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COVID-19 keeping me from feeding help!
My snake Melvin is at my moms house while I've been stuck at my dads for 2 weeks. Melvin hasn't eaten for a month, and last time he ate he had a small rat instead of a medium one. Should I make an effort to get back or am I alright for another week?
Melvin is over 700 grams, hes not overweight, and usually eats every other week if he has a medium rat. He takes 5 minutes to eat small rats and they don't leave a bump anymore. It's like hes never eaten if he had one.
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Re: COVID-19 keeping me from feeding help!
A male ball python will rarely if ever need a medium rat in its entire life. Especially if its only 700grams. My 1600+, 11yr old male eats a small rat every other week and will still go on a fast for a few months of the year.
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Re: COVID-19 keeping me from feeding help!
Originally Posted by jmcrook
A male ball python will rarely if ever need a medium rat in its entire life. Especially if its only 700grams. My 1600+, 11yr old male eats a small rat every other week and will still go on a fast for a few months of the year.
Agreed, my males are both a little under 1400 grams and get a small rat every 10-14 days. They eat reliably year round with very few refusals.
As for your current situation another week won't hurt at all.
Best of luck, I hope things settle down soon.
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He will be fine. Of more importance is whether or not someone is providing him with fresh water.
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Your snake will be fine for weeks even months, it's not an hatchling it will be fine.
I have a 450 grams male right now that has not ate since november, he is ok, it happens more than you think covid 19 or not
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Re: COVID-19 keeping me from feeding help!
Snakes can go a VERY long time without eating (9+ months). Keep an eye on the weight, if you can. You can also find pictures to show you the girth difference between a too skiny, overweight, and healthy snake. For the most part, if the top of the snake isn't triangular shaped, it's still a healthy weight. Ball Pythons are notoriously picky eaters (so I hear), and can go on long fasts (so I've experienced).
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Re: COVID-19 keeping me from feeding help!
Thank you. My mom will not touch him, but when I left he was alright. Last summer he wouldn't eat for about two months, and then there was vacation, when I'm rarely home. I fed him live any chance I got, and then went back to ft when I got back. He lost a considerable amount of weight but was fine.
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Re: COVID-19 keeping me from feeding help!
Originally Posted by andeal
For the most part, if the top of the snake isn't triangular shaped, it's still a healthy weight.
This is NOT TRUE. Ball pythons should maintain a slightly triangular shape. If a BP is more round than triangular the animal is over weight.
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My whole crew ate last Friday. They are good for a while if the need to be arises.
Last edited by cletus; 03-28-2020 at 08:10 PM.
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