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    "First shed In Progress" SilasBannook's Avatar
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    Re: Hasn't eaten in almost two weeks?

    Both my wild caught Radixes and wild caught Vagrans took about two and a half weeks off of no eating recently. Blew my mind because I was wasting a bunch of pinkies and fuzzies trying to make sure they would eat. The recommendations they others have given has worked great. I ignored them for a while and then put them in the feeding container with worms and each downed more night crawlers than they ever had before.

    I exect it is a time of year thing.
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    Re: Hasn't eaten in almost two weeks?

    Quote Originally Posted by RedSidedSPR View Post
    My adult WC always, without fail, eats almost nothing in the fall months. He hasn't eaten since October 7th
    My hognose is doing the same thing. Every fall/winter he quits eating. I try to offer every other week or so, just in case he changes his mind! My cat will eat any leftovers pinkies though, so no waste!
    Theresa in Indy
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    Adult snake Greg'sGarters's Avatar
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    Re: Hasn't eaten in almost two weeks?

    Try keeping him warm. Also try earthworms, I'd like to meet the garter that doesn't take earthworms. If he doesn't eat earthworms, take him to a Reptile Vet ASAP.
    -Greg
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    Re: Hasn't eaten in almost two weeks?

    My wandering hasn't eaten in about a month. The baby wandering, bitzy, and my radix, Zeus, are eating.
    Could it be the same thing? She is in brumation? She doesn't want anything. Not even tadpoles! She doesn't like worms.
    0.2.0 T. Elegans vagrans - Jesse,Bitz
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    Subadult snake Kantar's Avatar
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    Re: Hasn't eaten in almost two weeks?

    a few of my garters decided they didn't like food for a while either

    this will quickly pass, not to worry
    0.0.1 - Thamnophis Radix
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    Re: Hasn't eaten in almost two weeks?

    My big checkered girl has been off of food for a little over 3 weeks. I have been feeding snakes in her enclosure twice a week with mice and fish and nothing aroused her appetite.

    Grabbed some nightcrawlers today and she seemed interested. Half a dozen later and I think it's safe to say that she is once again feeding.
    Neil
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    "PM Boots For Custom Title" d_virginiana's Avatar
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    Re: Hasn't eaten in almost two weeks?

    My adult eastern male has always gone off food in the fall for weeks at a time, because he was kept at indoors room temperature. I think he would go into a not-quite-brumation. This year, where I have a whole room to dedicate to my reptiles, there is a space heater that keeps the ambient temp around 75, and none of mine have slowed down eating.
    Lora

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    Re: Hasn't eaten in almost two weeks?

    Artificially increasing daylight hours and light intensity (use full spectrum lighting if possible) along with warm temperatures helps keep them from going into this non-feeding mode in the fall. Snakes take cues from the shortening days and waning light intensity and think it's time to stop eating in preparation for brumating.

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    Re: Hasn't eaten in almost two weeks?

    Quote Originally Posted by Greg'sGarters View Post
    I'd like to meet the garter that doesn't take earthworms..
    My male ordinoides- aptly named Goober. straight hates worms not even kidding.. and he's a northwestern too which it is my understanding practically live off earthworms in the wild. Were talking avoidance like the plague.... drove me insane as a baby. Hes not sickly just ridiculously goofy- eats his FT fish AND mice butt first like he's got a preference for the butt meat lol. Maybe he just cant figure out which is the butt end on worms idk...

    Quote Originally Posted by guidofatherof5 View Post

    Have you tried container feeding?


    Just a side note- i totally second anyone trying this idea. This was the saving grace of one of my t.ordinoides once... she's sorta always been a problem child but she's doing much better since i started feeding her this way. I know you said yours didnt take to it but just like human children you just gotta keep trying untill you find that one thing that works for your situation. Dont panic you'll get through it :-)
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    And a whole bunch of non garters that i dont have signature space for lol.

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