My BP Won't eat :(

[BloodStar]

Hello Everyone!

I got my snake from a convention in Salt Lake City about 5 weeks ago. The guy that I got it from said my BP was about 1 1/2 to 2 months old and regularly eats.

When I took her home I left her alone for a week and made sure all my temps are properly setup with proper humidity as well.

Cool Side 75 - 80
Warm Side 88 - 92
Ambient usually around 83
Humidity between 40 and 60 percent on a consistent basis

I try to feed her every 5 days and below are the methods I have tried:

-F/T Warmed in hot water, not dryed, attempted outside habitat in alter enclosure (Failed) Week 1
-F/T Warmed in hot water, dried and fur fluffed, attempted outside habitat in alter enclosure (failed) Week 2
-F/T Warmed in hot water, dried and fur fluffed, scented, and basked for 10 sec under heat lamp, attempted feed in enclosure (failed) Week 3 (I resorted to assist feeding because I was worried and she ate it and kept it) (did not like doing this)
-F/T Warmed in hot water, dried and fur fluffed, split brain and heated, scented and 10 sec under heat lamp to raise temp, attempted feed in enclosure (failed) Week 4

I am going to try and feed her tomorrow night one more time before I attempt live feeding this coming weekend. I know she is super underweight and makes me believe she was not a healthy eater when I received her because if she was 2 months old, she would not be that small. She weight in at 73 grams when I got her, and now she weighs 68 grams. From everything I have read that is way underweight for a BP that is 3 months old

Are there any other ways I can try before going to live?

Thank you,

[coldbloodaddict]

I would try the appropriate size live prey fed in it's enclosure...Should do the trick.

[200xth]

I would forget FT for now. Get her a live feeder ASAP.

I understand people want to feed FT all the time, but if it's not working, the snake needs food it will take first and foremost.

[Crazymonkee]

I also would go live if she indeed loose weight. Did he say if she was eating f/t or live??
She may have been eating regularly but it may have been live

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[BloodStar]

Alright, sounds good then. I'll attempt to feed her live. Just makes me sad Hard to feed live when you have to rats as pets in another room....but my snake needs to eat. So I will put the F/T on hold.

Thanks everyone for the replies. I will let you know how it goes on Wednesday night

[Crazymonkee]

I too have a pet rat, but I feed live. Actually my rat was supposed to be food, Splinter was gotten as a weanling for my first girl but she's a mouser so far. She struck 3 times but barely hit her (it was more of a defensive strike) so I took her out and she's part of the family
Anyone who owns a snake needs to be willing to feed live.

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[BloodStar]

Anyone who owns a snake needs to be willing to feed live.

I agree, and that is why I will do it. Just sux. And I have to find a place that has feeder mice. Not very common in my area.

Thank you though!

[Crazymonkee]

I agree, and that is why I will do it. Just sux. And I have to find a place that has feeder mice. Not very common in my area.

Thank you though!

I have a place right in town that has adult mice and small/med rats, I have to drive an hour for the smaller ones. Pinkie, fuzzies, pups are not readily available where I am

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[BloodStar]

I have a place right in town that has adult mice and small/med rats, I have to drive an hour for the smaller ones. Pinkie, fuzzies, pups are not readily available where I am

Do you buy them in bulk? And just have a mice/rat cage to house them in? Or do you just go get 1 or 2 at a time?

[Crazymonkee]

The mice I do. I have a cage for them. The pinkies I can't can't cuz they won't live, I only need them for my hognose so I'll take a weekly trip

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