Jungles too cranky

[LizardLady]

YAY!!! Kathy, that is the BEST news! (and I'm SO glad you shared it with us here! ) I am so thrilled to hear they are now feeding (goon on you Colin!) again, after all this time! Gosh, you must be SO relieved! I'm so pleased for you all, and MANY thanks for the update on their GREAT news progress!

Fantastic work, WELL DONE!

As for the "breeding instincts", technically at that age, they 'might' start behaving a little differently toward each other, but if you're REALLY concerned about them, house them separately until the time comes. Having said that, I have a pair of Bredli I keep together, both now three years old (have been kept together since they arrived here) and haven't started this "breeding" behaviour (thankfully!) yet - next year will be theirs!

Hope this helps, and THANK YOU for sharing your great news with us! So stoked for you girl!

All the best,
Carolyn

 

[mysnakesau]

Thanks Carolyn. Its always great to see your good cheers.

Mine have never been housed together. They are separated so their behaviour towards each other hasn't been an issue, its just their food refusal that got me baffled. But looks like things are starting to look up now.

 

[Allan]

Yes, they are too young for breeding, but can still show mating instincts the year before they are ready. This might explain the male behaviour.

 

[Luremaker]

Same problem................

Hi, I am new at this so looking for some advice! I have a Stimsons about 6 months old. I have had her about four weeks. She has never refused a feed and seems happy and quite active (other than after feeding). I am handling her daily but the bites continue and it is getting a bit boring. Is there a way to stop the biting? Should i perservere with daily handling? Any advice very much appreciated............Thanks!

 

[veenarm]

They are babies, they are prone to bite. Leave her alone for 2 weeks (feed her change water but leave her alone no handling) she may just be very scared. Then try to re-handle her after she is safe/secure. she may be more responsive, try not to handle new snakes for at least 2 weeks to let them feel safe.

 

[Fantazmic]

Hi yaSorry it's taken me so long to get back to youI use a hand towel in my adult snakes enclosures on their shelves. They have a heated shelf in their enclosure and they cuddle up on it sometimes only poking their noses out lolOn the floor of the enclosure I use paper towel only because it is easier clean upIn my click clacks I use paper towel and use it double thickness and my baby jungles either choose to sit on it or under it and they are so warm and dry and clean up is easy because you can just pick everything up and throw it out Hope this helpsRegards Elizabeth

 

[mysnakesau]

Finally! After months of food refusal, both my jungles have eaten tonight I fed him last night and offered him another tonight as advised by reputable jungle breeder - THANK YOU COLIN - and she took two mice tonight. I hope this means they are getting back on track now. Thankyou Jane and Zan, please keep it up

I spoke too soon up here. My girl ate, but Zan took a mouse and then left it. I found it the next morning. But I didn't come back here to update bad news.

BUT, the onset of warm weather has jolted Zan's appetite back into gear. He actually snatched a mouse from my tongs last night, just the way he use to. And I just double checked his tank tonight, to make sure there was no sneaky smells developing. But no there isn't.

Its normal that they stop eating over winter, but one still can't help worrying when bottomless pits like my jungles suddenly go off their food. But when they start up again you can definitely say, "Yep, it was just the cool weather. Everything is fine."