refused food but still in hunt mode

[beardieguy]

well my bp didnt go for his rat after 15 minutes so i put him back in his tank but hes still actively looking for food.whats up with him he looks pretty hungry.his front half is starting to dull a little so he is in the very early stage of a shed cycle but he has eaten when his eyes started to blue on his last shed.should i try again or just wait untill he sheds?

[LadyOhh]

Probably not hunt mode...

More likely stress mode or shed mode

[dr del]

Hi,

Well if you are sure he is still hunting try again for another 15 minutes or so - but keep an eye on it ( assuming it is live prey) for any signs of trouble.

If he still doesn't eat then pull the prey item and try again next feeding day.

**edit**

I bow to heathers knowledge on this one

**end edit**


dr del

[missi182]

Hi,

Well if you are sure he is still hunting try again for another 15 minutes or so - but keep an eye on it ( assuming it is live prey) for any signs of trouble.

If he still doesn't eat then pull the prey item and try again next feeding day.


dr del

Agreed - you may want to try feeding IN the enclosure as well.

[beardieguy]

ok well it was live but i had to take care of it myself so i just put the rat on the top of the hide he isnt using if he doesnt eat it within 20 to 30 minutes i guess he will just have to wait until he is done shedding.ill just leave him alone and see if he does actually start his shed cycle soon i wanted to try to see if he would eat thawed or prekilled again soon anyways maybe i will get lucky and he will eat one after his shed thanks

[FIREball]

One of my pastels is like this, last few months she is only eating every other week. I will drop a rat in and she wil totaly ignore it and once I pull it she is all over the tub looking for it.

[beardieguy]

i always fed in his tub this is only the second time this has happened and the first time was because the last weeks rat was too big.he didnt go for the rat so i tossed it.he hid for a while but now hes back to poking his head out and looking around.im going to see how he acts tomorrow night i might try too feed again this weekend if he acts really hungry