Quote Originally Posted by snakelover88 View Post
That is what is so strange, he won't eat anything larger than a pinkie! The guy we got him from said that he was a male and that his vet sexed him. He said that he had never been able to feed him anything larger than a pinkie. Strange huh? I've tried slowly moving up to a fuzzy f/t and live and he runs and hides from the live and then just strikes the f/t several times and then leaves it alone. The guy tried to tell us he would only eat live which was a lie, he eats f/t just fine. Should I be concerned about him not wanting to eat anything larger? Is there anything I can do to make sure he gets the right nutrition? Now i'm super concerned! He is super active and really is a beautiful guy! I will get some pics up asap! Do you think maybe it's time to take little hoggie to the vet?
Nope, just don't give him the pinky option. If you only feed him rat pups he'll be forced to eat them. Granted, you need to work him up to it, but if you feed him something slightly larger each week he'll eventually get the idea. If he's active, heavy, and seems to be all healthy than a vet visit will tell you you have a snake that is healthy who doesn't like to chew much
Just work him up to larger prey, is he on F/T now?