Purchased a coastal carpet about 4 or 5 weeks ago now and as of yet it hasn't feed. The previous owner also said that it hadn't eaten for a further 3-4 weeks prior to that. About once a week I try dangle a rat in front of its face but it doesn't really show any interest at all, and prefers to move away from it if you bring it too close. Previous owner said he was feeding it on rats & also baby pigeons.
I'm not sure if its just off food because the enclosure is quite large or if its just getting cold (one corner of the enclosure is around 30 degrees though).
He is starting to get quite lean so im getting a little worried. Does anyone have any ideas, or should I not be concerned? He has a little damage to the scales on his head also. The previous owner said he some sticker or bit of magazine/newspaper that was lining the bottom of his enclosure stuck to his head.
The enclosure he is in must be around 1.5x1.2x600. I've got something 600x600x600 I could put him in for a while if you feel it'd help. I just need to setup some heating in it.
If anyone has any personal tricks of the trade and would like to try getting him feeding for me, im more then happy to facilitate this. I'm located in Brisbane.
I may be overacting, my other coastal will eat as much as you feed it, so this one not wanting a bar of it is a bit of a shock to the system. Picture of the snake below.
Cheers,
James.
