Quote Originally Posted by Deborah View Post
I would not trust either breeder that would say if it gets down to x weight you need to assist....it's not about the weight it's about a overall condition of the animal.

At least he is right about one thing assisting is the VERY last resort, you do not assist an animal that knows how to eat you provide it with proper husbandry and the right food even if that means live.

BTW how is your husbandry?
I painstakingly agonize over the husbandry. I lose sleep at night because I worry that my husbandry is not up to par. I wake up multiple times per night to check the conditions of the tanks. I'm super anal about the way I care for my snakes and so far it has really paid off for one of them. He shed in one solid piece, he eats every time I offer him food, and he acts like a typical BP. I did buy a live mouse, i cleaned the tank and everything in it so that nothing smelled like the snake's pee or poop, and I am planning on dropping the live mouse in there and watching it so that the snake doesn't get hurt.