Doesn't Want To Eat...

[Reinz]

Probably should have included her age, weight and size  she is just over 3.5 years old, weighs around 2.5kg and is just over 7.5ft long.
Sonny - Like I said I know she was eating quite frequently for her age but as I tried to hold her out she was destroying her vivarium, could have caused herself harm by striking at the glass, pulling her lighting down, messing with her probes which in turn changed her temperatures... As soon as I fed her this behaviour stopped, I was doing what I thought was best for her. I sought advice from her breeder and he said he'd rather feed more often than too large prey size so I followed that advice.
Weremey - I thought this might be the case given her age and size she may be coming into breeding size. Just wanted advice from experienced people with carpet females this age. As she's my first
Bogertophis - I am pretty sure that she wouldn't have been exposed to anything dangerous, it was over a month ago and she has seemed completely herself since and has shed in that time too. Like I said above she's just over 7.5ft and around 2.5kg and the rats are 200-250g in weight and she has a visible lump for around 24-36 hours after feeding.


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Carpets can surprise you with how large a prey that they can take. I’m not saying to throw caution to the wind on Carpets, but it’s ok to experiment within reason. If the prey item IS TOO big then she will regurgitate it. Not good, but not devastating either. All 3 of my Coastals are 8 footers and take XL/Jumbo rats.

Lizzy, CCP. Finicky Fall/Winter

Mack, good eater


Etta, CCP. Finicky in fall/Winter

My Jungles are 7 or more feet long and take large rats. However my female is a bit like Xena. She still begs for hours after her meal. And basically stays in hunting mode until her next meal 3.5-4 weeks later. I am seriously considering moving her up to an XL/Jumbo to calm her down. Here’s my reasoning:

My 17 year old female BP used to be very food aggressive after eating. She would do the hovering S and track me for days, even after 4 medium rats! Obviously giving more did not help. Though members here tought I was nuts, I moved her up to 1 XL/Jumbo monthly. That satiated her and cured the food aggression. After a year I backed her down to a large rat monthly. Yes I was overfeeding with the XL, but see has always fasted for 6-9 months anyway.

Esmarelda, JCP, a pure pig!

Just some food for thought. Remember, everything is is not engraved in stone. Guidelines are just guidelines, not hard fast rules.