worried..........

Darkest · 09-03-04, 08:41 AM

Im worried about Chaos. She stopped flicking out her tongue and she is not very active. I think it is because she is hungry, and those hoppers is not cutting it. Is there anything else that might contribute to this behavior?

BoidKeeper · 09-03-04, 09:03 AM

She should be eating something equal to her girth. So if a hopper is not than no they aren't cutting it. I have a hatchling that I produced last month that in now taking fuzzy rats after her thrid meal.
Why isn't she active? Maybe she is too cold. What are her temps like both on the hot side and cool side at night and during the day?
Cheers,
Trevor

Darkest · 09-03-04, 09:11 AM

The temps on the hot side in the day range from 90-95 degrees, and the cool side is around 75-80 degrees. At night the hot side is 85 degrees and the cool 70.

Darkest · 09-03-04, 09:12 AM

I had it on fuzzies, but the pet shop was giving me 2-3 day old fuzzies, so they were small

Tim_Cranwill · 09-03-04, 09:18 AM

Fuzzy mice are too small for even a runt bp. Feed it a couple hoppers and them move right to adult mice or rat pups. Your snake is more than likely an import so you may have to feed it a couple live hoppers to get the appetite going. It's no big deal. They eat live hoppers like they are going out of style! LOL

Your temps sound fine, by the way.

Darkest · 09-03-04, 09:22 AM

ok thats done, but why isn't it flicking out its tongue?

BoidKeeper · 09-03-04, 12:36 PM

Could be sick. If you see symptoms in a snake then it has already been sick for a while. You mentioned pet shop. Have you had it vet checked? If not I think you should not only because I believe all pet shop animals should be checked automatically but you have what sounds like a sick snake.
Cheers,
Trevor

Kevin McRae · 09-03-04, 12:54 PM

Maybe try a young gerbil too, some people say they will get hooked one them but I don't think thats true.

Some person had free gerbils so we got them all and feed them to my male and long time ago and he eats both rats and mice.

Maybe my guy is not a picky snake?

Why isn't your snake flicking its tongue?

Well if it was hungry it would be flicking its tongue....

Sorry, but he is most likley sick..