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Off feed
Ok i have 2 snakes that went off feed. My lesser stopped feeding at 280g and that was 7 months ago, and is now at only 240g. My pinstripe stopped eating at 800g (6 months ago) and is now at 760g. Ive tried every trick i know. Live and F/T, switching tubs and sizes, brown bag, splitting the skull of the rat. you name it. Anyone have any suggestions? Neither one has lost enough weight for me to be worried i just want them to start eatting again.
Last edited by jeffp_79; 12-12-2011 at 09:33 PM.
1.0 Mystic
1.0 Fire
1.1 Lesser
1.0 Pied
1.0 Albino
0.1 Sterling Pastel
0.1 Pinstripe
0.1 Paste
0.1 Spider
0.2 Mojave
0.1 Het Albino
0.1 Yellow Belly
0.2 Cinnamon
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Re: Off feed
 Originally Posted by jeffp_79
Ok i have 2 snakes that went off feed. My lesser stopped feeding at 280g and that was 7 months ago, and is now at only 240g. My pinstripe stopped eating at 800g (6 months ago) and is now at 760g. Ive tried every trick i know. Live and F/T, switching tubs and sizes, brown bag, splitting the skull of the rat. you name it. Anyone have any suggestions? Neither one has lost enough weight for me to be worried i just want them to start eatting again.
I feel ur pain. What I always say to my non eating balls is.... Starve then! It's frustrating, so sometimes you just gotta let it go. Where they on live?
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0.1 VPI Axanthic Het Pied
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Re: Off feed
No, both were on f/t from breeder(s).
1.0 Mystic
1.0 Fire
1.1 Lesser
1.0 Pied
1.0 Albino
0.1 Sterling Pastel
0.1 Pinstripe
0.1 Paste
0.1 Spider
0.2 Mojave
0.1 Het Albino
0.1 Yellow Belly
0.2 Cinnamon
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Re: Off feed
There at a good size that if they lose 50 or so grams they will be fine. I wouldn't worry till 100+ grams. I have a girl at 240 grams and hope she eats soon to but if she loses 70 grams I will worry because she's young. Your balls will do fine. Try once a week to feed them for a month, then switch to offering ever two weeks for the duration of there off feed. Eventually they will eat.
0.1 Leopard Pied
0.1 VPI Axanthic Het Pied
1.0 VPI Axanthic Pied
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Re: Off feed
You can try a live gerbil or rub a rat in some gerbil dirty needing and see if that gets them going.
0.1 Leopard Pied
0.1 VPI Axanthic Het Pied
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Re: Off feed
A gerbil is the only thing i havent tried. I can get a gerbil or bedding fairly easy at the local pet shop.
1.0 Mystic
1.0 Fire
1.1 Lesser
1.0 Pied
1.0 Albino
0.1 Sterling Pastel
0.1 Pinstripe
0.1 Paste
0.1 Spider
0.2 Mojave
0.1 Het Albino
0.1 Yellow Belly
0.2 Cinnamon
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Re: Off feed
someone at a show told me to try heating the f/t after thawed with a hair dryer for approx. 10 seconds to make the sent of the mouse or rat stronger. I'm not going to jump on the wagon and say i will do it every time. However i did try it when my bee was off feed and it did work but i think it was more that he was hungry not the heating of the rodent. but it could be worth a shot
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