Quote Originally Posted by Fernando Fernandez View Post
I got him on february and he only weighed 198 grams and he was 6 months old which i found to be underweight ( not an expert though so am not sure). As a result i started feeding him one mice every five days the first week and then 2 19 grams adult mice after. He is now 319 grams but hasnt eaten in 11 days. I also feed him a small rat that last time i feed him. It was the first time he ate a rat but he took it within 10 minutes. My humidity is good and so are my temperatures. The only thing i dont have is 2 identical hides. I have 2 hides but not identical. I also covered some of his tub with duck tape so he cannot see me and get stressed. I know he is hungry because he roams around at night exactly like he did previously on his feeding days. I have tried offering both mice and rat and he literally passes right by them. But he looks hungry. What can i do?
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I'm not at all concerned about a 300+ gram snake not eating for 11 days.

You do realize that depending on when you got him in February he has gained 125 ish grams or over 50% of his body weight in 6-10 weeks depending on when you got him.

Skip the feeding and just try again next time.

My never fail trick is that I wait for 3 consecutive nights of roaming around and hunting. Every night it will start earlier and end later, so if you note what time they give up the hunt on the second night, I try to feed mine an hour ahead of that as he is normally out quite early on day 3.

Snakes in captivity are over fed, snakes in captivity are obese. So, you're doing just fine.

Same thing I say to everyone. Don't be upset when the snake doesn't eat on your schedule.