It's Over!!!!

[hongkongluna]

My large male 4yr old BP fasted from 11/7/2010 until today, 6/27/11. That's almost 9 months. He went from 1950 grams to 1815 grams. Glad to see him eating again. I figured he would sooner or later

[llovelace]

Congrats

[Snakefreak64]

ohhh what a feeling, thats carzy long, glad to hear he is back on.Just out of curiosity did you change anything in his environment?during this fast, breeding,new tub/cage ect anyway good to hear!!

[zues]

Perfect example of a healthly snake on a fast. Only 135 grams in 9 months proves that these guys could go years without eating if they wanted to.

[Aes_Sidhe]

I feel Ya totally man .. I have female ... she dont touch food for 4 months after i bough her.. now I need to be fast with dropping rats to her tub if i wanna keep my fingers
Good to hear that he eats again

[hongkongluna]

ohhh what a feeling, thats carzy long, glad to hear he is back on.Just out of curiosity did you change anything in his environment?during this fast, breeding,new tub/cage ect anyway good to hear!!

I checked his husbandry 858,347 times just to be sure everything was right. No change just before he started fasting so I was pretty sure it was nothing I did. The only thing I imagine it being was the drop in ambient temps in the Northeast, during the winter. Now we've had a few solid weeks of 85 and up so I figured he'd eat again.

I was considering assist feeding a few months back but spoke to some long-time BP keepers and I was advised that a healthy male can go a LONG time without eating and I should just monitor his weight. Considering what percentage of his overall weight 135 grams is, I figured he was doing okay. I did offer every 3 weeks or so, just to check but I could tell he wasnt interested. Unlike today!

also, I checked him often to make sure he wasnt losing weight faster, wheezing, clear-eyed, clear vent, clear mouth, clear nostrils, etc etc.

He even shed after not having eaten for over 6 months. Keep records so you can see what's been happening. It's invaluable.