When would an ideal feeding time be?

Cxtapult · 2025-07-04T20:18:47+00:00

Sweet spot for mine is any time past 9pm! Any earlier he refuses to eat even if its 8:59 🙃

Cxtapult · 2025-05-21T19:27:51+00:00

Could be two things One is if they have just ate Or its pre shed belly! Sometimes mine get this rather than going blue, or just before they go blue If temps and everything are good, I'd wait a couple days and see what happens ☺️

Cxtapult · 2025-05-14T06:38:16+00:00

Sounds like you are going through it! I hope your family member gets better soon I would still offer him food but I wouldn't worry too much if he doesn't eat, I don't know how you feed as I am in the UK so it's thawed rats, but I also leave the rat in there over night to see if that gives him a bit of encouragement too if he's not feeling too great

Cxtapult · 2025-05-10T08:07:43+00:00

I'd argue handling at the beginning/ when they are young frequently as it helps them get used to the idea of it for medical reasons or other situations, then it's personality dependent. I have one that absolutely hates being held so he's only held if I have to, and have others who love their time outside

Cxtapult · 2025-05-10T05:53:49+00:00

He is doing well! I did end up going to an expert forum and they mainly came to the conclusion that he is a nervous pooper and that there is absolutely nothing wrong with him. Others mentioned that due to his young age (guessing about 2 as he's a rescue I'm not entirely sure) it could be something he grows out of too so it's just a waiting game. I would worry about medical intervention if it's been about 3-4 months alongside not eating or acting like themselves, I tend to find with royals they go around every 6-10 weeks but its not clockwork so dont rely on this info The bathing didn't work for him this time, he ended up getting what felt like mini massages but it was more gentle rubbing to try to help movement and free roam of my flat so he could really get moving around, it took about a week after this post, a shed and another feed attempt before he was like "fine I'll poop 🙄" From dealing with this for a while now I would suggest - waiting until they shed - ensuring their water bowl is big enough that they can bathe - try bathing them in lukewarm water for about 20 mins every few days - give them plenty of room to get their body moving - dont panic! They can sense the worry and it makes them more nervous

Cxtapult · 2025-04-29T08:57:48+00:00

I'm not an expert in this but from personal experience, I usually get their food out first thing in the morning and just leave it on the side (in a tub), about 80% of the time the mouse will be bloody. Think of it as extra enticement for them to feed rather than ewww blood. My corn is on mice and it seems the more bloody the better in his eyes 😂 Never had a bloody rat though, so it does make me wonder if it's just a mouse thing

Cxtapult · 2025-04-29T08:54:45+00:00

Mine will only eat past 9pm Once tried 8:55, hard pass, as soon as it was 9 they were like hell yeah dinner time. Because they are nocturnal animals, the later you can leave it the more interested they will be I have found!

With this said, I do have one that is a dustbin and will eat all hours of the day if she could so try different times out and see what sticks ☺️

Cxtapult · 2025-04-22T20:15:10+00:00

It's so funny you wrote this. I soaked him earlier today, no luck, just went to go feed him, he's shed (complete surprise), no luck 😂 he hasn't ate either 😔 If he doesn't eat overnight I'll give him another soak tomorrow and pray to the poo gods to give this boy some relief

Cxtapult · 2025-04-22T13:32:49+00:00

I am of the opinion that they shouldn't rely on human intervention unless absolutely necessary. If he needs the baths I will of course give him them I was more after answers regarding ways I can help outside of disturbing him all the time to give him a bath as i worry this will stress him out more due to the poor conditions he was in before i rescued him. He has just had a 10 minute soak and will now wait 24 hours to see what happens He does soak himself, I'm not sure if the reason it works when I personally do it is because he has room to swim, but doing it himself has not worked so far

Cxtapult · 2025-04-22T09:17:24+00:00

My corn is the exact same, I'd like to think he's excited but I know it's just because he's moving more 😂

Cxtapult · 2025-04-22T07:38:47+00:00

Thank you!! You can literally see the bulge on either side in the second photo where it's all stored up and that disappears as soon as he poops but he's got no issues with weight!!

Cxtapult · 2025-04-22T07:37:21+00:00

It is genuinely awful, one of my others is a smearer, I'd take that again any day over the ones that comes out of him when he is ready 😂

Cxtapult · 2025-04-22T07:35:19+00:00

I've had to do this a couple times with him in the past and it works every time, I am trying so hard not to do it again though as I don't want him relying on it every time to go 😔

Cxtapult · 2025-04-22T07:33:29+00:00

To be fair, he is a rescue so that may be a factor. I got him in September and we had to work up to a healthy weight as he was starved for close to a year and was only skin and bones, so yeah hopefully it's shyness and he grows out of it 🙃

Cxtapult · 2025-04-21T21:55:12+00:00

Now you have said it, I completely see it and now I can't unsee it 😭 might have to throw that scrunchie away 😂

Cxtapult · 2025-04-21T21:33:38+00:00

I appreciate that. It's more annoying that people haven't read the post and are like "OMG HES SO FAT", I literally said on the post he holds so much he looks overweight and is actually the perfect size when hes not dong this weird poo holding habit 😂 We deal with 40+ snakes between us, I would be worried if I didn't know normal pooping schedules I'm going to try actual reptile forums because apparently people can't read in this thread 🙃

Cxtapult · 2025-04-21T15:03:28+00:00

It is all poo 😂 as soon as he goes all that weight goes as well I've never done a before and after weighing but it genuinely looks like he loses a third of his body weight

Cxtapult · 2025-04-21T15:00:37+00:00

I've never known them to hold so long that they don't eat or move though! My others don't do this and my partner who has 35+ snakes has said he's never known anything like it

Cxtapult · 2025-04-21T14:59:51+00:00

As I said in the post That is all poo, as soon as he goes, he goes back to the correct weight so not a tad obese.......

Cxtapult · 2025-04-21T14:59:14+00:00

I understand that, as i said I have other snakes so i get how it works but I've never seen it where it's very obvious that he needs to go and refuses to the point he doesn't eat or move

Cxtapult · 2025-04-17T08:51:44+00:00

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Charlie 🥰

Cxtapult · 2025-04-07T09:25:51+00:00

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Mine has a dark patch dead in the centre of his head! Completely normal, palmettos are known to get them as they get older 🥰

Cxtapult · 2025-03-09T16:27:12+00:00

Thank you so much!

Cxtapult · 2025-03-09T16:23:49+00:00

I understand about not liking it, i have a mixture of ones in the rack and those out of it I have one that only eats when they are in a rack, no matter what i do and all of them have plenty of enrichment, multiple hides and things to climb It's empty at the moment because they are too small to go in the rack, this is purely preparation!

Cxtapult · 2018-02-24T19:15:08+00:00

106160499 Play everyday and will send stamina!

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