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    Telling it like it is! Stewart_Reptiles's Avatar
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    Because you have other snakes kept the same way does not mean anything, with BP it's not a one fit all type of deal some are much more prone to stress than others and what will work for A will not work for B

    The enclosure is too big, the food is way too small even out of the eggs they do not eat pinkies pinkies are for colubrids. Too small of a prey item will often not be recognize as a prey item, even force fed which you should not have done as assisting would have been more than enough, it still not enough food.

    Get a 6 quarts tub have a 1 inch layer of aspen, provide a 6 inch plastic flower pot saucer as a hide, temps on the warm side should be around 88 at the very most (this is due to the small size of the enclosure)

    Wait a week NO Handling (none from now own until the animal eats for you at least 3 times) offer a live hopper mouse, in the tub, just drop it and walk away, come back 15 min later and remove if uneaten. If uneaten there are other tricks before jumping to force feeding.

    In most cases it is husbandry related the animal has ate once so it does know how to eat, you just need to provide the optimal husbandry for this specific animal.
    Last edited by Stewart_Reptiles; 12-22-2014 at 01:39 PM.
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