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    Telling it like it is! Stewart_Reptiles's Avatar
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    First DO NOT Assist this animal any longer it's a huge step backward and there are a lot of things to do before doing this IF the animal does not eat, or is willing to eat on it's own which is not the case here.
    and I don't want anything to happen to him. We fed him yesterday, but we ended up having to assist feed him. He killed his prey (he did strike and latch on from the "wrong" end)
    You do not assist because an animal eats backward.

    If I take in consideration the age and weight than yes it would be underweight however looking at the body shape I am not seeing an underweight animal.

    Here is what need to be done if not done so already.

    Set him up in a 6 quarts tub

    Use aspen as bedding

    Provide a 6 inches flower pot saucer as a hide.

    Provide temps on the warm side no higher than 88 degrees.

    NO MORE HANDLING until your BP eats at least 3 to 5 consecutive time on it's own.

    Once you made the changes weight a week

    Offer a live small mouse in it's enclosure, close the tub, remove if un-eaten after 15 min.

    99% of feeding issues are new owner/husbandry related and based on the fact that he is active, stays in his water dish I can only conclude that this animal is stressed because his needs are not met, this setup will help with that. Number one thing with BP is SECURITY


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    Deborah Stewart


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