Garter Wont eat - Page 2

adamanteus · 03-29-2007, 03:22 PM

Hi Danny, I agree with KITKAT and Cazador. Feed him on his own, with the minimum of disturbance from yourself and I bet he'll be fine.

Have you given him plenty of hiding opportunities? What's the temperature in his tank? Is he only a baby? If so, don't leave it too long before you seek further help. Good luck.

dannyj · 03-29-2007, 03:28 PM

at a guess i would say its at least a couple of month old - the others are growing alot faster - iv only had them a week n half - i have seperated it from the others - it has plenty of hiding places but tends to hide under the substrate along side another snake

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Originally Posted by adamanteus

Hi Danny, I agree with KITKAT and Cazador. Feed him on his own, with the minimum of disturbance from yourself and I bet he'll be fine.

Have you given him plenty of hiding opportunities? What's the temperature in his tank? Is he only a baby? If so, don't leave it too long before you seek further help. Good luck.

adamanteus · 03-29-2007, 03:31 PM

I don't mean to sound patronising Danny, but I have been keeping reptiles for 40 years, so I've seen some stuff. I'm only an hour's drive away from you, I could come and look if you like.

dannyj · 03-29-2007, 03:38 PM

Hyde is 15 minutes away - i will try it on some worms tomorrow, il get some pictures up and see how it goes and if there is no change soon any help would really be appreciated adam thanks

adamanteus · 03-29-2007, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by dannyj

Hyde is 15 minutes away -

Hey, you haven't seen my car!!

Just let me know if you get worried and we'll put our heads together.

Snaky · 03-29-2007, 04:22 PM

Another trick might be to try some live fish. Put them in just enough water so they need to splash in the water. This might get their attention and is good to get them started. And, like the others said, give him food seperately.

Cazador · 03-29-2007, 04:41 PM

Hey Danny,

It makes a lot of sense that you only got them about 1.5 weeks ago. Not always, but it's not uncommon when snakes fail to eat for 1-2 weeks after their arrival. There's an amount of stress associated with the transfer and getting settled into a new habitat. He should get a bit hungry before long, though.

Rick

abcat1993 · 03-29-2007, 05:03 PM

When mine wouldn't eat for almost a month I got a worm (I think, if not then a pinky) and fed it in it's enclosure instead of taking it out and putting it somewhere.
PS: If somebody already said this I'm sorry because I didn't read all the posts so yeah.

Cazador · 03-29-2007, 05:13 PM

Hey Matt,

How's your snake eating now?

Rick

adamanteus · 03-29-2007, 05:21 PM

Yeah Matt, we haven't heard about your snake for a while. Is he eating now?

03-29-2007, 03:22 PM	#11 (permalink)
adamanteus Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cheshire. (Near Manchester). Posts: 8,357 Country:	Re: Garter Wont eat Hi Danny, I agree with KITKAT and Cazador. Feed him on his own, with the minimum of disturbance from yourself and I bet he'll be fine. Have you given him plenty of hiding opportunities? What's the temperature in his tank? Is he only a baby? If so, don't leave it too long before you seek further help. Good luck. __________________ James.

03-29-2007, 03:31 PM	#13 (permalink)
adamanteus Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cheshire. (Near Manchester). Posts: 8,357 Country:	Re: Garter Wont eat I don't mean to sound patronising Danny, but I have been keeping reptiles for 40 years, so I've seen some stuff. I'm only an hour's drive away from you, I could come and look if you like. __________________ James.

03-29-2007, 03:38 PM	#14 (permalink)
dannyj Hi, I'm New Here! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: manchester Posts: 22 Country:	Re: Garter Wont eat Hyde is 15 minutes away - i will try it on some worms tomorrow, il get some pictures up and see how it goes and if there is no change soon any help would really be appreciated adam thanks

03-29-2007, 04:22 PM	#16 (permalink)
Snaky "PM Boots For Custom Title" Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,747 Country:	Re: Garter Wont eat Another trick might be to try some live fish. Put them in just enough water so they need to splash in the water. This might get their attention and is good to get them started. And, like the others said, give him food seperately.

03-29-2007, 04:41 PM	#17 (permalink)
Cazador Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Alaska, USA Posts: 1,609 Country:	Re: Garter Wont eat Hey Danny, It makes a lot of sense that you only got them about 1.5 weeks ago. Not always, but it's not uncommon when snakes fail to eat for 1-2 weeks after their arrival. There's an amount of stress associated with the transfer and getting settled into a new habitat. He should get a bit hungry before long, though. Rick

03-29-2007, 05:03 PM	#18 (permalink)
abcat1993 Old and wise snake Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North of Chicago IL, US Posts: 867 Country:	Re: Garter Wont eat When mine wouldn't eat for almost a month I got a worm (I think, if not then a pinky) and fed it in it's enclosure instead of taking it out and putting it somewhere. PS: If somebody already said this I'm sorry because I didn't read all the posts so yeah. __________________ 0.1 Jack Russell Terrier 1.0 rough skinned newt 1.0.0 eastern garter http://www.winnetka36.org/ci/ci_name.htm

03-29-2007, 05:13 PM	#19 (permalink)
Cazador Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Alaska, USA Posts: 1,609 Country:	Re: Garter Wont eat Hey Matt, How's your snake eating now? Rick

03-29-2007, 05:21 PM	#20 (permalink)
adamanteus Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cheshire. (Near Manchester). Posts: 8,357 Country:	Re: Garter Wont eat Yeah Matt, we haven't heard about your snake for a while. Is he eating now? __________________ James.

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