HELP spotted wont eat need someone to conferm my thoght

[John_lisa]

hey guys, i have a i think 6 month old spotted python who since i have gotten him has never let me down on a feed but last week he refused i thought it may have been just to soon as i feed bettwen every 4-6 days so i left him for a few more days.

i just tryed again and again he refused now like i said he has never ever failed to eat BUT i am thinking he may be hybernation as i keep finding him in the cold end of his tank that he shares with the female spotted, now i know they dont fight cuz i have seen him up there in the hot end with her but he spends most of his time in the cold end now i know when they hybernate they dont eat ( some dont) can somee plz confirm that he is more then likly in hybernation as he is my 8 year old step daughters and she allready cryed cuz he wont eat for a second time so would like to get him to vet now if it may be something else.

thanx all
john and danielle

 

[wranga]

they dont hybernate. but he is probably burmating, but its hard to be sure with a young snake. what temperatures are you keeping him at?

 

[pythrulz]

Is your spotty due for a shed dont worry a 6 month old would not be in burmation reason being hatcies need to keep eating to grow your snake can go many months without eating without any harm I know it can be frustrating just exsplain to your daughter nothings going to happen to her pet if it stops eating for a week or so

 

[Smithers]

Firstly I'd separate them into their own enclosures if possible.

 

[AirCooled]

Might be stressing,try him in his own click-clack,I am only feeding my young macs every 7 days,might be on a self-imposed diet.But too young to brumate,but not good spending all his time in the colder end,this will put him of his food.

 

[John_lisa]

hey guys yea i was not sure if they hybernated but brumtion is sorta the same thing isnt it ill have to look that one up.

wranga temps are 30 degree through day and i turn light off at night and mat stays on cold end i dont really keep temp on it due to its a 5 ft wooden tank so it sorta cools down half way and then keeps cooling till the end but he is allways right at the end

pythruiz as far as i can tell he is not due had a shed mmm about 3 weeks ago shed sheet is in another room amungst paper everywere lol but it was about 3 weeks ago and i know they can not eat for weeks even months its just a lil worrying even for me when he just stops randomly thats why im asking

smithers i was thinking of that due to it being a 5 ft tank i was thinking of making it 2 tanks and putting a devider in the middle

deadpan thanx for replying to this as i just said ill be deviding the tank into 2 thanx

 

[Smithers]

Needs to be seperate and in a small lunch box sozed container while at that age for better feeding outcomes, If you'd like to see a setup check out Sheldons folder in my albums

 

[beeman]

Its a husbandry problem!
Hatchie/juveniles need heat 24 hours a day, any drop in a regular temp will cause them to stop eating.

Secondly that enclosure is way to large for such a small/young snake and will more than likely be causing major stress again stopping it feeding.

Place the snake into a small tub with constant heat (32dg ) at the hot end, leave it be with no handling AT ALL and offer a feed in a weeks time!

If it refuses try again in another week and so on. But above all NO handling untill it has an established feed record in your care.

 

[wranga]

very big tank for small snakes. i would leave heat on 24/7. nights have been very cold lately. my snake room has been getting down to 10/12c

 

[John_lisa]

hey beeman thanx for that ill pull them both out of there i did think it may be slightly large but having 2 in there plus he is a rather large hatchie i figured it wouldnt be a problem and there did not seem to be untill now so possible just took a while to piss him off lol i just put my woma into his new home and have a free tank so ill place him in there and try to feed him in a week and hopefully he will go back on track ill have to see how we go thanx all

 

[wranga]

as beeman said, put him in a small tub. not another enclosure.

 

[John_lisa]

well its like one of those lil mice cage things when i first bought my very first snake i was told they were good i keep all my hatchis in them