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#1883995
Mitchmc303
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Still wont eat 
alright my blood still wont eat i have had him back in his rubbermaid for about 2 weeks with no disturbing except too change water and he wont eat i have tried everything frozen pinky rats and mice live a small adult mouse even sented in rats and i have trtied pre killed also have tried feeding in his enclosure and laying the pre killeld mouse in front of hide my husbandry is right about 90 91 on hot side 84 too 86 cool side humidity 55 too 65 what else can i do please help
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10/20/08 12:38am
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Elmonoloco
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Message To: Mitchmc303 In reference to Message Id: 1883995
Still wont eat
humidity is good, but the heat is too high. 88 is the highest I let my hot side get. cool side/ambient is around 82-83 during the day. drop your heat a few degrees. as long has he isnt getting super skinny youre still ok. mine wouldnt eat consistently for almost a month when I first got her. have patience. I hope your hide isnt one of those half logs. use a cereal box cut in half, or something dark and tight.
even though you should definately transition to prekilled food eventually, I started my girl on live mice. good luck.
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10/20/08 03:40am
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#1885908
Catfish_82
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Message To: Mitchmc303 In reference to Message Id: 1883995
Still wont eat
Like previously stated, heat is way too high. Young bloods can do well with no hotspot and an ambient cage temp of 80-82. if you do offer a hotspot, it should be around 84 or 85 degrees. Your humidity is fine. Does the snake have plenty of cover? how big is the snake versus his cage? Bloods like small, cramped quarters.
For feeding, try getting some soiled mouse/rat bedding and laying that in his cage for thirty minutes before you try feeding him again. That’s what worked for me. Good luck!
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10/22/08 10:50pm
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#1888552
Snakey68
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Message To: Catfish_82 In reference to Message Id: 1885908
Still wont eat
try feeding in a small box seperate from his normal enclosure. I always feed my bloods in a seperate box frozen thawed blasted with a hair dryer before I stick the rat in ( or rabbits now lol ) and leave alone for a few hours. Make sure its a dark box that does not let in light.
Also is he due to shed soon remember they shed more often when young and often they wont eat leading up to a shed.
I also agree with the comments on the temps as above.
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10/27/08 08:22am
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#1974878
Daners
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Message To: Mitchmc303 In reference to Message Id: 1883995
Still wont eat
after you get the temp down and if he still wont eat try frozen pup rats and put the rat under the heat light till it is worm should be about 20-30 min that way he will get the smell of it to and thin pick it up but not with your hands and hold the rat close to the bulb till the rat is really hot thin hang in in front of your snake might take a min but it works every time for me good luck
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03/26/09 03:01am
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#1975547
Mikeyp
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Message To: Daners In reference to Message Id: 1974878
Still wont eat
I also agree with the stated temperatures and definitely with the possible upcoming shed. My guy didn’t eat for almost a month, because he was going into shed and it just wasn’t obvious. Once he came out of it he didn’t have the automatic feeding response that I was used to. So I put a pre-killed mouse just outside of his hide for a couple hours and left him alone. Next time I checked, no mouse. If your husbandry is good, he will eventually come around. Good luck!!
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03/27/09 11:26am
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Curtus
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Message To: Mikeyp In reference to Message Id: 1975547
Still wont eat
Hi, I’m new here and would like to share my own method when my briet refuses to feed. I will put frozen mice in the enclosure for 24 hours and then open and check again. Usually, the rodent are not there anymore. Try to minimise the traffic and noise anywhere near their enclosure.
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04/11/09 11:31pm
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