00fathead00
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There could be a number of reasons for this snake not to feed.
Just from reading this thread i think that there is a couple of thinks that you could try.
First of all the snake might feel insecure housed with the other snake, sometimes one snake can be more dominant than the other causing one of the snakes to maybe not eat & hideaway. Try moving one of the snakes to another enclosure, for long term trial.
Another one is that the snake might prefer a different food item, I know it sounds silly, but i have on many ocassions had to change from pinky rats to velvet or fuzzy mice to get hatchies to start feeding. so try a fuzzy mouse instead of pinky rat.
Also as someone else said there is some great info allready put together about a lot of this, it can be found in the Wiki section of this forum. Definately worth a read.
Cheers
Ian
he doesnt hide away he is always out roaming his tank but the feeder is always hiding :/
i am going to move him into his own tank as soon as i get my hands on another thermostat and a heat source. would putting him in a click clack inside the tank with the other have the same effect or do i need a whole different tank altogether? i have tried braining the pinkies. but once i have seperated them and let him settle for a week i will start back at square one. correct me if im wrong but is this list in right order?
- try feeding normally
- try braining
- leave food in front of hide and walk away
- scent the feed
- play around with temps (if it gets to this point how should i differ the temps? as i thought that they were only meant to live in a 32/25 tank)
he isnt loosing weight or looking dehydrated or lathargic so i suppose that is a good thing for now :/
i rung the vet yesterday and got it priced if it comes to that also, and it isnt cheap at all
thanks for all your help i really appreciate it.