Minggu, 02 Agustus 2009
I have a rosie tail boa,that won't eat, what can I do?
Answers:
Make sure your boa is warm enough- check your enviornment against the recommended temps for rosie's.
Also, warm (not hot) water soaks will stimulate defecation, which in turn stimulates hunger.
Get brown rather than white hoppers/mice- some snakes will not eat white mice.
If your snake is used to fresh killed, offer them that way, if your snake is used to frozen thawed, keep to that.
Scenting thawed prey or killed prey with fresh skin from alive mouse works too sometimes.
Check to see if your snake is getting ready to shed, sometimes they will not ea. Look at her eye caps- are they blueish? That can signal a coming shed.
If all else fails, and you have the right temp and humidity for her, call your reptile vet. Snakes can be sick a long time, but once they show signs of illness, they may be much sicker than you think.
You can try several different methods, such as cutting the pinkie so that the snake can smell blood, or anole-scenting it. Good luck trying to find someone's anole to rub on your pinkie. XD Look it up on the internet; they're are probably lots more ways to get a non-feeder to eat.
Well how long has it been that your boa isn't eating? I mean, is it a week? A month? There are periods of time where snakes go into a not interested in eating phase and I personally have found that the less I worry about it, the better off they are! When they are shedding or going into shed, some do not eat well or for awhile. Others are picky eaters, so if your boa doesn't have any signs of a cold or otherwise of sickness, I wouldn't worry about it! I was told by a well-known reptile breeder that snakes can go months so offer the food on your schedule(usually once a week at least right?)and then see what happens.
try feeding it your hand!
My snake acted healthy but would refuse to eat. unfortunately the other one got fat cause I would give him the rat to not waste it. He went for 4 months with out eating so I got him a mouse(actually 5 mice) and he sucked em down like spaghetti. Ball pythons are sometimes so picky and I don't know about boas. Might be worth the try to change the food. if you feed frozen you can thaw him out and take it to your nearest pet store have him rubbed with an anole. Sometimes that will work.
Reptiles go through phases. Any change in their environment can't change their eating habits. Be patient, but continue to offer food.
is there a possibility that she may be pergnet?
