Assist feeding question

[sookieball]

So I have a female normal that's about 1yearold and has lost a substantial amount of weight.
Has been off feed for about 7months and counting.
Doesn't show any interest in feed.
When should I consider this as an option?

Wait scratch that. I guess she's older than a year. As I just realized. She got to 100grams and that's when she stopped feeding.

And I think it was about when she was 9-10months old that she went off feed.

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[Slim]

Did you mean to type in 1000 grams, or 100 grams?

[dr del]

Hi,

Have you triple checked everything about the enclosure and thought back to what changed around the time she stopped eating for you?


dr del

[sookieball]

Did you mean to type in 1000 grams, or 100 grams?

No I meant 1000.00

Hi,

Have you triple checked everything about the enclosure and thought back to what changed around the time she stopped eating for you?


dr del

Well she went off feed originally because she was my nephews and she left my house to his in San Francisco and I live in socal
she ate 2-3 tines with him than went off feed.
I assume it was because of the colder temps and he didn't house her correctly for the longest time. That's why I have her now.



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[dr del]

Hi,

It's not uncommon for them to take a feeding break at that weight - it's kind of the snake equivalent of "the terrible two's"

Have you tried alternative prey items? You have quite a few options at that size - from mice and chicks through ASF's to gerbils.

What was she eating before?


dr del

[Annarose15]

Hi,

It's not uncommon for them to take a feeding break at that weight - it's kind of the snake equivalent of "the terrible two's"

Have you tried alternative prey items? You have quite a few options at that size - from mice and chicks through ASF's to gerbils.

What was she eating before?


dr del

x2

And, how much weight loss is "a substantial amount"?

She knows how to eat, and therefore doesn't need assisting. Either something is still wrong with her environment, the temp of her food, or she just doesn't feel like eating.

[Cameron Lamb Exotics]

You cant legally get ASF's and gerbils here in Ca. What is he eating rats or mice? live or FT? Even changing from one to the other might encourage him to eat.

[satomi325]

You cant legally get ASF's and gerbils here in Ca. What is he eating rats or mice? live or FT? Even changing from one to the other might encourage him to eat.

Not legally. But doesn't mean you can't get them in CA. Some reptile stores breed them. You just need to know which ones....
:/

But I still wouldn't feed ASFs due to prices being $25/ rat here in Norcal. And the limited resources to get them....

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[Jay_Bunny]

What are you attempting to feed her. I have a female that is around the same size as yours, only she is nearing 5 years old! She is very very very picky about her environment and her food. Often, I have to switch her over to live for a few feedings because she'll stop eating f/t.

I would try a live small rat or weaned rat if you have not already done so.

[sookieball]

Sorry to respond so late.

She weighed in at a little over 1000grams
Before the fast,
Now she is 720(+/-)

She was feeding on small rats/weened kinda sized.
Than got bit by one because she refused pre killed and thawed.
After that bite she would only take retired breeder mice.
Than stuck to mice.
I tried feeding her different color rat pups with mouse sent.
Didn't take.
Tried mice with rat sent.
Didn't take.
Now she is in my rack with 85degrees hot side and about 70-75 cool.
Humidity is always high around 75%
But she had a lot of bad sheds when my nephew had her and had collapsed eye caps stuck on.
She just shed again and her eyes are nice and plump again.
She still pees urates often and is active. Slithers around a lot during the night.
I've tried feeding early morning, late night and mid afternoon to no avail.
I even tried leaving a rat pup with its eyes closed and she ended up smushing it by laying on top of it while it was on the warm side.
No bite marks or saliva on it so I know she didn't kill it and leave it.

I would try gerbils but her heads kinda small and Idk how big a gerbil is :-)

But I'll look into it.



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