wont eat. suggestions?

[Niki_Fang]

I have a black anery type II, he's two months old and has only eaten once ever. he hasnt eaten since i bought him and i'm running out of ideas....

so far i've tried just dangling it in from of him, cutting open the head, assist feeding, feeding in ambient light, feeding in the dark, and providing a hide in the feeding tub...

he's getting rather thin and i'm getting worried...

[KMG]

Is this your first snake?

How are you warming the feeders?

[Niki_Fang]

hot water

[KMG]

Why are you feeding in a different tub?

[Niki_Fang]

all my snakes get fed in a separate tub to avoid tank confusion. I don't want any of them getting used to being fed in their tank and then confusing my hand for food when i go to handle them. a lot of people do it.

[ironpython]

I have ten snakes and they all feed in their tubs but I keep lids on my tubs because of the way I have the rack built but I have never been bitten by any of mine and I feed live. But I do drop the rat in behind them in the opposite end of the tub.

1.1 pastels, 1.0 lesser, 0.1 spider, 1.3 norm. 1.0 fire 0.1 RTB 0.0 sav. Mon.

[KMG]

More people feed in there cages than feed in a separate container here. It won't make them aggressive.

Many of use believe its a good way to get bit. Your moving your snake while it is in feed mode and possibly with the scent of rodent on you. This also causes them stress by removing them from their home to a bare container and then expect them to eat.

I would suggest trying to feed your problem eater in its home and see if you have better luck.

[Niki_Fang]

I've had friends have problems with theirs. I have a 2-year-old so I just don't take chances... I can try feeding in his tank I suppose but I don't want him to get used to it...

[KMG]

Give it a try.

How did your friends know they caused the aggression and the snakes were not just aggressive?

I handle my snakes on a regular basis and you can see my collection below. Its a good bunch of eaters but I have never been tagged being mistaken for food.

I have even accidentally held my hand in front of my ball in its cool hide when I thought it was in its warm one. As soon as I realized where she was I brought the rat in front and she hit it right away. She knew the difference. I think they are smarter than they are given credit.

[Daybreaker]

Feed in the enclosure: I do this for all of mine and even my retic, bloods, and boas know when it's food time vs. handle time.

How often have you tried to feed the snake (ie every week, every other day, every two weeks, etc)?