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    baby balls not eating

    ok so yeah i have 1:2 bp and one of the girls are eating like a hog the other female and my male wont eat its like they are more into the tongs than the fuzzie the seller told me that they were eating on live hoppers but when i got them i gave them frozen fuzzies and they took them for the frist 3 feeding also the males cage is in the living room and the light stays on in there for quite a while how do i get them to feed again

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    Re: baby balls not eating

    well do you mind describing the set up you have? most of the time going of feed is a result of husbandry issues.
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    Re: baby balls not eating

    20 gal long tank i did not make any changes except for feeding i put newspaper down so they do intergest the aspen heating pad and the over head light has been shut off due to the exteremly hot waether

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    Re: baby balls not eating

    They're each in a 20 long? That seems kind of big for a baby.

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    Re: baby balls not eating

    a 20 gal is a bit too big, if you don't have any other enclosure you can try balling up some newspapers and throw them in there to make them feel more secure.
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    Re: baby balls not eating

    i have plenty of hides and branches and fake plants so that should not be a problem they have just all of a suddin went off of feed for 2 weeks should i try live

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    Re: baby balls not eating

    how are you monitoring your temps?
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    Re: baby balls not eating

    How many are in one enclosure?

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    Re: baby balls not eating

    Judging from prior threads you started, your husbandry is way off. Just based on other posts your enclosure seems too big and you house two snakes in one enclosure. Do you know what the temps are in your enclosure? You should really check out the caresheet to work on your husbandry. This might be why two of your snakes aren't eating.
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    Re: baby balls not eating

    it's no big deal if they eat live, if they won't take f/t, then by all means feed live just watch the feeding to make sure the mouse isn't biting your snakes.

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