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Pirarucu
02-13-13, 05:12 PM
My carpet has been refusing food for several months, and has begun to lose weight. I am positive he is 100% fine, and I think he was actually somewhat overweight before. However, my brother apparently thinks he's dying and needs to be force fed, and won't quit pestering me. Therefore, let's hear your opinions, to hopefully stop his worrying. Or to correct my assumptions, if that is the case. He is somewhere between six and seven feet.

Here he was before:
http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy75/Agigas/P1010133.jpg

Here he is now:
http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy75/Agigas/P1030595_zps77e81219.jpg
http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/yy75/Agigas/P1030592_zps7f3a7992.jpg
dinosaurdammit
02-13-13, 05:13 PM
how many months is several? he looks like he dropped a great deal
Pirarucu
02-13-13, 05:27 PM
Four or five months. I can get him eating again if I need to, no problem. He was already around three when I got him, and had been fed nothing but live. He's only turned down frozen, he'll take a live one the instant he sees one.
Lankyrob
02-13-13, 06:23 PM
He looks slimmer but not to an extent i would be worried personally. :)
Terranaut
02-13-13, 06:33 PM
He looks slimmer but not to an extent i would be worried personally. :)


I agree , he looks fine. Carpets do this so don't worry. When he goes back on food he will eat like mad. Mine do ;)
shaunyboy
02-13-13, 06:35 PM
thats a good looking healthy carpet you have there mate

imo it looks in perfect health,carpets should be lean and muscular,your looks the perfect carpet shape imo

i love the head pattern and colours,thats a great looking coastal mate (2nd pic's my favorite)

who produced it ?

cheers shaun
Pirarucu
02-13-13, 06:59 PM
Thank you Shaun, that's what I was thinking. He always seemed a bit too heavy before, that first picture above doesn't show it well.

He's a red coastal, not sure about his age, he is probably around four or five. Not sure who produced him. We picked him up at a local store which had him since he was a hatchling.
shaunyboy
02-14-13, 07:27 AM
Thank you Shaun, that's what I was thinking. He always seemed a bit too heavy before, that first picture above doesn't show it well.

He's a red coastal, not sure about his age, he is probably around four or five. Not sure who produced him. We picked him up at a local store which had him since he was a hatchling.

i keep all my carpets lean and muscular,the only time i'll feed them up a bit,is if i plan on breeding them

imo your coastal looks in great shape mate

cheers shaun
Donnie
02-14-13, 01:21 PM
He's a very nice looking coastal
Pirarucu
02-14-13, 04:19 PM
i keep all my carpets lean and muscular,the only time i'll feed them up a bit,is if i plan on breeding them

imo your coastal looks in great shape mate

cheers shaunOut of curiosity, how much do you feed yours? Darwin used to get a large rat every two weeks, I'm thinking I'll cut it back to every three weeks once he's eating again.
shaunyboy
02-14-13, 05:34 PM
winter i offer only 3 or 4 feeds

the rest of the time,1 large prey item every 15 to 30 days

if i get wild caught prey,birds,squirrels,small rabbits,etc, and they are quite small,i'll give them a couple of prey items per feed

cheers shaun
Tracy33
02-14-13, 05:40 PM
I feed my carpet about every 2 to 3 weeks , although i feed him last night , and that was his first meal since the middle of December . He seems to do that most every year , where he goes a good few months without eating. Tracy.
shaunyboy
02-14-13, 05:44 PM
I feed my carpet about every 2 to 3 weeks , although i feed him last night , and that was his first meal since the middle of December . He seems to do that most every year , where he goes a good few months without eating. Tracy.

he's looking for a female pal

ever thought of breeding him ?

cheers shaun
GUITARZAN509
02-14-13, 06:40 PM
You and your brother worry too much it will be fine, dont try force feeding you can do more harm than good
Pirarucu
02-14-13, 07:17 PM
:tired1_2:You and your brother worry too much it will be fine, dont try force feeding you can do more harm than goodI know that, I was just trying to put his worries to rest before he tries anything when I'm not around.
shaunyboy
02-21-13, 04:18 PM
:tired1_2:I know that, I was just trying to put his worries to rest before he tries anything when I'm not around.

could you not buy a lock for the tank doors ?

this will stop your brother doing anything stupid pal

or show him this.....

YOUR COASTAL IS IN GREAT CONDITION,IT LOOKS EXACTLY HOW IT SHOULD...

ALSO CARPETS CAN GO OFF THEIR FOOD,FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH TO MARCH,DUE TO IT BEING BREEDING SEASON...!!

force feeding that coastal,will do a lot of HARM and NO good what so ever.....!!!

cheers shaun
marvelfreak
02-21-13, 04:46 PM
My big Jungle goes 5 month's every winter with out eating and she just fine. She done it since she was three and is now 12 years old. It's nothing to worry about.
Pirarucu
02-21-13, 05:35 PM
I already showed him this thread, he agreed that Darwin is fine.
Tracy33
02-22-13, 12:53 PM
he's looking for a female pal

ever thought of breeding him ?

cheers shaun
Is that what its all about , he does this most years . Do you reckon i could breed him at 15 yrs .
Simon17
03-16-13, 08:04 AM
Hey mate, My Irain Jaya doe's the same thing. When I first got him he eat like mad without any problems then I found out he was in season and has went off his food, he'll becoming out of season soon so hopefully be back on top form. lol Nothing to worry about.