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noola
Snake Mite
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 27/03/2011 : 20:22:51
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Hi my gorgeous baby royal opeyemi is only about 4-5 months old and has not eaten since i got her home about 3-4 weeks ago , i know this is often normal but as she is so young isnt it more dangerous. I have tryed everthing i can think of and am starting to feel awfull. i think she may die as she is so young.. How long can she survive healthly without food ,  |
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boze
Yearling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 27/03/2011 : 21:42:48
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How heavy is she? Do you have scales? Whats her setup like? ie source of heat(uv bulb, ceramic bulb, heat mat etc?), temperatures in each end(is it a digital thermometer?), size of enclosure and type (wooden viv, RUB etc), how many hides does she have? A picture would be great if you can post one. How are you preparing the rat? How are you offering the rat? How often do you handle her?
A lot of questions I know, dont stress too much as it will probably get sorted as soon as we figure out what the setup is like :-)
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0.1.0. Royal (Salmissra)
0.0.1. Western Hognose (Spiderman)
quote:
Originally posted by ruxpin64
I'm so happy I may lay on my back and pee in the air like a baby!
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hodgie
Fully Grown Royal
United Kingdom
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Posted - 27/03/2011 : 21:58:56
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Yes, 1st things 1st, and this is extremely important.
Dont Panic
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Royals owned "lots"
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Posted - 27/03/2011 : 22:05:50
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I know how you're feeling, as Shahi and I went through the same thing when I was new to the forum, and I just didn't realise how common this is.
You've come to the right place for help, and try not to panic, Opeyemi is not going to starve to death overnight; young as she is, she's a royal and royals seem to be built to adapt to famine or feast, even if it is of their own choosing.
Boze has covered all the practicalities; all I can add is that snakes' appetites seem to improve at this time of year (had a wonky feeding corn a year ago who's huge now ... and before Lotabob's Duke came on the scene, Shahi was a record-breaker on BE's weight thread.)
Opeyemi will get there.
All the best.
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Posted - 27/03/2011 : 22:10:02
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Ah, sorry, Hodgie, overlapped - should have said, Boze and Hodgie are covering practicalities.
Again good luck Noola and Opeyemi |
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I AM PANICKING NOW
