Hi, I'm new. I've been lurking around for a few days now and have learned so much from all of you! But I have one problem, my snake hasn't eaten yet. I've had her for 1 week on Monday and tried to feed her twice with no luck. I bought her from a pet store (bad, I know) and they said they had her for about a week and they couldn't get her to eat either. I assumed the reason she wouldn't eat for them is b/c they weren't taking very good care of her. Her tank was barely heated, she was so cold when I got her out, she also had no hide, and her eyes looked bad, almost like she didn't shed correctly but I realized it was lack of humidity after I got her home. Her eyes look great now! So I figured I would bring her home and set her up right and hopefully she would eat for me, but that hasn't happened yet. I've only tried frozen but considering a live feed shortly. I'm worried about getting stuck with a mouse. They tried to fed her a live the nite I bought her but she wouldn't.
I had a redtail boa before so I'm not a complete novice. She was a great eater too so this is new to me. I have soon to be 3 y/o twin girls and this snake was a request for one of their bday presents (plus I wanted another one too) My other twin loves mice, hence why I don't want to get stuck with a live feed b/c that would become a pet as well
She is in a 40 gal reptile tank with a CHE, UTH, the temp on her hot side is 92, the cool side is 83, and the air is 75. She has 2 hides on both sides but prefers the cool side. The humidity is around 50-60%. She doesn't run her cage which I know can be a sign of stress. She does come out at nite after everything is turned off. She is approx 3 ft long and seems to be at a good weight.
I know I probably shouldn't worry about her not eating since I know that they can go long periods without food but one concern of mine is the pet store where I got her is going to be calling me next week to ask if she has eaten. B/c if not, they want to force feed her which I DO NOT want them to do. But if I don't get her to eat in the future, I might have to resort to this and if I lied, well I can't really tell them about it.
I've tried feeding her in a bag and also in her cage, leaving the mouse with her for 30 mins. She just crawls over it like it isn't even there. I think I may be pushing her to eat too soon but I'm really worried about the place I got her wanting to force feed her! I told the lady that I bought her from that I did not like that and she said "well it isn't as bad as you think"...Any ideas?
TIA!
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