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New and worried!
I have a 16 month old, 40", male bullsnake. As a rule he's a very chill snake and loves to be handled. He eats a fuzzy every 3-5 days, is currently housed in a 45g tank, alpine shavings for substrate, a feeding mat (so he doesnt eat shavings), his water dish, wood and gradient heat (which is his favorite end to coil up in. His last shed was completed approx. 7 days ago.
So.. I thawed a fuzzy 5 days ago and he wouldn't touch it - he last ate 3-4 days prior to shedding. I had to throw the mouse out the next day when I awoke and it still hadn't been touched. I thawed another this morning and put it on his mat and he wouldn't even go see but, at one point, loosely coiled around it before slithering off again. It's now 3:30am and I woke to get a drink and noticed the mouse was STILL THERE! I opened his cage and he was not in his usual spot and not coiled like he normally rests - he has "folded" himself in half and resting in the front by the glass. I opened it up to check on him and he lost his ever-loving mind! Vincent postured, hissed and refused to back down until I shut his lid but not before I got the second mouse out and chucked it as well.
It's now been 10 days since he's eaten last and I'm worried. I also have to get in there and do my scheduled cleaning but he's too pissed to manage. Any ideas what could be wrong? I bought him as a baby from a pet store so I have guarantee that he was from a healthy clutch - I realize I took a chance but there are no breeders of reptiles where I'm from.
Is it possible he's dying? I'm crushed!
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