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04-11-12, 07:01 AM
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Nicki's not eatting
Hey Guys,
I'm very worried about my two-year old Female Ball Python, Nicki! She's down to 614grams and the last time i feed her she was feb. 8th, she was 779grams so she lost a total of 165grams and I don't know what to do, Should i get her a live Fizzie Mouse???? then I weight her on the feb. 19th and she was 735gram. then when i weighted her on march 16th, she was 703grams. The top or first weight was from last night!!! I don't went to feed live to her, but I'm sacred i might have to?
Nikki
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04-11-12, 07:08 AM
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Non Carborundum Illegitimi
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Re: Nicki's not eatting
You need to give us full details of her enclosure - size, heat, humidity, substrate type etc etc etc
The more info you can give the better advice you will get - how long have you had her?
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04-11-12, 07:41 AM
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Twist and Shout
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Re: Nicki's not eatting
Pictures of the enclosure, temperatures, and snake would help.
Excellent care-sheet on housing
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04-11-12, 09:29 AM
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Re: Nicki's not eatting
Guys,
ok, she and my other three snakes are in a 34qt rack, but its got the back heat with the heat type, and the Temp is set at 107.4!! I got all four snake on April 29th, 2011! and Nicky was born on April 1st, 2010! she's two years old!!! the humidity is between 40 to 60! I hope that helps!!!
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04-11-12, 09:31 AM
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Re: Nicki's not eatting
here are the photo! the first photo is Nicky and the second is my rack!!! its not the while one!
nikki
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04-11-12, 11:06 AM
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Twist and Shout
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Re: Nicki's not eatting
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Originally Posted by NASAAN101
Guys,
ok, she and my other three snakes are in a 34qt rack, but its got the back heat with the heat type, and the Temp is set at 107.4!! I got all four snake on April 29th, 2011! and Nicky was born on April 1st, 2010! she's two years old!!! the humidity is between 40 to 60! I hope that helps!!!
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Your temp is way too high! At the hot end, it should be around 90-95 degrees. The cool side should be 75-80 degrees. Please check this care sheet out that a posted above, here it is again:
Housing FAQs
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04-11-12, 12:18 PM
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Snake Child
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Re: Nicki's not eatting
107 is waaaaaaaaaaaay too high like Morelia said, it should be set to 95 at the highest
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04-11-12, 12:25 PM
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Non Carborundum Illegitimi
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Re: Nicki's not eatting
The heat is quite likely your issue, drop it down as above, leave the snake a week and then try feeding it then - let us know how it goes.
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May you have more good days than bad
You never know how strong you are - until being strong is your only choice
There are no dark clouds - just well hidden silver linings!!
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04-11-12, 12:39 PM
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Re: Nicki's not eatting
Guys,
ITS BACK HEAT!!! the front of the tub at at 70 and the back is at 90!!!
Nikki
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04-11-12, 12:46 PM
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Re: Nicki's not eatting
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ITS BACK HEAT!!! the front of the tub at at 70 and the back is at 90!!!
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and the Temp is set at 107.4!!
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Which one is it???
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04-11-12, 01:14 PM
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Re: Nicki's not eatting
OK,
the rack i have has the back heat not the bally Heat, like normal cages do!!! But At the Front of the 34QT bin, the temp is at 70!!!!
Nikki
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04-11-12, 01:25 PM
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The Original Urban Legend
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Re: Nicki's not eatting
No need for all the exclamation points- no one is yelling at you. We are just trying to help. What I think is confusing people is that you mentioned that you had the heat set at 104.7, then in your next post you say that the temps are 90 at the back of the tub and 70 at the front, because you are using back heat to heat the tub.
What kind of gauge are you using to measure your temps? A digital temp gun is the only reliable, accurate way. If you have those little stick-on dials, throw them out. They will do you no good. If your temps are truly 90F in the back of your tub and 70F in the front, why mention 104.7F at all?
I find it odd that you can get that much of a gradient in a 32-qt Sterilite tub. I doubt it can really vary by 20 whole degrees, unless you have some serious draft problems in your room or your room is cold overall. If you truly do have the heat tape set at 104, and are only getting 90F ambient in your hot spot, with 70F in your cold end,....I would start searching for drafts and reasons why you are losing so much heat. Inadequate temperatures and drafts may be your problem.
How is Nicki's breathing? Does she make any whistling, popping, or wheezing sounds when breathing? Is there any mucous coming out of her mouth or nostrils?
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04-11-12, 01:52 PM
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Re: Nicki's not eatting
Guys,
Other then not eating, she's active and she poops and is breathing ok!! I'm wondering if its the fact that she's two years old and wants to breed!! Micki her mate is three! but My mom and dad wouldn't let me breed them!!! any idea!!!! I had a scare with micky a few mouths about, cause the bottom two bin stay cool, and most of the heat stays on the top three bins!!! and part of the reason the heat is so high is, I'm on the third floor and its always cool up here!!!
Nikki
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04-11-12, 02:06 PM
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Snake Child
Join Date: Jun-2011
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Re: Nicki's not eatting
I don't get why it's set to 107, where is your probe(s)? If the probe is correctly placed you shouldn't have to set it higher than what you want. It doesn't matter whether it's belly heat or not.
That could create a big problem.
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04-11-12, 02:25 PM
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Super Genius
Join Date: Nov-2002
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Re: Nicki's not eatting
Your husbandry sounds good, but a weight loss like she's been experiencing is really bad news. Try feeding live. If not, get a blood smear and a fecal done at the vet.
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