I'm sure you know this, but never leave live prey in the enclosure with your snake; ive seen some nasty pictures of irreparable damage done. Im assuming you left dead prey in there, at which point the prey might become too cold to simulate live prey. Other than that, it seems that an eating strike is quite normal; however, I dont think anyone likes it when their snake stops eating. Try cutting into the brain cavity of the prey to expose brain matter, I heard about this and it seems to work to get the snake's senses in feeding mode. What are other opinions on this technique?Originally Posted by euronewbie
I have a 3 year old BP that has been a fantastic eater, every week like clockwork he/she (not sure of the sex) ate a live rat no problem. Then he just stopped eating, March 3rd was the last time he ate, nothing has changed in the setup. Just shed a week ago, complete shed, has been extremely friendly. Stays in his hide during the day, out and about every night. When a rat is placed in with him he comes out to check it out, then for lack of better words cuddles up with itI have attempted to feed every 2 weeks since he stopped eating I have tried covering the enclosure, left the rat in for 24 hours and nothing??
Any suggestions?
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