Late bloomers....reluctant feeders...dont ya' just love em?"

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Posted by Fred Albury on April 23, 2002 at 12:20:58:

In Reply to: Question for you guys - I have a few 2001 hatches, one of posted by Big J on April 23, 2002 at 11:51:07:

: the red chin animals was out distancing all of its siblings and the other 2001 hatches, eating 2-3 rat pups every 4 days like clock work and would eat more if given, but stopped eating approximately 21 days ago. The history behind the girl is that she was a late starter in eating. I used a tadpole slurry to get her to except rats initially. She never would except mice, but me being the idiot that I am decided I would throw in a mouse after she had eaten a rat pup or 2 21 days ago. She tasted it and promptly spit it out and hasn't eaten since. She will shed out today or tomorrow and I am hoping that will get her eating again, but if she doesn't... I guess I will try tadpole slurry again(the last time it was needed was the beginning of September). What would you guys do? This animal was an amazing feeder since, that is why I am discouraged. It wouldn't bother except for the fact that this animal had been so ravenous ever since.

: Have any of you had similar experiences with previously ravenous animals?

: Regards,
: J

Big J,

I would nt give her tadpole slurry again if she had previously accepted rats that were unscented. Its a step backwards. The mouse could have tried to bite her(Was it pre killed?) or perhaps she is so satiated with food that she doesnt NEED to eat. I have had that happen to neonate eastern Indigos that were just POUNDING down food, and then forsome unexplained reason STOPPED.
Sounds like your dilema.
I choose to offer them the SAME food that they had been offered before, at 1 week intervals. After a period of months, they turned back around and ate again, and resumed their former enthusiastic feeding response.

Unless you have a specific reason for wanting to get this snake up to size or to the size of its brothers/sisters quickly, I would forgo feeding it for a little while, then offer it the normal, unscented rats you did before. No slurry. That would put you back to step one.

It has been my observation that often the baby easterns that are very reluctant feeders are so for reasons unseens to us. They thrive for a while and then stop thriving. Or they never thrive at all. I sum it up to just being GODS grand design, and hope for the best. I hope for the best for you this eason Big J, and hope that snake picks up its feeding soon.

Fred

P.S.

Dont feel bad,I have a neonate boa at home that
hasnt eaten in 6 months. NOTHING wrong with it.
scenting, teaseing, split braining
Nothing works. its mate is 4 X its size already!1 aarrgggggg!

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It's frustrating because this snake had become so ravenous and had Big J 04/23/02 (1)
- Feed, feed, feed...maybe he's just burned out on eating? Fred Albury 04/23/02 (0)

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: : the red chin animals was out distancing all of its siblings and the other 2001 hatches, eating 2-3 rat pups every 4 days like clock work and would eat more if given, but stopped eating approximately 21 days ago. The history behind the girl is that she was a late starter in eating. I used a tadpole slurry to get her to except rats initially. She never would except mice, but me being the idiot that I am decided I would throw in a mouse after she had eaten a rat pup or 2 21 days ago. She tasted it and promptly spit it out and hasn't eaten since. She will shed out today or tomorrow and I am hoping that will get her eating again, but if she doesn't... I guess I will try tadpole slurry again(the last time it was needed was the beginning of September). What would you guys do? This animal was an amazing feeder since, that is why I am discouraged. It wouldn't bother except for the fact that this animal had been so ravenous ever since. : : Have any of you had similar experiences with previously ravenous animals? : : Regards, : : J : Big J, : I would nt give her tadpole slurry again if she had previously accepted rats that were unscented. Its a step backwards. The mouse could have tried to bite her(Was it pre killed?) or perhaps she is so satiated with food that she doesnt NEED to eat. I have had that happen to neonate eastern Indigos that were just POUNDING down food, and then forsome unexplained reason STOPPED. : Sounds like your dilema. : I choose to offer them the SAME food that they had been offered before, at 1 week intervals. After a period of months, they turned back around and ate again, and resumed their former enthusiastic feeding response. : Unless you have a specific reason for wanting to get this snake up to size or to the size of its brothers/sisters quickly, I would forgo feeding it for a little while, then offer it the normal, unscented rats you did before. No slurry. That would put you back to step one. : It has been my observation that often the baby easterns that are very reluctant feeders are so for reasons unseens to us. They thrive for a while and then stop thriving. Or they never thrive at all. I sum it up to just being GODS grand design, and hope for the best. I hope for the best for you this eason Big J, and hope that snake picks up its feeding soon. : Fred : P.S. : Dont feel bad,I have a neonate boa at home that : hasnt eaten in 6 months. NOTHING wrong with it. : scenting, teaseing, split braining : Nothing works. its mate is 4 X its size already!1 aarrgggggg!

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