feed for almost 1 month or longer so we popped him into a 15 qt tub and that is when I took him in. So i gave him a smaller weaned rat cause he didnt eat in a while and he ATE!!!! so then he was back on track and I switched it to small rats cause that is what he was originally on before we put him in a 32qt. And then before you know it he is back on not feeding small rats and this is going on about 3 weeks or possibly 4 weeks he has missed his meals I feed frozen thaw to everything so I am out of ideas I dont understand how he is going off feed again.


O i also forgot to mention that both times he didnt eat he struck and wrapped up but then left it there to rot.
1. Could the rats be to big?

[dragonboy4578]

I have never had a ball python strike and not eat. Hopefully someone can give a little insight on this problem.

[JLC]

Go ahead and try the weaned rat again. Stick with those until he puts on at least a couple hundred more grams...then try a small. If he'll eat the weaned-size regularly...and you feed him every week...he'll be getting plenty of food.

[LeviBP]

My Spider drops mice all the time. Normally if I grab the mouse's tail with tongs, and wiggle it around for a second, he'll snatch it back up and eat. It's really frustrating and time consuming, but if you keep trying eventually you'll get it. And at 600g a small rat should be perfect, but if he isn't comfortable with those, go back to weaned for a while till he gains about 50g then try again.

[tsshields]

Go ahead and try the weaned rat again. Stick with those until he puts on at least a couple hundred more grams...then try a small. If he'll eat the weaned-size regularly...and you feed him every week...he'll be getting plenty of food.

Yea I will try this out does anyone know of good website I can get frozen rats at a good price where shipping is not going to kill me

[tsshields]

My Spider drops mice all the time. Normally if I grab the mouse's tail with tongs, and wiggle it around for a second, he'll snatch it back up and eat. It's really frustrating and time consuming, but if you keep trying eventually you'll get it. And at 600g a small rat should be perfect, but if he isn't comfortable with those, go back to weaned for a while till he gains about 50g then try again.

Thats just it he will snag it and stay wrapped like he is killing it he doesnt drop it.... I will try the weaned i guess

[LeviBP]

Yea I will try this out does anyone know of good website I can get frozen rats at a good price where shipping is not going to kill me

http://www.rodentpro.com/