» Site Navigation
0 members and 630 guests
No Members online
Most users ever online was 47,180, 07-16-2025 at 05:30 PM.
» Today's Birthdays
» Stats
Members: 76,066
Threads: 249,217
Posts: 2,572,779
Top Poster: JLC (31,651)
|
-
Registered User
Isis has recently stopped eating f/t mice, and it's been about 4 weeks so I decided to try feeding live, but she won't take that either... should I be worried?
-Ed
0.1 Ball Python - Isis
3.2 Cats - Mac, Prince, Speedy, Scoot, Picky
0.1 Dog - Maisy
-
-
I would say no. BPs can go months without food. Just make sure your snake isn't losing weight. I think especially with the season change, they may be inclined to refuse food. If you have your snake on f/t, I'd stick with that unless she starts losing weight and that's the only way you can get her to eat.
-
-
Yeah, if your snake was taking f/t in the past, and is not eating them now, I'd call it a classic example of the "breeding season off-feediness." I would think that trying to feed a live mouse might actually be more stressful for the snake than helpful. I would just hold off for a few weeks and then try offering another f/t and see what develops.
Does your snake constrict/strike at the f/t, or merely scoop it up and swallow?
-Jen. Back in the hobby after a hiatus!
Ball pythons:
0.1 normal; 1.1 albino. 1.0 pied; 0.1 het pied; 1.0 banana.
-
-
Registered User
Alright, I'll just wait.. Should I try to feed her once every regular feeding time? She doesn't constrict or strike at f/t, she just swallows it.
-Ed
0.1 Ball Python - Isis
3.2 Cats - Mac, Prince, Speedy, Scoot, Picky
0.1 Dog - Maisy
-
Posting Permissions
- You may not post new threads
- You may not post replies
- You may not post attachments
- You may not edit your posts
-
Forum Rules
|