Scenting Pinkies

[adamanteus]

Rhea, I think he just said that's exactly what he did!

[drache]

Originally Posted by adamanteus

Rhea, I think he just said that's exactly what he did!

so he did
I must have read right past that
oops

[Edcase]

lol np. Im starting to wonder now if he has eaten cat food at all. Ive tried him on the same cat food that my bro said he was feeding them and he still wouldnt touch it. He did however say that he has never seen him eat, im obviously quite peeved about only just hearing this. I wish id been able to get them myself rather then leave them for 2 weeks in his "care" .

Ive just got back from the local reptile store and told a woman who works there my situation. She has told me that if it is a possibility that he hasnt eaten yet he may not be able to swollow very well and use its muscles in the right way. She gave me some mouse tails (free) and gave me instructions on feeding them to him (i really need a name i can call him, any ideas?) to get his muscles working and then said i should slowly work my way up to pinkies. So thats what im planing to do now.

I am very worried though knowing that he may not have eaten yet, now it has become a more desperate situation. Is it common for them not to eat and for how long can they go without?

[drache]

two weeks is not that long for a snake not to eat
it's certainly not long enough for his muscles to atrophy
do you know, or can you find out when and what he did eat before his two weeks on the cat food diet?

[Edcase]

The woman my bro bought the two garters from was feeding them the same cat food as my bro because she gave him the cat food.

They were in a batch of about 20 i think though so there is a possibility it was "the runt of the litter" and didnt actually getmuch food. The snakes must be about a month old now i would think.

[drache]

so he may not have eaten in a month
I'd just keep offering a variety of suitable items, such as trout pieces, minnows, nightcrawlers
good luck
I know how unnerving it is when they don't eat

[adamanteus]

Let me get this straight, Joe. This snake is one month old, and has never eaten? If this is the case you need to consider force-feeding immediately. Maybe I've missed the point, and the snake is actually older and larger, in which case the problem isn't so urgent. Can you post a photo of the snake, then we can see if he is emaciated?

[Edcase]

Heres a pic. I put the tape measure there as a refrence. Ive never had them from babies so am not sure how small they are at birth.

Should i panic lol??

[Elliot]

It's definately a lot older than a month old, and it doesn't look like it's in too bad shape.

[Josh]

id would say 6 month to a year,