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| nikki81 |
Posted - 20/02/2011 : 17:28:51
its been 3 weeks since sid had a feed i keep offering food Evey week but he just ignores it Ive left food in his viv over night that's not worked Ive brained a mouse that did not work all his temperatures are fine and he was always a aggressive feeder am getting really worried can anyone help me out with what might be going on ? |
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| kdlang |
Posted - 15/05/2011 : 09:00:47
Glad to hear it. They certainly do like to worry us don't they. I have had 4 males on breeding mode lately. One hasn't eaten since January 1st and shows no sign of eating yet. However he has just gone blue again so I'm hoping he will eat once this shed is over. I have to say the fast has done him good, he was a little overweight before and he looks great now lol. |
| nikki81 |
Posted - 15/05/2011 : 08:18:25
Good News !! sid has started feeding again and Ive been able to move up a size with the mice so hes on large mice now  |
| Ailsa |
Posted - 30/04/2011 : 09:02:28
I've yet to see Dakota go off her food, at just over 3 months old she's been feeding well for me and am prepared for her not wanting to eat when she has her first shed with me. |
| angelhope |
Posted - 29/04/2011 : 21:03:37
unsure about the twice a year im afraid but my boy managed almost six months last year but really looked fine through it all while i was stressing pretty bad!!. . He hasn't eaten for the past 4 weeks,ive weighed him and just offer 1 mouse on his usual feeding day and sit tight!!. .I do enjoy seeing him alot more through the day thou! |
| nikki81 |
Posted - 25/04/2011 : 09:15:22
sid has stopped eating again is it normal for the to do this twice in a year ? |
| kirkky |
Posted - 05/04/2011 : 10:58:31
this is our corn called skizz and were having the same problem with the eating he aint ate in 6 weeks 1 day but after reading on here its not so bad thought there was sumit wrong with it but its just horny time
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| lotabob |
Posted - 04/04/2011 : 19:18:13
Congrats on the recent feed.
quote:
Originally posted by pop-rivet
Trying every 2 - 3 days
Spread out to once a week or even once a fortnight, no point wasting food and if they have the horn presenting food so often may stress them out and further put them off food.
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| pop-rivet |
Posted - 04/04/2011 : 13:17:19
 Took a large mouse today..6 weeks to the day since the last one.. It may help reassure any other newbies like me to not fret too much.. |
| pop-rivet |
Posted - 23/03/2011 : 11:13:06
Well it puts into perspective all that worrying when you first get one and it may not feed for a week or so...
Mine seems well enough...just looks love sick
Trying every 2 - 3 days but no way can it be tempted..shows no interest at all....what a learning curve. |
| ozziesmum |
Posted - 23/03/2011 : 11:11:10
5 weeks 6 days for Rhubard and he lost 25 grams which was an 8th of his body weight but he has eaten no probs the last 4 Sundays and is now back up to 190 grams but I did have to drop a mouse size before he would start to eat again. |
| gingerpony |
Posted - 23/03/2011 : 10:03:12
a friend of mine, every year one of her males refuses to eat from December to June!
not my idea of fun either....and he does look a bit rough by June  |
| pop-rivet |
Posted - 23/03/2011 : 09:50:18
Hmmm Rather not that long |
| gingerpony |
Posted - 23/03/2011 : 09:13:15
try 6 months..... |
| pop-rivet |
Posted - 23/03/2011 : 07:00:25
Yup on and on it goes, 4 weeks 2 days, no interest in food yet. Last feed 20/2/11. Still out & about (more than ever), drinking OK.
So whats the record in this breeding season  Looks like we might be approaching it ! |
| lrv2307 |
Posted - 07/03/2011 : 16:50:32
aawww glad hes doing much better........and yeah well these wonderful creatures will test ya nerves eh lol
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| nikki81 |
Posted - 07/03/2011 : 16:19:10
yeh hes fine now like you said its just my nerves that on there last legs !! |
| lotabob |
Posted - 06/03/2011 : 18:04:56
I bet he is none the worse for his fast, the only side effects were your nerves been wrecked. |
| nikki81 |
Posted - 06/03/2011 : 15:21:29
it was 4 weeks and a day sid went with out food hes a skinny snake now |
| pop-rivet |
Posted - 06/03/2011 : 14:14:16
Mine (Rocky)has just gone into that. Not feeding at all 18 months old now. Assumed it was that, no interest in food just all over the viv for about the last 12 days. Guess I have to wait another week or so before things return to normal ! |
| gingerpony |
Posted - 06/03/2011 : 09:16:25
that's great news
might still be worthwhile monitoring his weight on a monthly basis as it can be difficult to notice weight changes visually, then you always have a fairly recent note of his weight should he fast again |
