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    Re: Just not hungry?

    Quote Originally Posted by EKS56 View Post
    The room temperature has been between 70* - 75*. That's the low end of what's recommended so I went and bought a heater that sticks to the side of the tank to raise the temp a little today. He doesn't act like he feels bad. Plenty of movement, tongue licking, no visible sores or tumors around the mouth. He just don't want to eat. It'll be 6 weeks Tuesday.

    It's good that you are observing this situation calmly.
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    Re: Just not hungry?

    Quote Originally Posted by guidofatherof5 View Post

    It's good that you are observing this situation calmly.
    No other way to take it. If he doesn't eat and dies I will be more than disappointed but if I have done all I can do then I've done all I can do.
    Is it such a thing as force feeding a snake and if it is at what point should it be done?

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