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| lonerider |
Posted - 31/10/2012 : 22:39:50
10 weeks ago i bought a rainbow ,sold as a peruvian but i wouldnt know the difference as im no expert,but i got him home left it a week. fed no probs .nice big pooh few days later ,sweet .next feed got taken into a hide but didnt think i should disturb him as it was on the way down .checked him a couple days later still had quite a big lump so the next day i checked and he had regurgetated his fuzzy ,YUK.but there was still a bulge ,so thought damn hes eaten abit of the orchid bark grrrrr,put him in the bath to see if i could get a movement ,had a small pooh but still bulging ,so i left him another couple days and the bulge went down so tried a pinky and he took it .that came back up over night ,then a day later i found a very odd looking THING in the substrate and realized it was the piece of bark he ate so was relieved , after a couple of weeks no intrest in food and shying away from it i took him to the vet to make sure no ri ,all good. noticed a small amount of wieght loss so wieghed him and he had lost 8 grams from 84g down to 76g,regular feeding attempts failed for the following weeks.but last night i offered a fuzzy he came out showing intrest but kept retreating away so i left it in over night and today it was gone ,i looked around to see if he had just moved it but i couldnt see it ,i didnt want to dig the snake out of the substate {now moss}but im assuming he ate it so i will take a look tommorow to see if its been regurgetated of if its kept down  |
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| Snakesitter |
Posted - 21/11/2012 : 21:56:11
Looks like a healthy, hungry little guy! Congrats! |
| lonerider |
Posted - 20/11/2012 : 22:13:17
Tried him again as he,s still abit underweight and he flew for it like never before ,hopefully that's it now back to normal |
| lonerider |
Posted - 20/11/2012 : 20:01:32
Thanks cliff
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| Snakesitter |
Posted - 20/11/2012 : 00:41:18
Good luck! |
| lonerider |
Posted - 20/11/2012 : 00:13:01
I'll be made up when he takes them from me , |
| Snakesitter |
Posted - 19/11/2012 : 23:28:16
Congrats Lonerider, that's *awesome*! |
| lonerider |
Posted - 17/11/2012 : 21:11:52
Cliff 5 mins ago I left a f/t just outside the hole in his substrate and just checked and its gone ,checked and theres a nice little belly bulge ,so this is the 2nd in just over 2weeks ,I'm happy as it went really quickly compared to last time |
| lonerider |
Posted - 17/11/2012 : 20:53:53
Yeah I went down the live route before ,as soon as my gf saw it DOH ,we now have a pet mouse lol
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| Snakesitter |
Posted - 16/11/2012 : 20:48:09
Sounds like a solid plan! I really hope he eats for you. Remember, a live mouse hopper may do the trick and get him eating again, and I would definitely try that before the vet. |
| lonerider |
Posted - 15/11/2012 : 21:48:36
I try once a week if he refuses me this week il make 2 appointment ,s for a tube feeding |
| Snakesitter |
Posted - 14/11/2012 : 20:50:08
Make sure you let at least three days pass between offerings. Normally, longer is better. |
| lonerider |
Posted - 13/11/2012 : 19:37:25
Yes he had a sniff around it so I left it in all night ,I'm going to try again tonight |
| Snakesitter |
Posted - 13/11/2012 : 02:34:53
Agreed...just be aware that at some point they do need an infusion of calories. A vet can perform a (fairly non-invasive) "tube feeding," which sometimes gets their system going again.
Is he showing any interest in the food at all? |
| lonerider |
Posted - 12/11/2012 : 23:30:44
Thanks for the advice ,it must have been getting on for 7 weeks before ,but I'm happier that he's had 1 pass through successfully , just need to keep trying and get him on it properly again |
| Snakesitter |
Posted - 12/11/2012 : 21:15:35
See? He knows the holidays are coming and left you a gift. ;-) I'm sure the food will work out sooner or later, but keep one eye on the clock. If he hits six weeks with no food, try a live mouse hopper (under supervision). If he refuses that too, consult a vet, just in case. |
