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GETTING MY BP TO EAT (PICS OF HIM TOO)

I HAD MY BP FOR ABOUT A MONTH HES ON FROZEN FOOD THAT IS THAWED AND WARMED. HES NOT YET EATEN. HOW CAN I ENCOURGE HIM AND HOW DO I OFFER THE FOOD I NEED TO KNOW IF WOT IM DOINGIS CORRECT.THIS IS MY SNAKE WOT YOU ALL

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02/06/05 09:15am

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GETTING MY BP TO EAT (PICS OF HIM TOO)

have you tried leaving the food in his hidespot overnight?
Do you trust the person you got him from? There is always the possibility that he was on live or f/t hamsters, gerbils, etc. If it is recently WC, it may have never ate in captivity.
Your set up could be wrong, (temps, hides, humidity, etc)
You could be handling him too much.
Maybe you have him set up where there is a lot of activity going on?

It could be a number of things, but I would check the temps first.

02/06/05 09:22am

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GETTING MY BP TO EAT (PICS OF HIM TOO)

MY TEMPS ARE AROUND 85-90 AT THE HOT END AND 75-80 AT THE COLD ENDS THE TEMP IS CONTROLLED BY THERMOSTATE UNDER THE HOT ENDS HID I HAVE A HIDE AT BOTH ENDS PLANTS AND A REPTILE VINE THE TANK IS IN MY BED ROOM THE QUITEST ROOM I HAVE. I NO OF A COUPLE OF PEOPLE WHOE HAVE USED THE SAME DEALER HE WAS RECOMMEDED TO ME. ONE GUYS ATE STRAIGHT AWAY BUT THE OTHER GUY THERES DIDNT EAT FOR A FEW MONTHS BUT NOW IT IS FINE.

02/06/05 10:15am

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