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 Shes not eating?

I know this may sound dumb and repetitive but my Pueblan wont eat. Her last feeding day was Wednesday and she hasn’t eaten every day since. Ive tried every day to get her to eat but she wont. She knows the food is there but she just isn’t interested. I know about the brumation and what not and their hibernation periods but should i be worried? Shes been a lot more active for some reason this past month. What should i do?
01/04/09  01:32am

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 Shes not eating?

don’t worry,your snake can go months with out eating.are you feeding it about every 5 to 7 days for a hatchling or 7 to 10 days for a year old.I have 2 that are 4 months old and they eat about every 10 days a pinkie mouse.
01/04/09  08:23am

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 Shes not eating?

Do you have pictures of the little guys? :)

Shes about 3 years but i have her on a schedule like a year old. Every 7-10 days about. Should i switch it?
01/04/09  08:59am

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   Message To: Dirge337   In reference to Message Id: 1926091


 I’m Gonna Guess . . .

The next few days she’s going to "turn blue" and settle down for a week or two without eating in order to shed . . .

That’s just based on what you said . . . The shorter days may be affecting her appetite as well; my three-year old Nelson’s has refused mice for a month and is curled up in the cool corner of the cage (even though the UTH is still on); since it’s from a tropical region, that’s probably all that’s required . . .

Mine usually eats a hopper-sized mouse or two every two weeks, and he’s grown from a hatchling to its current size (about three feet) without appearing noticeably chubby...
01/07/09  02:07am

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 Shes not eating?

if you want your snake to eat ( i know this is gross) cut into the mouse and SMEAR brain matter on the mouse. its f ing disgusting but it works
thats only for drastic measures but snakes go a while withought eating so unless it hasnt eaten for like a few months you probably wont have to get your hands dirty with pinky mouse brains


oh and dont do the brain think on living mice (lol)
05/30/09  02:38pm


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