snake not eating; should I be concerned?

[lady_bug87]

Holy that was a long process contests and good luck on scenting you can always cut the anole a rub the pink in anole guts

[airman_miller]

Originally Posted by Gungirl

Another Idea to get him to switch over would be to feed him anole then as he gets the last bite in his mouth you start putting in a small pink. I had to feed my BP small mice and then right at the end of him eating it place a rat in his mouth. After a few times he started taking rats without the assistance of a mouse.

Good luck to you!

pretty interesting idea. if the scenting doesn't work i will give that a shot.

Originally Posted by shaunyboy

imo your best bet is scenting mice with lizards mate

there used to be a product made by t rex called lizard maker,but we can't seem to get it over here anymore

it was a great product,2 drops on a pinkie and the snake smelled it as a lizard

get a lizard and rub it all over the mouse then offer the mouse to the snake

the breeder really SHOULD have told you it was only feeding on lizards

cheers shaun

I agree Completely. my original plan with the lizards was to just get some of this spray, but it seems like the stuff has been discontinued for YEARS, and most likely expired and lost it's potency by now. hopefully this tail i cut off will still have enough scent to do the trick.

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Originally Posted by Gungirl

Good rule of thumb is to never offer food more than 1 time a week. offering it every 3 days or so can stress it more...

Originally Posted by scooper

It probably is just stressed so you should not stress about it as well. It can go on for weeks and some say even months without eating so you should not be worried about it that much.

Do not force it to take in food or you will just worsen the situation. Just leave it there or better, leave food lying and see how it would react. But I am guessing that you should try it at least 3 days in between.

I do apologize in advance, and furthermore appreciate all of the help, but information such as this has been repeated MULTIPLE times in this thread. for the sake of eliminating repetition please make sure to read the entirety of this thread. I know there is ALOT there, but It makes sure we are not going in circles. I know when reading topics in computer repair forums It becomes a pain when people do not take the time to review what has been tried and keep suggesting the same thing.

[airman_miller]

Originally Posted by lady_bug87

Holy that was a long process contests and good luck on scenting you can always cut the anole a rub the pink in anole guts

tell me about it If he would have told me all this in the first place i would not be in this mess!

[airman_miller]

any good resources on switching from lizards to f/t mice?

[lady_bug87]

you may have to use lizard guts....