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Old 05-Sep-04, 10:39 PM
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Another question about non-eating

I have a 6-7 month old female MD hatchling. The first week I got her she did not eat. But she was shedding so that was cool. It had been about 3 weeks since her last meal. So a day after her shed I offered a velet mouse. She did not take it. Another attempt a couple of days later she didn't take it again. A couple of days latter I offered her another one. She never struck at it but she kind of slowly coiled around it. After about 15 minutes she ate it. Cool.
A week later I offered her another. No interest. A couple of days later (today) I offered her another. Still not interested.
All my other snakes eat like crazy and they are hatchlings of similar age.
Tonight I have put her in a click-clack with a velvet and put it inside her enclosure. She has been in there about 2 hours and hassent eaten.
I know this is only early times but when snakes are like this do they normally grow out of it and have good appetites when they are older?
Or can you get a snake that is like this all their lives?
Thx.
Oh and any tips on what I should try if this dosent work, by all means say.
 

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