Husbandry help

[Stewart_Reptiles]

Bottom line anyone not willing to do what it takes to get their animal to eat (when passed a certain point) whether it mice or live should not own a snake or at least not a BP.

I have fed well over 20000 live preys never had an issue.

It's about being knowledgeable and responsible.

If you are not willing to try it's fine it's YOUR snake, and if it does not want to eat than let it be, it will either resume one day or starve itself.

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[chrid16371]

I guess I should of added that I don't ever want to feed live again but I will if I need to. That would not be my first choice though. I've tried braining and get a better response but still no strike. Eating once every 2 weeks isn't perfect but at least its something. I will do whatever I need to do to make sure he is happy and healthy, just like all my pets, even feeding live or mice but like I said I don't think he's at that point of needing that yet. He has lost no weight and gained a little but not much. I just weighed him today and he's 15 grams heavier than when I first got him. Is that a lot? No but its better then -15 grams.

[ReptiMoto]

Feeding live is NOT ALWAYS a step back. My bp would feed f/t one week then refuse 3 weeks f/t then eat again. So I fed him live for a month. It was in my case a step foreword because it got my bp's aggression for food higher. From there I pre killed mice for about a 2 months then finally got him to switch to f/t. It's not fun to feed live, and it's not fun to kill a mouse or rat with a knife and crack it's neck. But you gotta do what ya gotta do.

[Scottywelsh]

Bottom line anyone not willing to do what it takes to get their animal to eat (when passed a certain point) whether it mice or live should not own a snake or at least not a bp

I think live is more dangerous than assist so that's me doing exactly what you just said. What it takes !! .

As for your 20000 live feeds. As always it works for some not for others. Iv known bps injured and killed and known people to never have a problem.

[Scottywelsh]

If you are not willing to try it's fine it's YOUR snake, and if it does not want to eat than let it be, it will either resume one day or starve itself.

And please don't suggest I don't care for my snakes and would let them starve !!! . That is not at all what I have said and have not given that impression at all ! Quite the opposite infact !


But anyway . . .
Maybe your snake just prefers to eat every other week.
Maybe try him every 10 or 12 days instead of every week
Try and find his sweet spot where he will take every meal.

Sorry to kind of hijack your post there for a bit with opinions being thrown left right and center but I suppose that is a good thing to get everyone's different opinion and see what works for you and your bp

Good Luck.8