Off Food

Wraith · 08-26-03, 07:50 PM

ya ya I know.......it's been done to death but I am going to ask anyway.
Do your royals go off food? If so, how often and for how long?

sapphire_moon · 08-26-03, 07:55 PM

Well my little female BP was a problem feeder. But has successfully ate adult mice 4 times. She wouldn't eat for a month after we got her. And she hasn't refused since she started eating adult mice......but I've heard of a BP refusing food for about 22 months.....so they can survive a long time without food. Just make sure he is healthy looking, don't lose to much weight....etc....etc....

killaclown · 08-26-03, 08:12 PM

In the winter my albino refuses to eat and my normal gets a lil grumpy so i feed the albino big meal before winter so he would stop tripin

Wraith · 08-26-03, 08:15 PM

How many months does your albino usually refuse killaclown?

Linds · 08-27-03, 01:12 AM

There's no set time for balls to fast. I've had mine fast for as little as 2 months, and I've had them go for what seems like ever...lol

I have one male here that has been fasting for 10 months and counting

lilyskip · 08-27-03, 10:38 AM

My baby refused some meals, but I think that either a) my technique was wrong, b) he wasn't hungry, c) the prey was too small, or d) his feeding response wasn't developed enough to take f/t food yet. Either way, it was user error and not the fault of the snake.