Is it time just to let her go?

[EasternGirl]

Hmmm. Okay..well first of all, if she is getting ready to shed, she will be way more skiddish and will not want to be bothered or handled at all. My snakes want to hide and be left totally alone before a shed...most snakes do. This is when they are most vunerable to prey in the wild, so they are very defensive...it's best to leave them alone before a shed. Like Chris said...if she is young and small, she will not be able to go as long without eating...but if she is getting ready to shed, that would explain her going off food. Many snakes go off food before a shed. My baby albino was only four months and he went two weeks without food...and my eastern was a year old...and only about 10 inches and went a month once. As long as she doesn't look really skinny and she isn't acting sick, she should be fine. Continue to offer food..under her hide...every couple of days. She will eat when she is hungry enough. Now...I do think putting another snake in with her would be a good idea. But it is important to make sure you have two females and two compatible species. Are you sure she is a girl? Would it be possible to get a pic of her held up showing her underside near the bottom of her tail so that we could determine her sex? We could also help make sure of the kind of snake she is. Let me show you a pic of one of my snakes holding him up to determine sex...

bibur for sexing.jpg There is a vent at the bottom of the underside of the tail...we need to see that area...if you can hold her up for a pic...be careful if she is squirming not to hurt her...if she is too squirmy or scared right now because she may be shedding...you may have to wait.

[nekura]

I already posted pictures of her vent and everyone said she was female. Also reading back on my older posts she's a western ribbon, not an eastern.

These are two different snakes. I don't know which is Scylla, but everyone said both were female. The other one died of unknown causes awhile back.

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She ate a silverside today, so I guess no problems.


And this is her as a baby (I was worried about that bump, but it went away):

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[EasternGirl]

Oh okay...sorry I didn't realize someone had already sexed her based on pics before. Yeah...I agree..from pics...she looks female. So now we just have to make sure if you find another snake that it is female before you put them in together...and that it is a type of snake that can be housed with her. Also, you will have to quarantine the new snake...house her in a separate enclosure and keep her away from Scylla for 3-4 months to make sure she is healthy before you put them together. I'm glad to hear that she ate...that's good news!