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Snecklifter
Yearling
United Kingdom
144 Posts |
 Posted - 03/01/2013 : 14:00:03
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For the first time since we got him at 7 weeks old (now nearly 3), our Royal has begun fasting. In fact, he took his last feed on 28th October. We offer food regularly - he takes a sniff and appears interested initially, but then simply turns away and ignores it (he's a strike feeder). I think before that he'd had one feed in about six weeks.
Although slightly worrying because its the 1st time he's done this, I did weigh him and he appears to have only lost approximately 15 grams maximum in all that time and remains active and appears healthy.
What I was wondering is it worth trying different food to the small rats he normally has? Chicks, or smaller rats perhaps? |
0.0.1 Royal 'Trowzer' |
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markmifsud
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
534 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2013 : 20:10:11
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| You say he has lost 15g, if thats good or bad depends on his starting weight. You could try different ways of serving up his dinner, warming the head a bit more, braining the rat. |
1.1.0 Pastal Ball
1.0.0 Normal Ball aged 7(ish)
0.1.0 Normal Ball aged 7(ish)
Bromley. SE London |
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Lindstrom
Hatchling
United Kingdom
91 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2013 : 20:54:09
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| Try mice mine only ate mice then got him on to rats for a few weeks with scenting and then didn't touch rats for a month offered hima mouse yesterday and he almost had my hand off! |
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Fezza
Fully Grown Royal
United Kingdom
1063 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2013 : 21:21:39
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I've just got my pewter female to feed for the first time since the beginning of November. I've continued to offer her rats as per normal but, tonight I switched her to mice.
This trick worked with her before so it's always worth a try |
1.0.0 normal royal
1.0.0 mojave royal
1.0.0 pastel enchi royal
0.1.0 cinnamon royal
0.1.0 pewter royal
0.1.0 genetic stripe royal
0.1.0 lesser goblin royal
0.1.0 phantom royal
0.1.0 Columbian rainbow boa
0.0.1 aru x jaya GTP
0.1.0 bredli
1.0.0 trans pecos rat snake
1.0.0 fat black cat
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austin_89
Fully Grown Royal
United Kingdom
1248 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2013 : 23:26:36
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| I'm gonna try that again with Kane, last time it worked but he then wouldn't switch back to rats for months... |
1.1.0 Normal Royal Pythons... Kane (CF11) + Frankie (CB11)
1.0.0 Spider Royal Python (CB13)
1.0.0 100% het kahl albino boa Dexter (CB13)
1.0.0 Butter Corn...
0.1.0 Snow Corn... Alice
0.1.0 Red Harlequin Crested Gecko... Charlie
0.1.0 Albino Leopard Gecko... Cleo
1.1.0 African Green Mantis
1.0.0 Staffy... Alfie
1.1.0 Cats... Ebony and DK
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red123
Hatchling
United Kingdom
60 Posts |
Posted - 04/01/2013 : 09:37:03
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| Is switching over to mice something that people do on a regular bases if their royal starts to fast? How long would you let them fast for before offering a mouse when the royal has been a regular rat feeder and never fed on mice before? Or is it just something to do if the royal starts to lose weight? |
Corn Snakes
1.0.0 Amel (Stan)
Royal Python
1.0.0 Normal (Nigel)
1.0.0 Albino (Tony)
Boa Constrictor Imperator
0.1.0 Agatha
Western Hognose
0.1.0 Normal(Stevie)
Honduran Milk Snake
0.0.1 Tri-coloured (Bryan)
0.0.1 Schneinder Skink (George )
0.2.0 Wild Type (no Hets) Leopard Geckos (Tilly & Belle)
1.0.0 Extreme Blonde Harlequin Crested Gecko (Bert)
13 GALS
Border collie x (BoB), 2 Cats (Lucky & Dip), 2 Texel Guniea Pigs (Richard & Roger), 1 Rex Guniea Pig (Eli), 1 Smooth Coated Guinea Pig (Ted), 6 Rescued Hens, 17 Goldfish, and The Dubia Family |
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Winter Fasting - Alternative Prey
