changelingash
06-01-21, 09:35 PM
Hello again everyone. You may remember me as the one who had a 7-month-old spotted python who refused to eat for nearly two months before finally being given live.
A little update: After a few live feedings to give her some bulk, I put her back onto frozen/thawed, which after taking the first feed, she went off again, and it took about a month and a half for her to finally take a frozen/thawed one again, causing a second 6 week fast. After three feedings, she went off food again for 3 weeks before her next accepted meal.
In summary, she had two 6-7 week fasts and one 3 week fast in her first 11 months of life.
Now that I think(fingers crossed) that she is finally eating well, I was curious if all this fasting was going to have long-term effects on her. When I tried to research the long-term effects myself, I only found tips on how to get them to eat. Does anyone know if this is going to stunt her growth permanently or cause her a poor quality of life? I don't want her to suffer for her having a third of her first year refusing to eat.
She is still very small for being a year old(pic enclosed), so she is clearly stunted in her growth at the moment, but will she bounce back and grow once she's nourished?
A little update: After a few live feedings to give her some bulk, I put her back onto frozen/thawed, which after taking the first feed, she went off again, and it took about a month and a half for her to finally take a frozen/thawed one again, causing a second 6 week fast. After three feedings, she went off food again for 3 weeks before her next accepted meal.
In summary, she had two 6-7 week fasts and one 3 week fast in her first 11 months of life.
Now that I think(fingers crossed) that she is finally eating well, I was curious if all this fasting was going to have long-term effects on her. When I tried to research the long-term effects myself, I only found tips on how to get them to eat. Does anyone know if this is going to stunt her growth permanently or cause her a poor quality of life? I don't want her to suffer for her having a third of her first year refusing to eat.
She is still very small for being a year old(pic enclosed), so she is clearly stunted in her growth at the moment, but will she bounce back and grow once she's nourished?