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BoidKeeper
03-12-03, 08:06 PM
I have two adult males that may have broken their fast tonight! The first one had not eaten since September 29th, the other December 4th. The first one I believe was originally an import. It took a live fuzzy rat to get him going. The other took a F/T fuzzy. Next week will be the true test when I try them on a couple of F/T hoppers!
Wish me luck!
Trevor
Stalabros
03-12-03, 09:47 PM
I hope they didn't loose too much weight, over the food strike. I think that a lot of balls quit their huger strike around this time (March, April).

Anyway, good luck next week.:flick:
boa
03-12-03, 11:22 PM
good luck with the feeding.....
Andy_G
03-12-03, 11:27 PM
Good luck. Hope they eat for you.
Tim_Cranwill
03-12-03, 11:59 PM
Funny thing, I had a male bp come off the picket line today as well. Good stuff, eh? :)
BoidKeeper
03-13-03, 10:38 AM
The smaller of the male lost something like 40g or so. The other one might have droped about 20g.
Next week will be the test.
Cheers,
Trevor
mykee
03-13-03, 11:48 AM
this seems to be the time for eating, my albino male ball, Kane, who hasn't eaten in 10 weeks, also took food on Tuesday night. Hopefully his fast is over. The funny thing is though, over the 10 weeks, he only lost 6 grams.
asphyxia
03-13-03, 01:26 PM
I've learned not to sweat over by balls any more, as they always seem to bounce back...


Good Luck
Brian
Matt_K
03-13-03, 02:21 PM
Congrats Boidkeeper and Cranwill. I know how frustrating it can be, i had a female not eat for me from the day i got her until a year later and now she's eating me out of house and home!!! Keep us posted on how the next feedings goes! :D
BoidKeeper
03-13-03, 03:53 PM
I sold a female last year that would stop eating in Sept. and stay off until June. She was 7 and did this since the begining. Cheapest snake I ever had.
Cheers,
Trevor
snake_lover
03-13-03, 07:36 PM
Hope everything will turn out great ! best of luck!
BoidKeeper
03-21-03, 09:59 PM
Well so far so good on Wed. One took a F/T with no problem. I'll try the other one on next Wed.
Cheers,
Trevor
Burmies
03-23-03, 04:24 PM
It would be about time that they started to eat again. Hope they continue to eat on a regular weekly schedual.

Burmies