For a while it seemed like he just had an aversion to mouse fur, lol. But now that it is hot out (~105 today, haha) he's alright with it, I guess. He also would not strike and often just.. failed to find it if I drop fed. Nervous eater, so I had to get his attention subtly with its then drop before he saw the tongs. Now he seems to tolerate the tongs, but definitely not a kingsnake feed response still.Originally Posted by Bogertophis
That's not too bad then...he just wants "fast food" (easily digested) when the weather might turn cold. Very smart actually...good survival instincts.
I've had my share of finicky snakes over the years anyway. My tri-color TX longnose snake (not a natural mouse eater in the wild at all) does well on fuzzy mice all year
except he fasts some over winter months. Very predictable...& same reason as your grey-banded. He loses a little weight in winter & regains it eating like crazy the rest
of the time. He's even tried to "catch" my hand a few times!(hilarious because of his small narrow mouth)
This was my first whole winter with him since he escaped at 11g last year from early January until May. He weighed about 85g all winter and didn't seem to lose, but he'd wat 2 or 3 pinks every 2 or 3 weeks at best. Or a small 4g fuzzy once.
The guy I bought from has road based locales he has raised up and bred a few generations captive. When I got my guy, he told me he won't put hatchlings for sale that haven't had multiple mice without issue. If there's anyone I'd trust to buy one from in that regard, it'd be him. He was very good at answering questions and giving care info too. He has leiucistic ones too which are really neat. And also breeds some milks and hognose.
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