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Paul82
Egg

United Kingdom
90 Posts

Posted - 27/11/2010 :  19:32:17  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
How long can a 4year old healthy adult male go without food ?

He drinks ok almost everyday but stopped eating almost 9 weeks now, he is only one of my snakes that has stopped eating, temps are just 29c and nothing new or moved in his viv,
he comes out almost every evening as norm.
So y wont he eat ?

I try every week and leave it for the night but its still there next day, my other 2 corns are fine one being same age and size and sex.

Any thorts are wellcome plz



1.0.0, Rusty (Carolina)
1.0.0, Casper (Snow)
1.0.0, Mitch (miami) he is new but 21 years old.

Princess lady legs (curly hair TARANTULA)

2 Dogs, Bruce (jack russel)
Bella (staffy)

Wish list, Bloodred motley stripe, Candy cane stripe, Childrens python.

Location: Brighton

Red123
Fully Grown Corn

United Kingdom
2030 Posts

Posted - 27/11/2010 :  22:21:18  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Don't know if its of any help but Sid refused food earlier in the year. He didn't eat for 3 months but he was fine other than that. He just suddenly decided one weekend that he would eat again.

Corn Snake
, 1.0.0 Amel (Stan),

Royal Pythons
1.0.0 Normal (Nigel)

1.0.0 Albino (Tony)
Boa Constrictor Imperator
0.1.0 (Agatha)
Western Hognose
0.1.0 Normal (Stevie)

0.0.1 Schneider Skink (George)
1.0.0 Extreme Blonde Harlequin Crested Gecko (Bert)
4 GALS.

Tarantulas
Red Rump (B. Vagans) Jo.
Chaco Golden Knee (G. pulchripes) Charlie, Greenbottle Blue (C. cyaneopubescens) Gus, Honduran Curly Hair ( B. albopilosum) Titch, Mexican Fire Leg (B. boehmei), Salmon Pink Bird Eater(L. parahybana), Fort Hall Baboon (P. Lugardi) Blanche, Stout Leg Baboon (E. Pachypus) Graham, Chilean Rose (G. Rosea) Glen.



Border collie x (BoB), 2 Cats (Lucky & Dip), 17 Goldfish, and The Dubia Family
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eeji
The Morph Master

United Kingdom
4335 Posts

Posted - 27/11/2010 :  23:29:27  Show Profile  Visit eeji's Homepage  Reply with Quote
its getting that time of year when a lot of snakes slow right down so its nothing too unusual. Your best bet is to offer him food smaller than he usually gets (eg. a single small mouse) and only offer every 2 weeks. Once he's hungry enough he'll take it.

Make a note of his weight and weigh him on the weeks you don't offer food just to keep an eye on it. If the weight drops drastically then a vets appointment for a check over is a good idea to make sure theres no underlying problems.

good luck, and let us know how he gets on


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