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    1. should i stress over the lack of interest or try tomorrow or what?

    2. should the temp be different for a dehydrated snake be different?

    3. is there anywere i can find a weight to length ratio chart or something so i can weight him and see how underweight he is if at all?

    4. if at all how often should i soak him until he gets better?

    5. how long can his eyecaps stay on before i should worry?
    1. What do you mean you fed him a fuzzy? a fuzzy mouse? If so fuzzy mice are what BP's eat right after they hatch, need to see some pictures but I'm guessing he should be eating small adult mice or at least hoppers.

    2. Temps should be the same, humidity should be higher and clean water should be available.

    3. There is no length to weight ratio, its all about how he looks, again we need a picture but his body should look rounded, not like a triangle with his spine sticking out.

    4. You should not be soaking him excessively. odds are its doing more harm with stress than good. Just keep the humidity up and leave him alone to relax.

    5. Keep the humidly up in his enclosure and the eye caps should come off with the next shed.

    Don't stress about him not feeding, if he refuses leave him alone for at least 5 days (some people recommend more) and try again. I'd recommend the best thing for him is proper temp, proper humidity and time to relax.

    Also if you can maintain proper temps with just the heating pad I'd recommend losing the light, dehydrates the air pretty fast.
    Last edited by Adam Chandler; 11-01-2010 at 08:17 PM. Reason: typo
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