Fasting?

[Maddlesrain]

Hi...just want to add my agreement with Craig on this. Hatchling snakes are fed weekly, & as they grow bigger & take larger prey, the time between feedings
is lengthened, for good reason: feeding too soon after a meal can cause a regurgitation of both items, & I'm surprised that you got away with it for so long.
Adult snakes are typically fed every 10-14 days (can even be longer when snakes get to their senior years) and if you want to feed 2 smaller items (that roughly
equal the one larger item of the correct size) they should always be fed together, one right after the other.

While I think your temp. issues were part of the problem, I'm glad you're getting the feeding issues sorted out too. BPs are known for fasting at times anyway,
which is frustrating for us (to say the least) but when they refuse food, it can stress them further to offer food too often; at that time, it's better not to offer more
than once every 2 or 3 weeks, to give them time to feel some urgency to eat. And that also reduces the amount of prey you end up wasting.

I’ll definitely wait her out a little then.

I didn’t realize that when feeding multiple prey items and there were zero problems so I would have never known. She’s usually super aggressive about eating and has literally ripped prey in half trying to get at it, and there’s never been a regurgitation incident. She’s pretty steady and low stress, so that’s why I’m feeling a little worried now.

Her cage is stable now and I’m just keeping an eye on it, so hopefully she’ll get back to eating in the near future.


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