Re: Leucistic Rat Snake Not Eating , Please Help!!!

Posted by James on February 24, 2002 at 01:14:16:

In Reply to: Leucistic Rat Snake Not Eating , Please Help!!! posted by Michelle on February 22, 2002 at 18:33:33:

Hi, my LTXRS will not eat unless I just leave the freshly thawed mouse in his cage, he REFUSES to strike it no matter what. After I leave it there and turn the light off within 15 mins he eats it on his own, no attacking of the prey at all, just finds the head and begins to swallow it...but when he was younger, he used to take it from tongs...good luck!

: Hi,
: My 7 month old rat snake won't eat, it's been a month now and she's lost .2 oz. I've tried everything to get her to eat ( open the skull, trying live bait,scenting the prey with chicken broth, and even tapping her to evoke eating,...) Her temps are 75-80 and she was doing fine until about a month ago. I'm worried any suggestions or tips to get her to eat would be greatly appreciated. I am scared because she looks like shes wasting away. :(
: Thanks,
: Michelle

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: Hi, my LTXRS will not eat unless I just leave the freshly thawed mouse in his cage, he REFUSES to strike it no matter what. After I leave it there and turn the light off within 15 mins he eats it on his own, no attacking of the prey at all, just finds the head and begins to swallow it...but when he was younger, he used to take it from tongs...good luck! : : : Hi, : : My 7 month old rat snake won't eat, it's been a month now and she's lost .2 oz. I've tried everything to get her to eat ( open the skull, trying live bait,scenting the prey with chicken broth, and even tapping her to evoke eating,...) Her temps are 75-80 and she was doing fine until about a month ago. I'm worried any suggestions or tips to get her to eat would be greatly appreciated. I am scared because she looks like shes wasting away. :( : : Thanks, : : Michelle

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