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    I would advise you to bump up your temps, at least on your warm side. 90ish would be better. Has he defecated or anything since he was weighed at 126g? 18 grams is a lot of weight to lose for a ball that size in such a short amount of time. What are you housing him in? Hides? Location in the house?

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    Re: Baby ball ate....

    Quote Originally Posted by Naginibellatrix View Post
    it is extremely normal for a snake to refuse a meal. just shrug it off. they can go up to a month without eating, make sure you always offer it though.
    I don't know about extremely normal. If you're providing proper husbandry, hunger strikes shouldn't be too common and hunger strikes are more serious when it comes to young or underweight snakes. Now if we were talking about a healthy 1,500 gram adult going on a strike during winter, fair enough, they have enough weight reserves and are past their delicate hatchling stage.

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    Re: Baby ball ate....

    Quote Originally Posted by AK907 View Post
    I would advise you to bump up your temps, at least on your warm side. 90ish would be better. Has he defecated or anything since he was weighed at 126g? 18 grams is a lot of weight to lose for a ball that size in such a short amount of time. What are you housing him in? Hides? Location in the house?
    I've got temps up, currently 93 and 82. He has defecated once right before he shed. He's in a ap cage, the t8 with a divider, 2 hides (it's a half log broken in half, so a 1/4 log) they are snug but not too tight. He's in the middle bedroom with a weight bench decoration. Minimal traffic through there.

    I offered him a f/t mouse last week, and he struck hissed and ignored it. Left it in the tank with him and it was still there in the morning.
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    Re: Baby ball ate....

    Quote Originally Posted by Shadow_TA View Post
    I've got temps up, currently 93 and 82. He has defecated once right before he shed. He's in a ap cage, the t8 with a divider, 2 hides (it's a half log broken in half, so a 1/4 log) they are snug but not too tight. He's in the middle bedroom with a weight bench decoration. Minimal traffic through there.

    I offered him a f/t mouse last week, and he struck hissed and ignored it. Left it in the tank with him and it was still there in the morning.
    Half logs are really bad hides. At that age I would probably still be on an upside down terracotta drip tray. You can get these at Michaels or any place that sells pots. You can just buy two or three (very cheap) break a piece of the side gently with some pliers then file the rough edges down. This is a nice way to go because its cheap, and fits tightly on top and two or three sides.

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