Hey Everyone,
So a brief intro....i acquired my Piebald Male in July 2010. He was offered to me from a breeder locally that was selling his collection. He previously sired a clutch of piebalds. He is a 2007 Male Piebald. His temperment is great. He was at 798 grams when i acquired him and has dropped down to 699 grams as of 9/30/10. He was on a f/t rat diet from previous owner. Snake was fed 2 days before i acquired him and defecated a few days later so i know for sure he was eating. Since then, he has not taken a meal. I offered him f/t rats, to freshly killed rats, to f/t mice, to freshly killed mice throughout this whole time and nothing. He has had 3 complete sheds monthly since July. He was kept in a 32qt tub and everything has been kept the same until a few weeks ago. Ambient temp is at 80 and heat side at 90..humidity at 60%. Plain newspaper is what i have been using for his bedding until the past couple weeks. After talking to some breeders, i put him in 15qt tub and provided him with Aspen bedding. I was suggested this because i was told that the less space the better and the aspen will allow him to feel secure by having it surround him. He has been to the vet and has been cleared of everything. I went as far as to having x-rays done today and nothing. I am a little frustrated because i just want him to take a meal. It could be possible that he is off feed and will go on feed sometime in the next months. I have had my normal adult fast up to 6 months. Would prefer any inputs or recommendations. Do you think it's just a piebald being picky? I really am hesitant to start him on ASF's because of the scare availability of them around here.
Thanks so much in advance,
Javier
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