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Just a few questions

oh and just one more thing
I never had any branches or plants in his tank...so all he does everynight is climb his thermostat wire and gets on the rim of the tank but since he is bigger he keep falling and landing hard on hides, water dish, everywhere.... my cats all sit and watch him do his acrobatic moves....but everytime he falls he climbs back up again and again for hourrrrrrrrs....

now.......ive seeen pictures of snakes on branches or plants and stuff...they always rest on them..... the only exercise part is when they climb to get on top.

So my question is... is it bad that he has to exercise as much, try for hours versus him climbing something and just lay there?
 
My yearling male did the same thing last year, only he was off his feed from November to May. He cruised constantly as well. However, he didn't lose any weight and once he finally started eating again, he has become my most aggressive eater.

If he seems to enjoy climbing, you might put a branch or fake tree in there for him. It certainly won't hurt anything.
 
BeckyG said:
My yearling male did the same thing last year, only he was off his feed from November to May. He cruised constantly as well. However, he didn't lose any weight and once he finally started eating again, he has become my most aggressive eater.

If he seems to enjoy climbing, you might put a branch or fake tree in there for him. It certainly won't hurt anything.
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wow thats the best news ive heard so far!
thanks Becky.. I feel a little better...i am not as worried anymore because it seems this is a common thing.
And yes, mine used to be a very agressive eater so i think he will go back to that.


I will put a branch for him but what i was asking is that would that make him more lazy.. would it be less exercise than what he does now.. cause everytime he falls he climbs back up.. he wont fall from the branch so im thinking he would just lay there on the branch
 
I'd be willing to bet my next paycheck that the increased activity and the going off food is the typical male looking for love. I would not forcefeed for something that is not abnormal. I'd be willing to bet that he'll start again when he's ready and then go to town after that.
 
Cursed_Witch said:
wow thats the best news ive heard so far!
thanks Becky.. I feel a little better...i am not as worried anymore because it seems this is a common thing.
And yes, mine used to be a very agressive eater so i think he will go back to that.


I will put a branch for him but what i was asking is that would that make him more lazy.. would it be less exercise than what he does now.. cause everytime he falls he climbs back up.. he wont fall from the branch so im thinking he would just lay there on the branch
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No, I don't think it will make him lazy. Snakes tend to be indolent by nature anyway, moving only when they have to.

Funny thing about mine, before he went off his feed last year, he was my most timid eater. It wasn't until he came off his breeding fast that he became aggressive.

My yearling has just tonight refused his first meal. I know I always tell people not to worry, but it is such a relief when they finally eat again.
 
Sometimes I think we apply our mammalian thinking a little too much to the care of these snakes. We get worried because they don't always eat on the neat, precise schedules we provide for them. But what do we really know about the winter feeding habits of wild corn snakes? We should also keep in mind that wild corns have a HUGE geographic range. It wouldn't surprise me to find that the winter feeding habits of a corn with New Jersey ancestry are MUCH different than those of a corn with South Florida ancestry. :shrugs:
 
MegF. said:
I'd be willing to bet my next paycheck that the increased activity and the going off food is the typical male looking for love. I would not forcefeed for something that is not abnormal. I'd be willing to bet that he'll start again when he's ready and then go to town after that.
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That's exactly why I'm not worried at all about Mr Bonney :) He's around 18 months old now and over 300grams, as nothing has changed (temp etc) in his husbandry, I'm 99% sure he's just looking for lurve!
 
My male king form 2004 refused through December, but ate 2 times now. My gopher snake male from 2004 refused twice in December but ate twice now too. After 1.5 yrs of keeping snakes, getting 20 snakes and spending at least 5 hrs average a week on this forum and several hours on other sites I'm at the stage I was able to not get nuts on these refusals. I DID keep an extra eye on them though :rolleyes:
 
Hey everyone!!
I got good good news
its 11:08 i just came to report that Stewie did succesfully eat tonight...

Now lets hope he keeps it down
I did have a feeling hew ould eat since he has been so active this week.. extremely active, climbing for hours non-stop. I kept offering food for him every sunday untill today he did... wow im sooo relieved..

Will this be the end of his hunger strike?!
stay tuned hahaha
good luck the rest of you
 
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