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Re: New snake won't eat...help
I don't mean to thread-jack from Angie, but I figure this is probably a better place than starting another "My snake isn't eating!" thread.
The short version is, my 2.5-3 year old female has decided to go on a hunger strike as of late October or so. Up until then, she'd been eating F/T pretty regularly. Not every time it was offered, which was disconcerting, but most of the time, and often enough that I just accepted it. But now it's been almost four months, and, frankly, I'm a little freaked out. I know they can go a damn long time without feeding, but I can't help getting worried.
I understand BPs will often go off feed seasonally, during the winter months. During about what time frame is this seasonal fasting normal, then? That is, at what point do I get more justifiably worried?
She looks healthy, as far as I can ascertain, and no weird behavior--just hides until evening, pokes her head out until it's all dark, then explores the cage at night.
I don't have pictures at the moment, but she's in an RBI enclosure, with two radiant heat panels, each on its own herpstat-- one set at 84, the other at 92. She's got identical hides on either side (also from RBI, and they seem a good size to me)-- she prefers the cooler hide almost exclusively. Humidity is right at 50%.
I'll try to get some pics up tomorrow, if they'd be helpful.
Thanks,
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Will
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