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| pythondan |
Posted - 14/03/2012 : 14:52:14
hi every one i have just had my Mojave royal python just over 2 weeks he hasn't ate since i have had him and the bloke said he hadn't ate for like 2/3 weeks before i had him is there anything wrong he use to be kepped in a 3x2x2 viv with another snake he said to me but then he sold the snake and kepped this one in a rub for a coupple of weeks and he still ant ate. then i have had him and put him in a 3x2x2 pics of viv below what you recon temps are 90f in hot and 45/85 humidity. he is realy active in the day always got his head poaking out of his hide and tounge going hes active at night to. i was wondering do you think he is underweight i havnt weighed him since i had him i was told he was 1400g and hes 2 half 3 yr old and 3/3 and half ft long hes had one poo since i have had him and i just bathed him and he pooed some hardish white stuff and green stuff i guess thats poo lol n wee i thort he might be constapated so i bathed him just incase and do you think he is a male/female here is his bum lol and pics of him hes been fed small rats one every 2 weeks
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| Se7enS1ns |
Posted - 15/03/2012 : 22:30:27
Definitely, definitely not underweight - he's a really healthy size. As BATS said, it's the end of breeding season - a lot of snakes are getting their appetite back around now, so give him a try this weekend, if he doesn't take it, let him go another 2 weeks before trying again.
He's not going to starve in a hurry  Oh yeah, and as BaTS said, those green/white "poos" are urates - basically solid little wees. He'll most likely only poo during shedding. Have fun  |
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Posted - 14/03/2012 : 17:06:50
Hi, Dan, and welcome.
He's a beautiful lad, and I reckon the not eating is just down to settling in to a new home and also the yearly royal python fast. It's the mating season atm, and I've got a lad about his age who hasn't eaten since Halloween. This is perfectly normal and they start to eat again in the spring. Your boy doesn't look underweight at all. His feeding programme sounds fine for a snake of his weight. I should keep offering him his rat every fortnight, but don't worry if he doesn't take it just yet (just pity to waste a rat, that's all.)
The white lumps are solid wee (urates). I've seen a green motion a couple of times from a fasting snake; it's not ideal but in my experience it didn't happen again once the snake resumed eating, and she was fine. Royals don't make a mess very often - sometimes they only pass a motion when they shed, so don't worry if he doesn't go for weeks.
I think you've got a really gorgeous royal there!
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| pythondan |
Posted - 14/03/2012 : 14:58:38
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