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| matthewsaint |
Posted - 23/10/2012 : 14:37:22
I posted a while ago about my female royal being very angry. I've now had her since March and she is still very aggressive. I've not been able hold her for long without her striking at me. I've tried holding her everyday, once a week and I've tried leaving her a few weeks etc. She has exactly the same setup that my male royal had at her size. She sheds and poos fine. She eats every 4 weeks or so but i offer every week. Any ideas or help would be much appreciated. |
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| jbarlow91 |
Posted - 11/11/2012 : 11:50:20
That's good news hopfully now she will carry on |
| matthewsaint |
Posted - 11/11/2012 : 10:57:37
just a quick update, she ate a medium mouse last night at 2.30 am, set my alarm offered and she took it straight away. fingers crossed this isn't just a fluke, I'll try again next week!
Thanks all for advice |
| jbarlow91 |
Posted - 10/11/2012 : 11:43:46
Although I suppose royals wouldn't be royals if they made everything simple for us |
| Kelfezond |
Posted - 10/11/2012 : 11:13:34
quote:
Originally posted by jbarlow91
That's true just thought cause it looks like a young snake could be worth trying to give it a kick start plus it would put matthewsaints mind at rest lol
Aye that's true enough it would do that. |
| jbarlow91 |
Posted - 10/11/2012 : 11:03:35
That's true just thought cause it looks like a young snake could be worth trying to give it a kick start plus it would put matthewsaints mind at rest lol |
| Kelfezond |
Posted - 10/11/2012 : 08:52:14
quote:
Originally posted by jbarlow91
if a snake aint eating its worth tryin all the tricks u can think of to try and get it back eating.
I disagree, it's natural for royals to fast and the best thing to do is let him do that, offer food less often and just keep patient until either his health degrades or he starts eating again.
However that's just my opinion and nothing says I'm right and you're wrong. |
| jbarlow91 |
Posted - 09/11/2012 : 20:02:21
I doubt a royal that small would stop eating cause of breeding season and if a snake aint eating its worth tryin all the tricks u can think of to try and get it back eating. And some of my snakes drink water off their prey even when they have water bowls in their tanks and then strike and eat |
| Lindstrom |
Posted - 09/11/2012 : 19:15:10
quote:
Originally posted by jbarlow91
I defrost all my rodents in water lol and never had any burst plus if mouse aint wet the taking water bowl out trick is pointless lol
I thought it was pretty obvious I was not talking about the "taking the water bowl out trick" the clue was "dry" sorry i just don't think they would think "oh no I haven't got any water I better drink of this dead mouse oh hang on I forgot I was hungry"  the reasons for not eating are, theyre simply not hungry, they don't recognise it as food, breeding season or they're stressed. My first port of call if they're not stressed or in breeding season would be change food supplier, change food source, increase the primary sence of food aka scent, reduce how often you offer food so they become more opurtunistic and then develop a routine |
| matthewsaint |
Posted - 08/11/2012 : 22:44:24
hodgie, thanks for that but I've already tried that with her too, if anything she is more aggressive when I try to do that :\
I'll give the water thing a go and see what happens.
My other royal has only missed a couple feeds in over a year, and has never struck at me once, weird how they have such different personalities isn't it.
thanks all for advice! |
| jbarlow91 |
Posted - 08/11/2012 : 20:10:38
I defrost all my rodents in water lol and never had any burst plus if mouse aint wet the taking water bowl out trick is pointless lol |
| Lindstrom |
Posted - 08/11/2012 : 19:50:51
I would avoid thawing directly in water as it weakens the scent and can burst, try thawing dry in a SEALED take away tub and just before you feed, put hot but not boiling water in a sink and let the tub float in it for 3-5 minutes. This "sweats" the mouse and depending how strong the scent is I get varying feeding responses from instant strike to, is that a mouse? It is!, it is a mouse!
Hope it helps |
| hodgie |
Posted - 08/11/2012 : 19:03:39
This video should help you to calm her down.
http://youtu.be/S7DQssbM0uk |
| jbarlow91 |
Posted - 08/11/2012 : 12:56:13
Only other thing I can think of is take water bowls out on friday morning and leave them out then defrost the prey in luke warm water so its nice and wet warm its head in hot water then he might go for it if he is thirsty then put bowls back in after you try feeding |
| matthewsaint |
Posted - 08/11/2012 : 12:50:55
Yep tried that too. I will try feeding her on Saturday morning when i get up. Just worried that she's still so aggressive/nervous too |
| jbarlow91 |
Posted - 08/11/2012 : 09:23:49
Sometimes they just like pushing it around lol have u tried defrosting it near his rub so he can smell it might build an appertite up |
| matthewsaint |
Posted - 08/11/2012 : 08:04:57
I've tried through the day and on a night but never on a morning, I'll give that a try on Saturday.. Everytime I've tried to feed her I have left the rat/mouse in overnight, sometimes I'll find it in the waterbowl sometimes it's on the opposite side of the rub to where I left it. Which makes me think she may be trying to eat but is having some kind of problems?
Thanks for advice |
| jbarlow91 |
Posted - 07/11/2012 : 22:24:50
Have u tried leaving prey in over night that sometimes works. Or could try braining and have you tried feeding at different times of the day never know she could be mega fussy and only eat in the mornings or late at night |
| matthewsaint |
Posted - 07/11/2012 : 21:08:37
p.s. I have the two small bowls in usually but when in shed I put the pink bowl in to raise humidity. She's had 4 perfect sheds since March all in one piece. She's a beautiful snake I just hope there's nothing wrong with her :( |
| matthewsaint |
Posted - 07/11/2012 : 21:06:04
sorry for late reply I have just managed to find my usb cable for my phone to get picture uploaded. I've just weighed her she is 235g . She has not eaten since 24 September, not too long I know but at her age and size I'm worried. I tried to feed her a medium mouse on Sunday, she struck and constricted but did not eat. I've tried rat pups, fluffs v.small weaner.. small medium and large mice, and still to find something that she will eat properly. Should I take her to the vet?
This is her setup, she fits in the hides properly, temps are 33c and 24-25c she's on a heat mat with stat. Any advice please.
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| acd1984 |
Posted - 24/10/2012 : 16:49:46
What's her weight? |
