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| yalovit |
Posted - 28/02/2014 : 16:57:44
my snake jake hasn't eaten for about five weeks.Hes very active and shed about for weeks ago.i was wondering if it was breeding season as hes up and down his viv all day long.if anyone else is having the same proble please let me know.
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| Kellog |
Posted - 11/03/2014 : 07:49:57
I'm glad this thread helped Verhus. That's what's so great about the forum, you discover other snake owners going through what you are. You're lucky your snake can afford to lose a bit of weight. I struggle to get weight on my little girl so the last thing I need is for her to stop eating  . And to top it all she has laid infertile slugs twice before. Fingers crossed it won't happen this year.
I had my first near refusal last week and surprisingly it came from the male who isn't out prowling around. I had to put him and his meal in a shoebox and leave them there. He did eat it but I'm not holding out much hope for his next feed.
As I told Yalovit, all you can do is maybe offer a smaller prey item on his usual feeding days and wait it out. Enjoy watching him being so active before the time comes for him to disappear into hiding again .
Xxx
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| Verhus |
Posted - 11/03/2014 : 00:47:03
Thanks for these posts, especially the original question, as I'd come on here tonight to ask the same thing! Cornflake hasn't eaten the last two meals offered (so for 2 weeks now) and I was starting to worry that he might be sick. He's also been VERY active recently but I thought that was just because he was excited about playtime and/or was excited about spending time with us. It seems not :( but I'm glad it's all normal. He certainly hasn't lost any weight anyway, although he could probably afford to. |
| smart bunny |
Posted - 06/03/2014 : 22:11:59
Yup, our older female is a lot more active than usual again - she doesn't stop eating though, the pigster :P The younger one seems unaffected as yet, although she is now older then the older one was this time last year when she went roaming all day every day for ages lol!! |
| Kellog |
Posted - 03/03/2014 : 08:43:38
As everyone has said, the season is on us . I've got 2 males who are very active and beginning to be fussy with their food and my little female is out and about more, which is worrying because I need her to keep eating .
I echo what LupiLou said though, double check your temps and try to cross off anything else that may be stressing him and causing him not to eat.
Kellog has gone for over 3 months without eating before and I've worked out that the way to tempt him is to offer him a smaller prey item. He are a few small mice during his breeding fast last year and it's cheaper to bin those if he refuses them than the large mice he usually has. May be worth a try.
Don't offer food more often than you normally would and make sure you keep an eye on his weight. Because it's a 'natural fast' he shouldn't lose too much too fast. If the weigh is dropping off then we need to think again.
Xxx
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| lupi lou |
Posted - 02/03/2014 : 18:40:20
it could well be down to the time of year, just double check your temps and set up just as a precaution |
| Lee |
Posted - 28/02/2014 : 20:00:21
My 6 year old male is at it already too, active all the time and he refused a rat yesterday, absolutely no interest. He went 3 months + without eating last year and was perfectly fine. They do it just to worry us! |
| SilverWings |
Posted - 28/02/2014 : 17:27:08
It's about that time of year, my boy started dancing a few weeks ago. He hasn't refused food yet but last year he fasted for 4 months. Just keep offering when he's due food, if you offer more frequently you could stress him out and make him more likely to refuse. Keep and eye on his weight as well, he shouldn't lose any noticeable amount during a normal fast so if he does lose a lot it's probably time for a vet visit. |
