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Dibzy-Time
Yearling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 20/07/2009 : 15:46:09
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Hey Guy's.
I have 2 royal's 1 called spike and 1 called sizzle's. Spikes healthy and eats and moves around alot and poos.
Sizzles moves but she dosent eat. Well, she does but only live food. I dont want to carry on live feeding her as ive seen and heard storys about it and i dont want bad things to hapen to my snake.
Is there any way and any suggesgions on how i can start feedin ready killed prey
Cheers
Dibzy xxxxxx |
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Blackecho
Royal Python Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 20/07/2009 : 16:19:24
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| Try fresh-killed as an intermediate stage. |
 
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snakielover
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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Posted - 20/07/2009 : 17:25:40
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| youv'e probaly already tried this, but have you wriggled it with feeding tongs to make it look alive? |
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
5741 Posts |
Posted - 20/07/2009 : 18:16:54
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I agree with BE...
give her a ten day break then offer her a very fresh killed one as i kill it and feed it..
Was she a live feeder when you got her?
How old is she?
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diesel
Yearling
United Kingdom
215 Posts |
Posted - 20/07/2009 : 19:56:28
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| one of my royals wouldnt eat for the first time at home and it was getting 12 days since her last feed (and iv read and for what i can work out the longer they go the harder it is to get them to take a feed, if am wrong then forgive me) but i cut the belly of the fuzz open so that some of the gut came out and she took it right away (i think the guy i got her from feed live/fresh killed) give it a try it might work, |
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Dibzy-Time
Yearling
United Kingdom
298 Posts |
Posted - 21/07/2009 : 13:51:44
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I dont know if she was a live feeder or not. I think shes an earlie to mid 08. When I first got her, I feed her a ready killed mouse and she took them for around a month or 2 then she didnt eat. So I went to a shop called cold bloded and he suggested live feeding. so I've dun that but as I've said I dnt want to carry on live feeding.....
what I did when i was feeding dead prey was heating it up until the guts pop out and then feed.
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Dibzy-Time
Yearling
United Kingdom
298 Posts |
Posted - 21/07/2009 : 14:54:22
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could it be that ive got my male and female in the same viv? the person i bought sizzles(female) from told me it wouldnt b a problem to keep them in the same viv as my male spike.... shes eaten b4 in the same viv
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sexychef
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21/07/2009 : 15:02:44
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quote:
Originally posted by Dibzy-Time
could it be that ive got my male and female in the same viv? the person i bought sizzles(female) from told me it wouldnt b a problem to keep them in the same viv as my male spike.... shes eaten b4 in the same viv
Dibzyxx
my advice is to split your snakes up. they are soletry creatures and acciedents can happen. |
1.0.0 western hognose 1.1.0 royals 2.1.0 corn snake
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21/07/2009 : 15:04:31
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how old are they and how long have they been together?
has she put any weight on?
depending on how old she is, she may be gravid... |
"No one can go back and make a brand new start. Anyone can start from
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Dibzy-Time
Yearling
United Kingdom
298 Posts |
Posted - 21/07/2009 : 15:12:29
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tbh i dnt no how old she is. she has lost a fair bit of wait since ive had her. theyve been together about 3 months.
What does Gravid mean?
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sexychef
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21/07/2009 : 15:14:03
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quote:
Originally posted by Dibzy-Time
tbh i dnt no how old she is. she has lost a fair bit of wait since ive had her. theyve been together about 3 months.
What does Gravid mean?
Dibzyxx
up the duff. excuse my termenolgy hehe.
how big is she? |
1.0.0 western hognose 1.1.0 royals 2.1.0 corn snake
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21/07/2009 : 15:15:42
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have you got any photos of her?
if she was gravid she would be gaining weight and you would probably be able to feel eggs inside her...
you really need to seperate them, it could be the presence of the male that is stopping her from eating.. |
"No one can go back and make a brand new start. Anyone can start from
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Dibzy-Time
Yearling
United Kingdom
298 Posts |
Posted - 21/07/2009 : 15:22:07
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ok. ill try n get a few pics of her and then upload to here. might not beable to tho coz im usin the libary pc. ok ill separate them when i get home n see hoe she does.... ill keep you all up dated.
thanks for the help peeps
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21/07/2009 : 15:23:33
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Originally posted by Dibzy-Time
ok. ill try n get a few pics of her and then upload to here. might not beable to tho coz im usin the libary pc. ok ill separate them when i get home n see hoe she does.... ill keep you all up dated.
thanks for the help peeps
Dibzyxx
when you do seperate them give her 10 days to settle again then try a feed... |
"No one can go back and make a brand new start. Anyone can start from
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Dibzy-Time
Yearling
United Kingdom
298 Posts |
Posted - 21/07/2009 : 15:36:22
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okay will do.
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
5741 Posts |
Posted - 21/07/2009 : 15:40:03
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Originally posted by Dibzy-Time
okay will do.
dibzy
whats your set up like?
temps and stuff
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Dibzy-Time
Yearling
United Kingdom
298 Posts |
Posted - 21/07/2009 : 15:41:20
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ive got a temp stat two hides water bowls a log and a piece of greenary.
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Dibzy-Time
Yearling
United Kingdom
298 Posts |
Posted - 21/07/2009 : 15:44:40
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http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/snake-pictures/252754-my-royal-python.html
thats sizzles in one of the pics there. thats the size she was when i first got her. its not the best pics buh its te best i have atm. we got here that day and put them both together. they were the same size and both tokk to the feed a few days l8r. buh now she hasnt eaten spikes bigger.
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21/07/2009 : 15:50:19
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are you feeding them both in the same viv? and at the same time?
whats your temps like? how are you measuring them?
what is the light in there? you dont need it
nice viv, but maybe more hides..lol..but that would just be my preference..
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Dibzy-Time
Yearling
United Kingdom
298 Posts |
Posted - 21/07/2009 : 15:53:46
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i try n feed sizzles 1st but she dosent take. so i take her out and put her in a tub and feed my male and then try n feed sizzles in there. still no change. ive been told so many diferent heats for the viv its unrel. i keep mine at between 80 and 90.
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wolfspirit
Old Royal - I Post too much!
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21/07/2009 : 16:05:59
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quote:
Originally posted by Dibzy-Time
i try n feed sizzles 1st but she dosent take. so i take her out and put her in a tub and feed my male and then try n feed sizzles in there. still no change. ive been told so many diferent heats for the viv its unrel. i keep mine at between 80 and 90.
dibzy
do you know what the temps are hot and cold end? how are you measuring the temps? is it with a dial or digital thermometer?
i am guessing that might be the start of what needs changing, as that viv looks huge, but it might be deceptive..if it is big then temps might not be reaching what royals need to be kept at, a heat mat will not heat the viv.
am posting this link here so you can have a good read, this i the royal python care sheet on this site and it is a good one 
http://www.theroyalpython.co.uk/royal_python_care_sheet.htm |
"No one can go back and make a brand new start. Anyone can start from
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