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    Re: Possible Hard Choice Concerning My BP

    Quote Originally Posted by CloudtheBoa View Post
    His fasts alone don't worry me, I've learned to deal with them however irritating they may be. It's the sudden increase in weight loss that's giving me a red flag. He shouldn't have lost 10% of his weight in only 3 months.
    Are you sure he didn't poo or pee out some urates? Did he shed or anything?

    Your snake looks okay to me. It sounds like you're just feeding FT and will be trying live. I'm sure when you offer live he'll be fine.

    Have you tried anything besides rats or mice? Some of them like things like chicks and/or quails. I've had a couple on fasts who I offered an FT chick to and it got them going again.

    Try something different like a FT chick. Then if that doesn't work, do live for a few months to get him going again and gaining some weight.

    I definitely wouldn't rehome him yet. He's not doing terrible at all. You clearly are attached to him, and honestly, you're probably far more frustrated and affected than he is by this.
    Last edited by 200xth; 08-30-2015 at 11:19 AM.
    It is okay to use pine bedding for snakes.
    It is okay to feed live food to snakes.

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