Dar1stheory
Active Member
Hey guys and gals,
Just seeking a bit more feedback and ideas on my CCP.
He's roughly 47cms long using his last shed skin as a reference, but still won't eat!
I've had him for maybe 7 weeks now, and therefore he is approximately 7 months old, VERY skinny, (which based on some other juvy pics doesn't seem too odd)
Only eaten 1 time since I have had him, some may remember in my earlier post I had some success with leaving a defrosted fuzzy in the floor of the enclosure, and after about 15 minutes he had decided to have a crack at it...
I have since tried a few different methods of scenting, tried defrosting in a plastic bag to avoid losing the original scent through "washing" it in hot water, and then tried wiggling it around, leaving it sit in the enclosure, nothing seems to be working at the moment...
I've avoided handling generally speaking, picked him up on average once a fortnight, checked him for mites etc... He's snappy as when I get him out, been tagged on the fingers a couple times, and yet shows no interest at all in a mouse at all, (maybe he's a humanivore?)
Also, putting him back in the little plastic tank that he calls home is no easy feat! I've read heaps that the warm and secure confines of home is what they crave as a youngin, but I find myself almost in a tactful game of chess when trying to put him back in, (picture a kid using their legs to brace themselves against the doorway to a dentist chair!) and then once inside, he frantically rushes around the enclosure, sniffing around the top where the venting is, from end to end appearing to search for a way back out! I've changed the substrate each time I've had him out, so I think the hygiene should be fine?
With this behavior being regular, and given that he has been in his little tank inside the big tank for nearly 2 months, I thought I'd let him have a go at roaming, thought maybe stretching the legs a bit might give him an appetite...
He's on a reptile bark substrate floor, plenty of fake plants and log hides etc, and for 2 days he's opted to stick around the cool vented end of the enclosure, behind some of the shrubbery. He's been moving around from time to time, but only seen him active in that particular end. The temp reading inside is 29degrees on the warm end away from the enclosure, the heating is coming from the top of the enclosure, 120cms above the floor where his little tank sits, from a purchased Fluoro/Infra Red combo lighting set up...
Tried feeding him again where he's been hanging, same result, no action...
Any idea's? How long til I need to consider force feeding?
Thanks to all!
Just seeking a bit more feedback and ideas on my CCP.
He's roughly 47cms long using his last shed skin as a reference, but still won't eat!
I've had him for maybe 7 weeks now, and therefore he is approximately 7 months old, VERY skinny, (which based on some other juvy pics doesn't seem too odd)
Only eaten 1 time since I have had him, some may remember in my earlier post I had some success with leaving a defrosted fuzzy in the floor of the enclosure, and after about 15 minutes he had decided to have a crack at it...
I have since tried a few different methods of scenting, tried defrosting in a plastic bag to avoid losing the original scent through "washing" it in hot water, and then tried wiggling it around, leaving it sit in the enclosure, nothing seems to be working at the moment...
I've avoided handling generally speaking, picked him up on average once a fortnight, checked him for mites etc... He's snappy as when I get him out, been tagged on the fingers a couple times, and yet shows no interest at all in a mouse at all, (maybe he's a humanivore?)
Also, putting him back in the little plastic tank that he calls home is no easy feat! I've read heaps that the warm and secure confines of home is what they crave as a youngin, but I find myself almost in a tactful game of chess when trying to put him back in, (picture a kid using their legs to brace themselves against the doorway to a dentist chair!) and then once inside, he frantically rushes around the enclosure, sniffing around the top where the venting is, from end to end appearing to search for a way back out! I've changed the substrate each time I've had him out, so I think the hygiene should be fine?
With this behavior being regular, and given that he has been in his little tank inside the big tank for nearly 2 months, I thought I'd let him have a go at roaming, thought maybe stretching the legs a bit might give him an appetite...
He's on a reptile bark substrate floor, plenty of fake plants and log hides etc, and for 2 days he's opted to stick around the cool vented end of the enclosure, behind some of the shrubbery. He's been moving around from time to time, but only seen him active in that particular end. The temp reading inside is 29degrees on the warm end away from the enclosure, the heating is coming from the top of the enclosure, 120cms above the floor where his little tank sits, from a purchased Fluoro/Infra Red combo lighting set up...
Tried feeding him again where he's been hanging, same result, no action...
Any idea's? How long til I need to consider force feeding?
Thanks to all!
I also used to break the arms backwards so it made it easier for the BHP to get down when he was tiny. ANd yeah i wriggle it around, but i dont let got at first when they strike, and jiggle it in a light tug-o-war, but not enough to damage teeth.
