I bought a snow from MoReptiles. She's a angel. She has only eaten for me 5 times since January 21, 2008 when I received her. I have tried everything I can think of to get this girl to eat. I have cut the pinky, I have fed her in the dish she came in, in her cage, in a totally different dish, put lizard scent and real lizard scent on it, washed it. Honeslty the only thing I have not done myself is show her how to eat it. She's only 15g. My normal snake that I got two weeks before her is 53g. He would make 50 of my snow. The thing is she's starting to worry me she is looking thinner and thinner. Although she seems to be staying at 15g she dont look it. She has wrinkled, flabby skin. You can tell she has lost weight. :headbang: Anybody have any ideas. I have tried leaving her alone from feeding to feeding. Nothing has seemed to work. My kids love her. We call her Prissy. they don't want to give her up and neither do I, but she has gone down hill since I received her. I have had her to the vet, he says she might not be long for this place. I can't let her shes not in any pain, no other problems. NOTHING. Please help
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Feeding Problems
- Thread starter dbouklias
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Fenderplayer108
MC Reptiles
First thing, what are the temperatures in your tank? I have quite a few corn's from Mark, and they are amongst the best feeders I have. Sounds like something environmental to me.
I am not sure what else to suggest if all these things have been attempted and temps, etc., are fine.
The only other suggestion is attempting the same thing, more than once, before moving on to trying something different. Also, you should wait 3-5 days between feed attempts (if this is not being done already).
Although I do not like force feeding, it may end up being a need in this situation. That or attempting assist feeding before force feeding.
However, before resorting to these things (assist/force feeding), you mention that you have kids ... Does Prissy receive a lot of attention or get handled a lot? If so, this could be the problem and, perhaps, leaving her alone (no handling, etc.) may rectify the situation. Just a thought.
The only other thoughts, that I have at this moment, (also before resorting to assist/force feeding) is that you could always contact Mark and see how he was feeding her. Perhaps duplicating his feeding method would work (if different from what you have, already, attempted)... or, if Prissy is in a large viv, moving her to a smaller one (with, if made of glass or something similar, covering three sides of it).
The only other suggestion is attempting the same thing, more than once, before moving on to trying something different. Also, you should wait 3-5 days between feed attempts (if this is not being done already).
Although I do not like force feeding, it may end up being a need in this situation. That or attempting assist feeding before force feeding.
However, before resorting to these things (assist/force feeding), you mention that you have kids ... Does Prissy receive a lot of attention or get handled a lot? If so, this could be the problem and, perhaps, leaving her alone (no handling, etc.) may rectify the situation. Just a thought.
The only other thoughts, that I have at this moment, (also before resorting to assist/force feeding) is that you could always contact Mark and see how he was feeding her. Perhaps duplicating his feeding method would work (if different from what you have, already, attempted)... or, if Prissy is in a large viv, moving her to a smaller one (with, if made of glass or something similar, covering three sides of it).