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    Babies not eating :(

    the flame babies i got from tina arent eating, they were eating pinkies, worms, salmon, tilapia, and live fish but they just stopped, both of them. I tried getting them to eat some worms (made a worm probe it worked but i zapped myself) which they always took but i had no luck, its been getting a bit chilly at night do you think they went into brumation mode? should i do like a 3-4 week brumation? they havent eaten for a week
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    Re: Babies not eating :(

    I don't know Reed, Masubius (Their brother) is one of the best eaters I have...

    I did a short brumation last year and the snakes did resume eating...but they were adults.

    Good luck with this.

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    Re: Babies not eating :(

    Just give them some time and bump the temps up a bit.
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    Re: Babies not eating :(

    Reed, if their enclosure is cooler now than normal, that would cause them to refuse food. Raise their temps to the mid 80's and see if that helps. If it doesn't, then cool them down for a couple of week for a short burmation and then try it again.
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