Yafe - Albino Carpet - FINAL - Progression Thread

[dakski]

Sorry Yafe dropped his mouse there Dave. Are you offering food every 5-7 days or so?

No biggie EL-Ziggy, LOL! Sorry, I couldn't resist. 5-7 days for the last 3 meals, yes. Then, I plan to go weekly for a bit, and then every two weeks as he gets old, if not longer when he becomes an adult.

No worries there.

He seems to be a pretty smart little fellow. His eyes were probably bigger then his stomach, or so we say in Germany.

IF he is getting ready to shed, its better that he didn't eat. While some snakes have no problem to do both, shed and digestion, at the same time, I never even offer during shedding. Their bodies need extra fluid for the shedding process, but digestion does, too. With him just recovering, there is no need to put his body through double duty.

And maybe he really did have enough food already for now.

I take a refusal 100,000 times over a snake that will wolf it down, only to regurgitate it later on because it shouldn't really have eaten that meal for whatever reason. Regurgitation is really hard on a snake and can start a vicious cycle of problems. Much better for him to simply refuse to eat it, because he doesn't need to eat right now.

I think he is simply a smart little snake and realized that he shouldn't eat, once the thrill of the hunt was over !

Well said, Zina10. Not sure about the shed as I haven't seen his eyes cloud over, but I could have missed it. Either way, he seems to know what's up.

The more I think about it, he went for so long without food...I think that it's normal for his digestion to be on the slow side for a while. He's been ill, so his body hasn't
been focused on digestive enzymes...he might be a little short in that department for the time being, & his body had to conserve because he wasn't eating. So whether
or not he's going into a shed (& btw, I agree...albinos are so much harder to tell) I think he just might have regurgitated had he swallowed this item...trust this little
guy, he's made it this far. I think all is normal & well...he's not ready for more food yet...don't rush him. I'd go slower than you would ordinarily.

And I agree with zina10's post too- avoid feeding this guy when he's in shed.

Yeah, I hear you. Slow and steady wins the race.