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Winkpw
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 Snake stopped eating

Been a month. He hasn’t eaten.

Tried giving him a pinky today he refuses it.



08/01/09  04:48pm

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JackAsp
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  Message To: Winkpw   In reference to Message Id: 2049212


 Snake stopped eating

But he was eating until a month ago? Has there been any kind of environmental change, like running the air conditioner more?



08/02/09  01:09am

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  Message To: JackAsp   In reference to Message Id: 2049402


 Snake stopped eating

my snake hasn’t eaten since I got it either. I put him in a 10 gallon with fake leaves and a hide and he is on papertowels. I did move into a new house midweek and then temps probably rose a little.



08/02/09  07:14pm

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Adam_S
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  Message To: Aandfsoccr04   In reference to Message Id: 2049724


 Snake stopped eating

When a snake that used to feed stops feeding in a new enclosure, such as a 10 gallon with hides, and temps are good etc., one thing to try is to put the snake in a paper-towel lined deli cup, after a few hours, or even the next day, add a prekilled pinky and leave it unattended I do this in the evening and leave overnight. I have better luck defrosting the pinky in water and adding it wet. Best of luck. Ask the breeder what was working; a significant element of captive feeding response is conditioned. Best of luck. Adam



08/07/09  01:21pm


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