Breaking The Habit

[Little B-Py]

I feed rats they are easier for me to breed. I would try a rat chub. A big rat chub is about the same size as a mouse and it want hurt your snake.

I am glad you made this post. In order for us to help you, you really have to give us a whole bunch of info. Trust me. If you put in the time and effort to give us every last detail you can think of, we as a community will help you fix this. Here are some starter questions. Please answer all these AND whatever other info you can think of.


1 How long have you had these snakes?
2 are they kept together in the same tank?
3 Where did you get your snakes from?
4 How old / big are your snakes?
5 What is your setup / temps / hides / substrate / way of measuring temp and humidity / humidity % / type, size of enclosure
6 What exact steps did you take before resorting to assist feeding?
7 how often are you feeding?
8 What exactly are you feeding, and what is your procedure when feeding (before trying to assist feed)
9 How much are you handling the snakes?
10 When is the last time they shed? How did that shed go?

I know it will take some time to answer all these quesitons, but answer in as much detail as possible, and be willing to hear the replies. I promise you we can turn your snakes around.


Mike

1. Oakley since around mid November and Hissy around the end of November.
2. They are kept in separate tanks, Oakley in a 40 breeder (I know too big but I plan to downgrade) and Hissy in a 10 gallon aquarium.
3. I received Oakley from a friend who could no longer keep him and Hissy from Emerald Bay, a reputable source that is local, they do a lot of business with famous people and athletes.
4. Not sure how old, I suspect Hissy is slightly older because she is a few inches longer. They are both fairly small I am not sure about exact age or weight. But they are a bit larger than the snake on this thread.
5.Oakley, (currently in quarantine) before the incident 40 breeder, coconut bark, hide, water dish, and some foliage. 95 hot, 65 cold. I have an accurite thermometer for each cage measuring hot w/probe on bottom glass. 100% humidity.
Hissy 10 gallon, coconut bark, small hide, water dish, log hide, foliage. 95 hot 70 cold. 100% humidity.
6. I have always fed f/t and I dangled the mouse in front of them for about 5 minutes with no reaction at all.
7. I feed them about 7 days apart
8. I feed them medium f/t mice, resort back to 6.
9. I handle Oakley almost every day but mainly because of placing neosporin on his injury. Hissy once every few days.
10. Oakley must have been this past Saturday or Sunday and it was a full shed, Hissy has been about 3 or 4 weeks and hers was complete, too.

I am going to try the tubs idea to get them to eat and maybe have them as their permanent homes depending on how it turns out. I guess I'm slightly stubborn because I really enjoy the look of the glass aquariums. I'm assuming I would need to build a small rack system to house both of them on it at once.