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RE: copperhead not eating
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by Dadee on September 11, 2005
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Kevin,
I've had many aggies do this same thing. They'll eat and eat on a regular basis, even wild caughts, and then all of a sudden stop for months...hell I had one copper that didn't eat for 7 months. It was a male, no signs of malnutrition. All of a sudden, he picked up and started eating again. I wouldn't worry too much. Worrying kicks in for me, when I see a loss of body mass...tell tail sign is in the tail...any collapse or the muscular structure in the tail is a sure bet that it's time to worry.
You'll be ok.
Matt
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RE: copperhead not eating
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by tj on September 12, 2005
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Even if you keep the heat up, they still know it's time to go off of feed, probably because of the light cycles that are changing as well. It's normal, I wouldn't worry too much. My southern would go off feed in Sept-Oct and wouldn't eat until around March or April. Keep it cool (55-60) and have a constant source of water. It'll be fine.
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Hibernation
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by MattHarris on September 13, 2005
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Like TJ said, IF the snake is wild, they have a biological clock that is telling them its time to hibernate. Even if the temps are still warm, you may be feeding the snake more often than it would feed in the wild, and it knows that it has built up sufficient fat reserve to make it through the winter.
The other option, is simply he has eaten enough and can withstand a couple month fast before hibernation. He may or may not eat once more before hibernation.
I have a cb Canebrake rattlesnake that, although CB, it is in a room that I leave the windows open during the Spring, Summer and Fall. This snake eats from May-October, then goes on a fast from October- May. It's fat and healthy(12 years old).
If this were parasitic, you likely would notice a dramatic weight loss, but the easiest way to treat, is to get them on f/t. Buy Paste form Panacur and inject it into the rodent with a 3CC syringe. I do that even with CB animals as they can still get parasites. ALSO, a very good idea is to give them a product called "BENE-BAC". Its a powder or paste that provides beneficial gut flora(bacteria) to the animal after you'd de-wormed them. Animals do need to a retain certain amounts of bacteria, parasites, etc. in their systems for optimum health. Wiping it out completely can be harmful as well.
MCH
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RE: copperhead not eating
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by H20mocasin on September 15, 2005
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Please post a pic if you can i'd really like to see that timber! you should save those broken off rattles and freeze them to show your grand kids when they get bored on a rainy day.
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