Not hungry after shedding? - Page 2

shaunyboy · 10-06-14, 05:29 PM

it's down to the individual snake mate

some of mine eat after a shed,some don't eat for a week or more after a shed...

the longer you have the snake the more you will get to know its habits and preferences

i wouldn't worry about it

cheers shaun

kiiarah · 10-06-14, 05:55 PM

Thanks for the input and encouragement everyone. Just a quick update. Shesha finally ate for me last Friday. I took the advice I got here and didn't handle him at all for three days. The lights stayed off in the room he was in and activity was kept to a minimum. I just set the F/T fuzzy outside the hide he was in (in the dark) and left him alone. He spent about 10 minutes trying to swallow it backwards but when I checked on him a few hours later it was gone.

I am going to start using a tracking program so I can keep a log of when he eats and what method I used on each successful feeding attempt. Again thank you so much, I feel much better now that he has had a decent sized meal.

**EL Ziggy** · 10-06-14, 06:21 PM

If you're looking for a great reptile record keeping app and have an android phone or tablet I'd highly recommend the reptile logger DB app. Best $2 I've spent in a long time. I track feedings, sheds, weights, cleanings, etc. for all my snakes.

kiiarah · 10-06-14, 06:28 PM

Thanks Ziggy

I will definitely look into that. I only have a Kindle tablet and it tends to be a bit finicky about what apps are compatible, so here's hoping I can get it. I have been using iHerp which seems great and I am always by a computer so the format works well. I just can't believe it is free. I have spent more hours than I can count looking for a tracker for homeschooling that is half as intuitive as that site but they seem not to exist. Oh well, at least something is getting logged efficiently.

My husband thinks I have lost my mind, but it will sure come in handy if we every wind up making a vet visit or just troubleshooting anything in the future.

**EL Ziggy** · 10-06-14, 07:42 PM

Thanks for the tip kiiarah. I'll check out iHerp too

sharthun · 10-06-14, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by EL-Ziggy

If you're looking for a great reptile record keeping app and have an android phone or tablet I'd highly recommend the reptile logger DB app. Best $2 I've spent in a long time. I track feedings, sheds, weights, cleanings, etc. for all my snakes.

I use this app as well based on Ez's recommendation.

kiiarah · 10-06-14, 08:02 PM

I checked on the amazon store and couldn't find it there (though it is on google play, but I can't download it from there.) Oh well, iherp seems to be pretty full featured. Maybe not having a mobile tracking option is a good thing lol, I would be on it all day. I already spend 90% of my waking time on here. :P

sharthun · 10-06-14, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by kiiarah

I checked on the amazon store and couldn't find it there (though it is on google play, but I can't download it from there.) Oh well, iherp seems to be pretty full featured. Maybe not having a mobile tracking option is a good thing lol, I would be on it all day. I already spend 90% of my waking time on here. :P

Just wait until you get more snakes!

kiiarah · 10-06-14, 08:29 PM

Haha it probably won't be as long as I keep telling myself it will be before I have a whole collection. I am already checking used sites for racks and equipment daily in hopes of finding good deals. I think the next snake I want to look into a little ways down the road would be a carpet python (Either Bredli, diamond, or jungle), but someday far in the future I would love to have a green tree python and maybe even a retic once the kids are grown.

Right now I just feel like Shesha is the only bp I will ever need, but who knows, I will probably fall in love with another one sooner or later.

I am seriously considering starting research and stockpiling supplies for a CP now so that I will have everything if I happen across the perfect one some day.

**EL Ziggy** · 10-06-14, 08:37 PM

Those carpet pythons are amazing. That's going to be the cherry on top of my small collection. Coming in the summer of 2015

kiiarah · 10-06-14, 08:48 PM

They are beautiful snakes, I wonder just how much experience would be recommended before getting one. I am trying not to go too crazy, lol. So many cool snakes, so little time!

Obsidian_Dragon · 10-07-14, 08:27 AM

It's very hard to not just amass a collection, especially if you browse craigslist.

I got my first snake in July and my second in...uh, August. I've managed to resist ever since but it's been difficult.

**EL Ziggy** · 10-07-14, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Obsidian_Dragon

It's very hard to not just amass a collection, especially if you browse craigslist.

I got my first snake in July and my second in...uh, August. I've managed to resist ever since but it's been difficult.

One day at a time Dragon. One day at a time

kiiarah · 10-07-14, 01:54 PM

The only thing keeping me from just adopting every snake on Craigslist right now is the fact that I don't have spare supplies. Seems like the only expensive thing about snakes is setting up a habitat, so I have been scouring sites like CL for used reptile supplies. I figure if I just pick things up used or on sale when I find them within a fairly short time I will have enough stuff lying around that I can start impulse adopting. :P