Hi
I wonder if I could get some advice. I have a 7.5 foot coastal that's about 3.5 years old. In the past, she'd eat reasonably aggressively (strike, coil, little hesitation). However, over the last couple of months, it can be a real trial to get her to eat, even though she is feeding most weeks.
As I have always done, I defrost her rat at room temperature over a few hours. Then, a little while before feeding, I move the the rat into the sun to give it warmth. We have always fed her out on the lawn. Now, we'll spend half an hour delicately presenting the rat to her (dangling it in front of her; laying it on the lawn in front of her, etc). But she shows absolutely no interest.
Often, she will eventually take it in a very lazy, half-interested manner. Then we give the rat a bit of a tug to get her to coil. Yesterday, she wouldn't eat.
Is it likely she's just going through a "stage"? Or am I doing something wrong in the defrosting/heating area?
Thanks,
Mark.
I wonder if I could get some advice. I have a 7.5 foot coastal that's about 3.5 years old. In the past, she'd eat reasonably aggressively (strike, coil, little hesitation). However, over the last couple of months, it can be a real trial to get her to eat, even though she is feeding most weeks.
As I have always done, I defrost her rat at room temperature over a few hours. Then, a little while before feeding, I move the the rat into the sun to give it warmth. We have always fed her out on the lawn. Now, we'll spend half an hour delicately presenting the rat to her (dangling it in front of her; laying it on the lawn in front of her, etc). But she shows absolutely no interest.
Often, she will eventually take it in a very lazy, half-interested manner. Then we give the rat a bit of a tug to get her to coil. Yesterday, she wouldn't eat.
Is it likely she's just going through a "stage"? Or am I doing something wrong in the defrosting/heating area?
Thanks,
Mark.