The strike that's a PIMA!

[carlson]

So my carpet still is on her strike she's refused frozen and live and today she refused a medium live rat so I tried braining it and gonna leave it in there for the night I guess. I hope she's not gonna keep this strike up longer pre killed brained are the last thing I can think to try not sure where to go if she refuses it and I gotta clean up the blood from her cage once I determine if she's gonna ignore it or eat 😡 frustrated doesn't even begin to describe my mood

[The Serpent Merchant]

That is so strange. My carpet hasn't ever refused food. In fact he is my garbage disposal for unwanted rodents.

Have you tried other rodents like mice/gerbils/ASF's?

Are you absolutely sure that your husbandry is correct?

[3skulls]

How old?
I have a big girl that's been off feed for a few weeks now.
A male that goes off a week or two every few months.

Try chicks if you can get some.

[carlson]

She's an adult the rescue vet said almost four about six and a half almost seven feet. I haven't tried other then rats right now cuz the people I got her from said she eats jumbo rats and I feel like I was lied too. I don't know humidity level she's in a giant tub right now until I get her cage done but that won't be until I know she's eating. The ambient temp of the tub (it's a 4x2 tub) is 77-78 degrees with perch bars in there that she uses all the time and a heat lamp that makes a basking spot that hovers between 89-90. I spray the tub and there are two water bowls in there so humidity is there just don't have a way to check that as of now. Just frustrated since I was basically lied too when I bought her they said she has no problems feeding, hmm no problem guess if you mean that as there's no problems cuz she doesn't. Just not sure what to do trying to get ahold of the rescuse and figure out a trade or a money back type thing but waiting for them to get ahold of me still. I want to keep her but if according to them she eats awesome for them and won't eat for me best for her health is to get her back to them and have my money returned or a trade. Even as I write this I know it sounds insensitive and kinds whiny and d@@kish just don't know what to do anymore so frustrated

[3skulls]

How often were they feeding her jumbo rats? If I feed my bigger girls a large rat, they can go a couple of weeks without food.

How long has she gone without now? How long have you had her?

She might just need some time to settle in.

[carlson]

I've had her since September 5th she ate the first week a jumbo and hasn't ate since, they told me they feed her weekly. They gave me some of the frozen rats she was eatting and said she eats one a week with no problems. Which is why I feel like I've been lied to she just doesn't care about food since the first one

[3skulls]

I hope someone else comes along with a better answer. I have never had one go that long. To me a jumbo rat seems really big to be eating weekly.

If you have been keeping her in the tub during the strike, maybe try letting her out to get some exercise..?

How does she look? Did you get a weight when you first got her and what's her weight now?

My 2 bigger girls are 6' - 7' 8-9 lb
I feed them a LG every 2 weeks or a med every week. I'll mix it up for them.

I wouldn't give up on her just yet.

[carlson]

See I was worried those rats were too big ill try picking up something small and different on pay day. Mainly just frustrated with feeling like i was lied too (might not have been could just be snake having snake issues) an worried cuz I enjoy taking care of my animals so things like this frustrate me haha but as for a weight no I don't have a scale yet but she is a good weight and it hasn't decreased from what I can tell and she seems healthy still I just worry it'll continue and her health will decline. I've done some handling with her not carry around the house or that but in the spare room she will explore out of her tub a bit and will let me touch her and hold her with no problems (in the beginning she was nippy but never bit me tried but I was always just fast enough cat like reflexes haha) and she hasn't changed much little lighter most likely but not noticeable when touching her and looking at her. She was rescued from a house where the old owners were evicted and they left her tied in a pillow case in the closet land lord found her almost three months later when they did a deep clean of the house I guess she was way skinny then and they got her to the weight I bought her at and they gave me the rats saying that's what she ate. I admit my knowledge of snakes (carpets specially)is still growing so I followed what they told me and gladly took her. Here's a pic of her sorry if I rambled a little bit the walking dead is distracting me a little bit .

[carlson]

First half hr home

Few weeks ago


Ill get new ones when I clean her cage up her brained rat is bleeding in there a little bit so when I pull that I'm gonna clean a little.

[3skulls]

Hmm. Sounds like she has been through Hell.

If she was tied up for 3 months, she might have been eating those jumbos to catch back up.
She needs some stability for sure. How did they keep her? Was she in glass or cage where she could see out? Maybe she is stressed a bit inside of a tub.

I have a Ball python that I rehabbed, kinda did the same thing. She was under fed. She would eat like crazy and once she put some weight back on, went off feed for a bit.

I'm by no means an expert on snakes. Maybe someone else will have a better idea of what would help.
I know my male loves chicks. I would also check out some forums that are more Carpet related.

She might just need more time.