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 #1841632


Kevim
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 Worried

my rtb will ot touch its food i is 7 weeks old and i have fed it once before i tried feeding it yesterday and wouldnt come close to it so i try shaking it and jiggleing it but nothing. when i tried to feed it today nothing again . im feeding it one fuzzie . my yearling corn craps after every feeding a couple days later but none out of this one yet. could it be preparing for a shed?

thanks so much please post back soon

kevin



08/24/08  10:41pm

 #1841693


SuperSaiyanSmits
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   Message To: Kevim   In reference to Message Id: 1841632


 Worried

First off, how long have you had it? How long has it been since the last meal? What kind of cage do you have and what are the temps/humidity? Stuff like this helps determine why the snake might not be eating.
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Also, and this is a biggie, if the snake is refusing meals, don’t try feeding it the following day. Give it another week or so. Repeatedly offering food will make things worse.
08/25/08  12:04am

 #1841727


Kevim
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   Message To: SuperSaiyanSmits   In reference to Message Id: 1841693


 Worried

first had him for two weeks had last meal a week ago 20 gal long have a 60 wat bulb and a glad container filled with wet moss for huimidity i also have a water dish that i found him soaking in for the first time



08/25/08  12:37am

 #1841750


SuperSaiyanSmits
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   Message To: Kevim   In reference to Message Id: 1841727


 Worried

Anything for him to hid/under?
08/25/08  01:08am

 #1841875


Kevim
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   Message To: SuperSaiyanSmits   In reference to Message Id: 1841750


 Worried

yea a half log
08/25/08  09:33am

 #1841936


Amphibiandude
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   Message To: Kevim   In reference to Message Id: 1841875


 Worried

are you feeding it live or frozen
08/25/08  11:49am

 #1842020


Kevim
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   Message To: Amphibiandude   In reference to Message Id: 1841936


 Worried

frozen but the breeder was feeding it live
08/25/08  01:30pm

 #1842153


Flicker3123
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   Message To: Kevim   In reference to Message Id: 1842020


 Worried

It’s probably scared try waiting till it is hiding. I know my baby female RTB was on live before we got her and she was a little hard to switch but once a week we tried till thought maybe she was a little scared she went over a month without food and once she was hiding I dangled it infrontof the hide she struck and drug it into her hide. I haven’t had a problem since. Hope that helps a bit!!
08/25/08  03:46pm

 #1842201


Amphibiandude
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   Message To: Flicker3123   In reference to Message Id: 1842153


 Worried

you might want to use live cause ive seen snakes that wouldnt touch frozen
08/25/08  04:25pm

 #1842455


Addicted.
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   Message To: Amphibiandude   In reference to Message Id: 1842201


 Worried

Quote:

you might want to use live cause ive seen snakes that wouldnt touch frozen



Not a good idea,That’s a last resort.Just wait it out,as long as you have it set up right it will take it.

Jason.
08/25/08  07:51pm

 #1842464


Amphibiandude
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   Message To: Addicted.   In reference to Message Id: 1842455


 Worried

sorry but forsome snakes old habits die hard
08/25/08  08:04pm

 #1842536


Kevim
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   Message To: Amphibiandude   In reference to Message Id: 1842464


 Worried

thanks so much could it nit be willing to eat because its preparing for a shed?
08/25/08  08:50pm

 #1842614


Addicted.
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   Message To: Kevim   In reference to Message Id: 1842536


 Worried

Quote:

thanks so much could it nit be willing to eat because its preparing for a shed?



Absolutely!!,some snakes will eat while in shed,and some Won’t.



Quote:

sorry but forsome snakes old habits die hard



I would be very surprised if the snake will not ever take F/T.I have had a lot of stubborn ones that made me wait it out,but i always get them to take it.Sure there are some that simply refuse and will starve themselves but those IMO are few and far between.Patients and persistence is all it takes.

Jason.
08/25/08  09:51pm

 #1842652


Kevim
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   Message To: Addicted.   In reference to Message Id: 1842614


 Worried

thanks i dont know what "F/T" means
08/25/08  10:26pm

 #1842660


Flicker3123
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   Message To: Kevim   In reference to Message Id: 1842652


 Worried

F/T is frozen thawed



08/25/08  10:40pm

 #1845468


Kevim
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   Message To: Flicker3123   In reference to Message Id: 1842153


 Worried

thanks so much flicker! i tri dangleing it past its hide and it worked it ate 2 huge fuzzies
thanks again
08/28/08  07:41pm

 #1848154


Nathan L
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   Message To: Kevim   In reference to Message Id: 1845468


 Worried

Yea kevim, I have now had my baby boa for 4 weeks now, and she has eaten 3 times. When they are hungry, well when my little guy is, he will stick his head out of his hide out. And when I seem him doing that, I go warm up a mouse, dangle it in front of him, and he usually grabs it and pulls it back into his hide lol. I haven’t gotten him feeding once every 7 days yet, mainly because this is my first snake, and I am learning his habits so I can predict him better, but he is almost eating every 7 days now! Anyways, since he just ate, wait another week, and then if he is in his hide but is awake, try dangling the food in front of him and he should take it again. :)
08/31/08  07:20pm


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