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        <![CDATA[ Ok, for some reason my male is having eating issues. Its very tough to get him to take anything latley (past 4 months) now lately I have tried to feed him he
takes it and eats half of it and then backs off of it.. I have never seen a snake do this before. I know that males go off feed but his eating habitats are on
and off. Its very strange. I feed him at night with almost no light. Temps are 88 basking and 80 on the cool side.The rat hoppers are set near a heat lamp so
they heat up a little... ]]>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Re: Starting to get frustrated.  ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Well he is healthy so I guess ill hang back for a while. Thanks for all the responses! ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Re: Starting to get frustrated.  ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ If your male gtp is healthy otherwise, I wouldn&#39;t be concerned. I rather enjoy my males fasting periods, cages need to be cleaned less frequently. I have a
ten year old male that on a good year will eat a dozen or so times. It can be frustrating when snakes do not eat on &quot;our&quot; schedule. I wouldn&#39;t
continue to stress your animal with repeated feeding attempts....and relax.
<br>
<br>
<br>
Buddy B ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Re: Starting to get frustrated.  ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ I would dunk the thawed mouse or rat in super hot water ( I put a coffee cup in the microwave for 2 minutes...it&#39;s nearly boiling) then dry and offer. My
amazon babies won&#39;t take a mouse unless it&#39;s super hot. I find better feeding responses with super hot food items in the chondros too. I would try
lowering your warm side down to around 82-84. I&#39;ve gotten much better feeding responses and had more active snakes since dropping the temperatures a bit.
After seeing the thermal... ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Re: Starting to get frustrated.  ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ the only thing aside from the previous that I could think of would be impaction/constapation. With that being said though, i still dont think the snake would
even go so far as to try to eat. I know you said you feed lights out, do you ever get caught distracting him? Ive never had mine drop theirs but they do get a
little freaked out sometimes if I move too much while they feel vulnerable. Maybe try draping a blanket over the cage (even in the dark) just to help him feel
a little more secure.... ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Re: Starting to get frustrated.  ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Thanks guys,
<br>
<br>
At first I thought mabye I was offering to big of prey but then I downsized greatly and he did the same thing... He went off feed during the  summer and I
didnt freak out or anything. But he has not ate since Jan 8th. On three different occasions he has ate it half way and then backed off. I will try again in a
few days. I will keep you posted. Thanks for the replies. ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:28:59 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Re: Starting to get frustrated.  ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ assuming you are feeding animals the snake can handle eating (not too big). I noticed with my female lately that she dislikes white rats. I dont know why, it
just seemed to be a change of preferrence as she never gave me any fuss in her first few years, but now, she usually only goes for dark rats. I guess that
doesnt really help much if he is actually striking it though. All I can suggest is maybe just try something smaller if for any reason just to give him less
time to change his mind... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ That does sound strange, what works for me when i feed mine is I take a bowl of water and put it in the microwave for around 1-2 min just so the water i warm
not boiling, and then i put the frozen rats in it . For some reason mine doint like eating prey that is not 105F (I check with an inferred to make sure its not
too warm) . Maby your male is gong into &quot;off feeding&quot;. Maby not.... I know that when i dont warm up the frozen rats (to their likeing) mine will take
it and then drop it... ]]></description>

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			<description><![CDATA[ Ok, for some reason my male is having eating issues. Its very tough to get him to take anything latley (past 4 months) now lately I have tried to feed him he
takes it and eats half of it and then backs off of it.. I have never seen a snake do this before. I know that males go off feed but his eating habitats are on
and off. Its very strange. I feed him at night with almost no light. Temps are 88 basking and 80 on the cool side.The rat hoppers are set near a heat lamp so
they heat up a little... ]]></description>

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