Happy Dance

[Skorpious]

Woot! My Darwin that has been refusing to eat for the last 6 months finally decided to down a rat today. I guess the vet poking and prodding him the other week (said "was still in acceptable condition, to keep trying, bring back in 2 months if nothing, that'll be $25 thanks") changed his mind on the whole fasting thing
I am one happy chappy.

 

[Possum]

Yay, he obviously wanted to stress you out for a while. No longer on a hunger strike :wink:

 

[reptililian]

Congratulations! No wonder you're doing the happy dance! I still find each feeding time a really stressful experience, just incase one of them refuses a meal and decides to go on a hunger strike like your Woot. You must have been so worried about him.

 

[raptor]

have an adult male proserpine doing the same thing. He's up to 4 months now & although he wont eat the rodent, he feels the need to guard it & strike when you try taking it out. He's still in excellent condition, so I'm not overly stressed yet but it's getting really frustrating

 

[instar]

Great Stuff scorpious, my darwins doin the same and almost 6 months too. She did down a fuzzy rat and a day old chick recently, so thats something.
Has anyone found males tend to do this more than females or vice versa? just curious! I have heard its more commmon in male coastals (and experienced it) wondering if mines not male afterall.

 

[playwell]

My male Darwin has decided not to eat for the past month. He is about 11 months old and was eating every 1 -2 weeks with out a problem. Not worried at all as yet.

My male Bredli that is about the same age will only eat every 2-3 weeks, but spends most of his time in the hunting position, like the Darwin.

One of my adult male Diamonds is also a difficult feeder, & again the females will over eat if given the chance.

Most of my females will never knock back a feed. But if of the do I have a male Olive that will eat everything all the time. No waste no fuss.

 

[reptililian]

What's the hunting position? Is that where they're got their neck pulled back into a heap of s-bends, or that ultra-cool one where they raise their head like a periscope?

 

[Skorpious]

Yeah I wasn't worried to the first four months, but my other two really started taking off (weight and lenght) and he was starting to look a bit thin. He wasn't even paying attention when I would offer a rat. The next thing will be if he is completely out of it and if he takes another this week.
I know what you mean Raptor about frustrating, after throwing out a dozen rats it got to the stage he only got the offer for an hour at most before it went to my Coastal (who will keep eating until you stop shoving food in his face )