Pseudocerastes eating problem

Pseudocerastes eating problem

Postby pseudocerastes » Wed Jul 23, 2014 4:13 pm

Hello I got 6 months ago one Pseudocerastes WC, at the beginning it eat, dead small rats, after live small rats, after stop to eat rats, and only eat Benning mices. Now have stop since one month. So my question is any tip like used, smell of chicken in the bennin mice? or may be is take so long for sheeding? Force feeding? Do i have to used birds?

Any idea will be very helpfull.
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Re: Pseudocerastes eating problem

Postby Bushviper » Thu Jul 24, 2014 12:04 pm

The problem with wild caught animals is that they are often kept for long periods without food. When they get food they eat anything. Soon after that they stop eating and eventually die. Have a vet check the snake for parasites and then possibly it will eat again after it has been cleaned of parasites.
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Re: Pseudocerastes eating problem

Postby pseudocerastes » Thu Jul 24, 2014 5:17 pm

Thanks for answer Bushviper, I deparasited once, 2 months ago. It have eaten befored deparasited, and after deparasited, it stop to eat one month ago, that is what is strench to me, becouse at the begining even took 2 time dead frost small rats.

May be season? As in my country is hot summer now.
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