Quote Originally Posted by jennmbarker View Post
I bought what I was told was a 3 wk old hatchling normal het pied and he was very hard to feed. The breeder told me he had eaten prior to me buying him. I put him in his enclosure and did not mess with him agin until feeding time. I offered him food and he refused. I did everything f/t, live rat pups, ect. I finally called the breeder back asking when was his exact hatch date, when he shed, and when he ate. I talked to his wife that time and she told me he hadn't shed to her knowledge and she didnt know if he had ate. So I was pretty upset and told her I wanted him to call me asap. He didn't call me, rather texted and told me he hadnt ate and hadn't shed and was only a week old when I bought him and he was my problem now. I was pretty pissed off and was affraid i would lose him to starvation. But I left him alone and he pulled thru. His first meal he took was a freshly killed brained rat pinkie. ( Pinkie with head split showing brains) after that he ate weekly and finally became a healthy boy. Good luck with the baby.
Thank you for your experience. Mine is a normal he was trying to get rid of, even told me if he didn't sell with a week or two he'll be feeder for something. It should've set off warning bells for me but stupid me, he was a pretty little baby for $10 and I've been wanting a snake for a good number of years.