Originally Posted by Bogertophis
I assume you meant "sleeping"? And snakes brumate, they don't hibernate.
Anyway, as to how long to wait before offering food (& assuming you're not handling at all), I'd see how the snake acts in 4 days- if he seems to be looking for food (& by that I mean he's watching from the doorway of his hide- most likely- & in the evening hours- and NOT "cruising the enclosure"- you might go ahead & offer him food, but it won't hurt to wait a few more days either- the main thing is to wait until he's really ready to accept food. Failure is no fun. Your temps sound fine, btw-
Ok, ok. So he’s sleeping, napping or slacking off. Ha! He’s doing something that he has not asked permission for! So it’s very confusing when you get differing instructions from the breeder. He said 3-4 days then if he’s chill (which he is), then handle away. He also said to always feed in a separate place so he doesn’t associate reaching into his enclosure with a feeding response. Huh? It is nice as he is about 8 months old and already on frozen weanling rats so no ordeal in transferring over from live to not so live.
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