omg shes gonna blow (we think)

[kid_mustango02]

Arian too ate today for the first time in 9 months... HURRAY!

Wow! For some reason I worry after 3 weeks, maybe I should stop worrying so much

Waiting IMPATIENTLY for the outcome of this as well!

[ADEE]

Wow! For some reason I worry after 3 weeks, maybe I should stop worrying so much

Waiting IMPATIENTLY for the outcome of this as well!

we have tried faithfully every other week to get her to eat, finally we figured she was off feed to breed and we threw our male pastel in with her.. we know shes gravid now but her eating all of a sudden seemed weird to me.. I really dont care, at this point im just glad she ate. When we first started I would hear people saying "oh my snake didnt eat for months" I honestly didnt believe it until Arian gave us a run for our money with her fasting crud.. so glad its over. We kept throwing her more and more feeders today until she stopped.

[ADEE]

She left us a nice big nasty poo but shes still equally as big as before... hmm. Why are these snakes so difficult?!

[West Coast Jungle]

we have tried faithfully every other week to get her to eat, finally we figured she was off feed to breed and we threw our male pastel in with her.. we know shes gravid now but her eating all of a sudden seemed weird to me.. I really dont care, at this point im just glad she ate. When we first started I would hear people saying "oh my snake didnt eat for months" I honestly didnt believe it until Arian gave us a run for our money with her fasting crud.. so glad its over. We kept throwing her more and more feeders today until she stopped.

Be careful you dont feed her too much, that could be why she has been fasting. They will eat when they are hungry not when you necessarily want them to.

[ADEE]

Thanks for the input Raul... Arian (unlike our garbage disposal Charm) had never been a good eater since weve gotten her. She ate maybe 3 meals max since we got her

[ADEE]

who said the thing about runny poo??

Arian (due to lay in like 12 days according to last shed) just left us a nice gross runny/slimy poo with some urates ... i havnt been this excited about poo since my sons were born

[FIREball]

Do most people feed after ovulation? Ive read a few places not to, but I know everything is not always "by the book"

[ADEE]

she hadnt eaten in 9+ mos... i would sooner loose a clutch but mom is our priority, i hadnt read that there was a risk to her by doing so Please correct me if im wrong so i can stop feeding our other gravid female.

[FIREball]

NERD book pg 90

"Do not attempt to feed a female after she has ovulated. She will not eat and the addition of a rodent t her environment will only be a source of stress."

[ADEE]

NERD book pg 90

"Do not attempt to feed a female after she has ovulated. She will not eat and the addition of a rodent t her environment will only be a source of stress."

even though both the females pounded their food before we even got it into the enclosure all the way? I mean, I know everyone does things differently but Charm our big girl would bite my fingers off if she went over 7dys without eating, shes worse then my boa on feeding day...

Anyone else have experience with this? Do you choose not to feed even thought they are acting like they are starving? I thought having a good eater, even one that eats while gravid would be a good thing, even healthier for her... before it being a bad thing...

I would love some more input on the topic. Jeremy, thanks so much for you help!!