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| Jayclk |
Posted - 12/01/2013 : 13:32:52
Hi
As you know I bought a corn/rat snake a couple of weeks ago, he is 3 years old but he hasn't eaten for the last two weeks and seems to have lost 150 grams, do I need to do anything special to get him to eat ?
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| smart bunny |
Posted - 20/01/2013 : 19:51:16
Definitely sounding like something is wrong - possibly internal parasites? Did you actually take him to a rep specialist or just a normal vet? As Isoldael said, they will need to send off a sample to test for parasites.
You really need to get him in a different room to the other snakes asap in case it is something contagious - all new snakes should be quarantined for at least 3-6 months for exactly this reason.
I hope you get him sorted out soon, it must be very worrying for you :( |
| Isoldael |
Posted - 20/01/2013 : 14:35:13
What did the vet check for? Did he take feces samples? |
| Jayclk |
Posted - 20/01/2013 : 12:08:13
Scrap that he has had a regurge this morning :( |
| Jayclk |
Posted - 20/01/2013 : 04:11:56
quote:
Originally posted by Jayclk
Ok went to the vets and they couldn't find anything wrong tried to Feed him again yesterday (after 3 weeks refusal )
I fed him a smaller rat this time dipped in hot water again and he struct at it big time and woofed it down.
Maybe just haven't a bad time with the housing change ? He spent 3 years in the pretty much the same viv before I got him so...."
Sry missed this post no I haven't quarantined him, they are all in just a 4 stack of vivs |
| Jayclk |
Posted - 20/01/2013 : 04:10:04
I'll keep an eye on the pooping situation but the last few days he has only been once so looking better so far |
| Jayclk |
Posted - 20/01/2013 : 04:09:24
Ok went to the vets and they couldn't find anything wrong tried to Feed him again yesterday (after 3 weeks refusal )
I fed him a smaller rat this time dipped in hot water again and he struct at it big time and woofed it down.
Maybe just haven't a bad time with the housing change ? He spent 3 years in the pretty much the same viv before I got him so...." |
| Moppet |
Posted - 12/01/2013 : 15:10:56
I agree with gmac, vets time. Is he kept quarantined from your other snakes? If not, it would be advisable to start just in case it is something contagious. |
| gmac |
Posted - 12/01/2013 : 15:07:44
that much weight loss in a couple of weeks is extreme, also going twice a day is also extreme. Trip to the vets rather urgently i suggest to see whats going on inside this beast |
| Moppet |
Posted - 12/01/2013 : 14:26:02
What is his poo like? Twice a day is unusually often for most snakes. |
| Jayclk |
Posted - 12/01/2013 : 14:10:15
Did think something was strange as when I got him he was pooing twice a day which I thought was uncommon for corns even tho he was a corn/rat hybrid |
| Jayclk |
Posted - 12/01/2013 : 14:07:40
Hmmm that's what I thought he was 1037 and now he is now 880 |
| Moppet |
Posted - 12/01/2013 : 13:55:00
Are you sure he's lost 150g? If so, I would be a bit concerned.
Losing 150g in two weeks is a lot. A snake wouldn't lose that much just from not eating for 2 weeks, there must be some undelying issues as a 3 year old corn could go for months without eating without losing that much weight. |
