nuevo king snake

Zigoni · 01-08-15, 06:53 PM

my daughter has a Nuevo king snake. he has not eaten in about a month. last feeding one of my sons crickets managed to get in the feeder tank with him and he ate the cricket. but still would not eat the pinky. he is very small so he is still on pinkies. he is very active and has not lost any weight. any suggestions?

**Minkness** · 01-08-15, 07:06 PM

Probably the weather. Some snakes slow down when it gets colder outside. Not mine though...she's a bottomless pit!

Welcome!

Would love to see some pics of your little one!

BIGT FROM F.B. · 01-08-15, 07:17 PM

Yep, ^^^^^ the weather. My Thayeri didn't eat for 2 months before this last weekend.

Zigoni · 01-09-15, 12:03 PM

i thought it could be the weather. im just worried because he is so small if he starts losing weight. i was thinking of trying a goldfish even. i would love to put some pics up of my snakes but i do not have photo bucket. i have all my pics on google. or my phone and ipad. so im not sure how to get them uploaded here.

**Minkness** · 01-09-15, 12:36 PM

Once you make about 5 or more posts it will allow you to upload directly onto the post. You will go to the tab marked 'go advanced' then ti 'manage attachments', then you can choose the file to upload. Just make sure that when you're done you hit the 'close window' button near the bottom because if you jit the back button it will not save your post or upload your image.

Zigoni · 01-09-15, 12:43 PM

oh thank you. i will try that

Rattlehead · 01-09-15, 12:48 PM

Has he eaten a pinky before? If so, try piercing the head of the pinky and smear a little of grey matter over the head. The extra smell may stimulate it to eat. Good luck!

Zigoni · 01-09-15, 01:10 PM

yeah he has eaten pinkies fine until about a month ago. and we tried the brain thing. he is active and healthy otherwise. just on a hunger strike.

Zigoni · 01-09-15, 01:12 PM

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see if this works

BIGT FROM F.B. · 01-09-15, 01:29 PM

That's a Variable Thayeri King. Got one just like it.

Zigoni · 01-09-15, 01:33 PM

we were told its a Nuevo king

**Minkness** · 01-09-15, 01:40 PM

Beautiful king! Looks good to me but I'm not a health expert (yet).

I'd say it's due to weather. Usually when they brumate like this their weight generally seems to maintain or if it goes down it's only a little and usually easily bulked back up pretty easily in spring.

You can keep offering him food once a week to see if he takes it. You can also try leaving it in the tank with him over night to see if the dark stimulates his feeding response.

My king is a piggy and still feeding like a champ, but almost ALL of my geckos have went off their feed now.

Just keep an eye on him and if he visibly looses mass/weight it becomes very lethargic let us know so someone with more experience can help you with more info on that.

Zigoni · 01-09-15, 01:50 PM

thank you all for the help. I will let you know if there are any changes.

Derek1 · 01-09-15, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zigoni

we were told its a Nuevo king

I think the Variable Thayeri King and Nuevo are the same snake, just different name.

Obsidian_Dragon · 01-09-15, 02:21 PM

Do you have any sort of scale, so you can monitor his weight?

I bought a small kitchen scale just for this purpose.