Kimber
New member
Hi all,
My baby great plains rat snakes have always eaten no problem until last night. They were uninterested so I "brained" the pinkies (think I will be having nightmares about that!)
The female ate after leaving her a while but the male never did.
I can guess as to some possible reasons why
- frozen pinky too old (how long can they be kept frozen?)
- new snake in the house in other cage (can they smell her?)
- change in temperature, just started heating the cage (I will start another post about temperatures)
Just wanted to know if some of my reasons might be valid? I get the feeling this is a common problem with keeping snakes?
Will try again tonight with the male.
Thanks!
My baby great plains rat snakes have always eaten no problem until last night. They were uninterested so I "brained" the pinkies (think I will be having nightmares about that!)
The female ate after leaving her a while but the male never did.
I can guess as to some possible reasons why
- frozen pinky too old (how long can they be kept frozen?)
- new snake in the house in other cage (can they smell her?)
- change in temperature, just started heating the cage (I will start another post about temperatures)
Just wanted to know if some of my reasons might be valid? I get the feeling this is a common problem with keeping snakes?
Will try again tonight with the male.
Thanks!