Sabrinnadancer
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Hi. I'd like some advice on coastals and food. I have five babies about 16 to 20 weeks old from 2 different clutches. I may be worrying over nothing but I'd rather be over cautious than neglectful. One of my snakes (Opal) has only eaten 5 times in total. The others have skipped the odd meal here and there but I expected that in winter. One has eaten 13 times, two have eaten 9 times and the other has eaten 8 times.
Opal seems more interested in exploring so I get her out and let roam around my bed and then take her with me while I'm preparing the rats and she sits on me and smells things and gets to explore a bit. I thought this might solve the problem but it didnt. Getting her into her feeding enclosure is a struggle. (I separate all the snakes for feeding time and have 5 separate feeding tanks. The tanks are quite small but big enough for them to stretch out while they digest their food.) She's just much more interested in the world around her than in food.
I heat the rat by putting it in hot water in a bag, so its warm (not cooked) like a fresh kill would be. I've pierced it for that blood smell to help her along a bit. I've fed the strongest eater in front of her to try and get her predatorial instincts going, then given her a rat in privacy so she doesnt feel threatened by the stronger snake. I've even goaded her with the rat to try and get her angry but she's just doesnt respond.
Is this normal, should I worry for her?
Opal seems more interested in exploring so I get her out and let roam around my bed and then take her with me while I'm preparing the rats and she sits on me and smells things and gets to explore a bit. I thought this might solve the problem but it didnt. Getting her into her feeding enclosure is a struggle. (I separate all the snakes for feeding time and have 5 separate feeding tanks. The tanks are quite small but big enough for them to stretch out while they digest their food.) She's just much more interested in the world around her than in food.
I heat the rat by putting it in hot water in a bag, so its warm (not cooked) like a fresh kill would be. I've pierced it for that blood smell to help her along a bit. I've fed the strongest eater in front of her to try and get her predatorial instincts going, then given her a rat in privacy so she doesnt feel threatened by the stronger snake. I've even goaded her with the rat to try and get her angry but she's just doesnt respond.
Is this normal, should I worry for her?