Not Eating

[southern snakes]

hey i have an albino female and she is about 6 feet long. she hasnt eatin since i got her and i dont know what to do. i got another male het albino along with her and he is eating great. at first i thoght it was her getting transported but the male with her is eating great. if you think you have any clue please help me out.

thanks
Blake

[gbo]

just give her time... a retic WILL eat when they are ready..just ask my hand :smt011 :smt011 :smt021

[Kevyn]

GBO is right. I've had them fast on me before. If they're healthy it's no big deal. They'll eat when they're good and ready. Just make sure all the conditions are right, and everything will be fine.

[KLG]

How long ago did you get her? When was her last meal?

[leobreeder]

are they the same size?

do you try and feed them in the same container? i know when i had my tigers i had a male and a female in the same cage and the male was a lil bigger then the female and she wouldnt eat with him in the cage...

it may be stress...
how big is the cage?

[southern snakes]

i got her about a month ago and she hasnt eaten with me yet.
the cage is about 4 feet long 2 feet deep. she doesnt have anyone in with her right now. we need to get her a mate but she isnt ready to breed yet so we have a little while longer.

thanks for all of yalls input i will tell you if she eats
Blake

[Andy]

At 6 ft. you have more then "a little bit longer to wait"

[southern snakes]

yeah i know. i just typed a little longer, i dont want to breed her for another year in a half to two years. she is still a little girl when it comes to being ready to bread.


Blake

[southern snakes]

and that little while longer is tile we get the mate not till she is ready to bread.



thanks
Blake

[KLG]

Bread - something you eat.

Breed - a process that can lead to offspring.

[southern snakes]

sorry lol I didnt mean to put that thanks for catching me on that one lol


Blake

[Andy]

What are her temps like?? Could also be the cage size. Have you tried thawing out a rat and leaving it overnight?

[southern snakes]

I just bought some new radiant heat panels and just built some new cages so im going to put her in a new cage and we will see.




thanks jeremy

[southern snakes]

currently she is pounding rats i just had to put a live rat in the cage and now she is on f/t.

thanks jeremy

[1staburmthenaconda]

First, please get rid of the pine shavings...Next, if you do use other woodchips, don't feed directly on top of them; instead, put down newspaper or something so the retics can't ingest them... :087: ...

...Great to hear she eating though... :) ...