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nikki81
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 20/02/2011 : 17:28:51
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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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nikki81
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
33 Posts |
Posted - 20/02/2011 : 17:32:33
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| i forgot to say that hes very restless and never stops moving about his viv |
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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4334 Posts |
Posted - 20/02/2011 : 17:52:12
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| Welcome to breeding season. LOTS of snakes are off their food at this time of year. Best thing to do is extend the time between feed attempts (saves wasting quite so such food), monitor weight loss which there is likely to be very little and finally don't panic, they know what they are doing and will eat once they get rumpy pumpy off the brain. |
Anery Corn snake SPOT. Royal Python, DUKE. Hogg Island Boa, SANKE. Albino House Snake, HAL.
Harlequin Crested Gecko HARLEY
Albino Horned Frog WAKA
Chilean Rose Tarantula TRIXIE. Brazilian Salmon Pink Bird-eating Tarantula SAM. Orange Baboon Tarantula BORIS.
Giant Asian Forest Scorpion, SALLY.
Giant African Land Snails, SHELDON & MICHELLE.
Budwing Mantis, MAIA
Dubia Roach Colony. Silkworm Colony. Mealworm Colony. Waxworm Colony. Fruit Beetle Colony.
MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://www.youtube.com/user/alocheeky |
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nikki81
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
33 Posts |
Posted - 20/02/2011 : 18:03:49
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| Thanks ! |
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nikki81
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
33 Posts |
Posted - 06/03/2011 : 09:08:45
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| Just a bit of a update sid had a good feed yesterday :-) |
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 06/03/2011 : 09:16:25
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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 |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
Location:Leeds/York/Selby area |
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pop-rivet
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
19 Posts |
Posted - 06/03/2011 : 14:14:16
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| 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 ! |
1 X Carolina
1 X Killer Cat (that would love the above).
Somewhere over the rainbow in the garden of England. |
Edited by - pop-rivet on 06/03/2011 14:16:59 |
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nikki81
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
33 Posts |
Posted - 06/03/2011 : 15:21:29
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| it was 4 weeks and a day sid went with out food hes a skinny snake now |
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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4334 Posts |
Posted - 06/03/2011 : 18:04:56
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| I bet he is none the worse for his fast, the only side effects were your nerves been wrecked. |
Anery Corn snake SPOT. Royal Python, DUKE. Hogg Island Boa, SANKE. Albino House Snake, HAL.
Harlequin Crested Gecko HARLEY
Albino Horned Frog WAKA
Chilean Rose Tarantula TRIXIE. Brazilian Salmon Pink Bird-eating Tarantula SAM. Orange Baboon Tarantula BORIS.
Giant Asian Forest Scorpion, SALLY.
Giant African Land Snails, SHELDON & MICHELLE.
Budwing Mantis, MAIA
Dubia Roach Colony. Silkworm Colony. Mealworm Colony. Waxworm Colony. Fruit Beetle Colony.
MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://www.youtube.com/user/alocheeky |
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nikki81
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
33 Posts |
Posted - 07/03/2011 : 16:19:10
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| yeh hes fine now like you said its just my nerves that on there last legs !! |
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lrv2307
Yearling
United Kingdom
863 Posts |
Posted - 07/03/2011 : 16:50:32
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aawww glad hes doing much better........and yeah well these wonderful creatures will test ya nerves eh lol
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lrv (louise)
Uxbridge, Middlesex
0.1.0 snow - morgana
0.1.0 cali banded king - boudica
0.0.1 crested gecko - galaxy
** wish list**
ghost corn
anery corn
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pop-rivet
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
19 Posts |
Posted - 23/03/2011 : 07:00:25
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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 ! |
1 X Carolina
1 X Killer Cat (that would love the above).
Somewhere over the rainbow in the garden of England. |
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 23/03/2011 : 09:13:15
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| try 6 months..... |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
Location:Leeds/York/Selby area |
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pop-rivet
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
19 Posts |
Posted - 23/03/2011 : 09:50:18
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| Hmmm Rather not that long |
1 X Carolina
1 X Killer Cat (that would love the above).
Somewhere over the rainbow in the garden of England. |
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 23/03/2011 : 10:03:12
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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  |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
Location:Leeds/York/Selby area |
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ozziesmum
Yearling
United Kingdom
736 Posts |
Posted - 23/03/2011 : 11:11:10
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| 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. |
Jane.
   
Oscar Black Lab, Saffron, Merlin and Mischief the cats, assorted fish, Rhubarb & Custard the corns, Tuppence the Tortoise, Tripod the Leopard Gecko.
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pop-rivet
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
19 Posts |
Posted - 23/03/2011 : 11:13:06
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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. |
1 X Carolina
1 X Killer Cat (that would love the above).
Somewhere over the rainbow in the garden of England. |
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pop-rivet
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
19 Posts |
Posted - 04/04/2011 : 13:17:19
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| 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.. |
1 X Carolina
1 X Killer Cat (that would love the above).
Somewhere over the rainbow in the garden of England. |
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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4334 Posts |
Posted - 04/04/2011 : 19:18:13
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Congrats on the recent feed.
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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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Anery Corn snake SPOT. Royal Python, DUKE. Hogg Island Boa, SANKE. Albino House Snake, HAL.
Harlequin Crested Gecko HARLEY
Albino Horned Frog WAKA
Chilean Rose Tarantula TRIXIE. Brazilian Salmon Pink Bird-eating Tarantula SAM. Orange Baboon Tarantula BORIS.
Giant Asian Forest Scorpion, SALLY.
Giant African Land Snails, SHELDON & MICHELLE.
Budwing Mantis, MAIA
Dubia Roach Colony. Silkworm Colony. Mealworm Colony. Waxworm Colony. Fruit Beetle Colony.
MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://www.youtube.com/user/alocheeky |
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kirkky
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
7 Posts |
Posted - 05/04/2011 : 10:58:31
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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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nikki81
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
33 Posts |
Posted - 25/04/2011 : 09:15:22
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| sid has stopped eating again is it normal for the to do this twice in a year ? |
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very worried about sid
