Help please

[RedFox]

Have you contacted the breeder? What were they feeding the jungle to get it started and were they unassisted feeds? Also I'm curious if it was eating mice why did you swap to pinkie rats? Could it be coming up to shed? Apparently some don't like to eat until after they have shed. Also temps would be helpful. Looks like you have being given excellent advice.

 

[Kraft]

Have you contacted the breeder? What were they feeding the jungle to get it started and were they unassisted feeds? Also I'm curious if it was eating mice why did you swap to pinkie rats? Could it be coming up to shed? Apparently some don't like to eat until after they have shed. Also temps would be helpful. Looks like you have being given excellent advice.

Temps 30-33 where his heat mat is situated and 28-29c on the cool end he was apparently eating fuzzy rats when I bought him but fuzzy rats looked way to big for him I was told he was eating on his own just fine and I had some fuzzy mice left in the freezer from my other snake and after that I thought pinky rats would be the perfect size for him. And yes I have been given a lot of great advice and I know I couldn't find better any where else! Oh and he shed just over a week and a half ago .

 

[saximus]

30-33 sounds like a big swing if it's running on a thermostat. How are you measuring it? Is that air or surface temp? I'd personally bump it up to 36 or 37 surface temp

 

[Kraft]

30-33 sounds like a big swing if it's running on a thermostat. How are you measuring it? Is that air or surface temp? I'd personally bump it up to 36 or 37 surface temp

That's surface temp heat mat is controlled buy a thermostat with a probe under the heat mat I thought 36c would be a bit to hot

 

[saximus]

It's not too hot but if it was, the snake would just move to the cool end. I had a similar issue where I had two non-feeders and one finicky feeder. I increased the surface temp to 37 and they are now my three best feeders

 

[Kraft]

It's not too hot but if it was, the snake would just move to the cool end. I had a similar issue where I had two non-feeders and one finicky feeder. I increased the surface temp to 37 and they are now my three best feeders

Ok I'll bump up the temps when I get home and tomarrow I'm going to go buy some fuzzy mice and quail and try those and I guess if he doesn't eat them my other jungle will cause my 9 month old jungle eats like a beast strikes his prey without hesitation but my 3 month old jungle won't bite anything not me or his food

 

[mcbuggsy]

I regularly have some diamond hatchlings that don't feed until 6 months or more after hatching. They hatch in February and I offer them pinkies regularly (sometimes braining them and sometimes scenting them with skinks tail) but some won't take a feed till September October. They can lose a bit of weight but usually switch on as winter ends. (I'm sure that's what happens in the wild as winter advances after hatching in the wild). Sometimes I may lose one but rarely. I think the assist feeding is more harmful and stressful, but I know that it can be frustrating if its your only animal or you are new to the hobby.
I'm not saying follow my lead, but the fact that it hasn't eaten for a month or so is nothing to stress about.
Just my 2 cents worth.

 

[Tobe404]

I've had some success with Tuna from a can and I know other people have had success with chicken stock.

 

[Coppersimon]

I had a coastal not eat for 5 months. It stressed me out no end I ended up leaving it in the dark for a fortnight and senting a pinkie with a skink I caught out of the garden. I let the skink run over the thawed pinkie in a small container for about 20 minutes. The coastal wasn't interested in it with me around so I put it in its hide and the next morning it was gone. It was a huge relief and the coastal hasn't looked back since.

 

[Kraft]

I had a coastal not eat for 5 months. It stressed me out no end I ended up leaving it in the dark for a fortnight and senting a pinkie with a skink I caught out of the garden. I let the skink run over the thawed pinkie in a small container for about 20 minutes. The coastal wasn't interested in it with me around so I put it in its hide and the next morning it was gone. It was a huge relief and the coastal hasn't looked back since.

I thought of just cutting up a skink or gecko and rubbing the blood all over the fuzzy I would have never thought of just letting it run over it would scent it enough

 

[Coppersimon]

I thought of just cutting up a skink or gecko and rubbing the blood all over the fuzzy I would have never thought of just letting it run over it would scent it enough

It seemed to work well for me.

 

[Kraft]

Will geckos work cause I haven't seen any skinks around for a long time

 

[Chris1]

bothering him daily with different foods/scents isnt going to help if hes stressed, leave him completely alone for a week, as in change his water a couple of times, but make that the only disturbance.
in a week or 2 open his click clack as gently as you can, preferably in the dark, drop the food in and walk away,....(obviously close the click clack again first,....)

 

[Kraft]

bothering him daily with different foods/scents isnt going to help if hes stressed, leave him completely alone for a week, as in change his water a couple of times, but make that the only disturbance.
in a week or 2 open his click clack as gently as you can, preferably in the dark, drop the food in and walk away,....(obviously close the click clack again first,....)

I never offer food to him daily only every 3 or 4 days but and his click clack remains covered all the time water gets changed every 2 to 3 days

When did it last feed? Did you just place the pinkie inside its mouth or down its throat and it regurgitated?

Switching back to mice and scenting it with quail worked I just wanted to thank you for the advice and support!

Yep, as Dash said. Also, try and pop a thawed pinky near the entrance of its hide after you've given the snake a break for a day or so. Leave it there overnight and fingers crossed it'll be gone the next morning.Good luck (and yeah, don't stress )

I just wanted to thank you for the advice and support!

The advice given is great. You asked how long they can go. I am not sure you really want to know the answer. Hatchlings can go 9 months or longer before they eat. For those highly concerned, intervention often occurs around 6 months.

Basically work on the premise that when the critter gets hungry he will eat. It might take up to 9 months for that to happen. I would be inclined to try monthly feeds as described with the quail scenting. If at he end of 9 months it is not eating then force feeding, such as a pinky pump would be appropriate followed by fortnightly assist feeding until it takes food on its own. Hopefully, you will have it feeding long before you need to resort to that.

Blue

Just wanted to thank you for the advice and support

I'm surprised no one has asked what temperature you're running. Temp can have a big impact as well. Increase the hot spot temperature and see if that helps.

Just wanted to thank you for the advice and support

Have you contacted the breeder? What were they feeding the jungle to get it started and were they unassisted feeds? Also I'm curious if it was eating mice why did you swap to pinkie rats? Could it be coming up to shed? Apparently some don't like to eat until after they have shed. Also temps would be helpful. Looks like you have being given excellent advice.

Thanks for the advice and support