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agkistrodon food refusal
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by pw on December 10, 2006
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my A.c.phaeogaster that i have had for about three years is refusing to eat she drinks and has no signs of weight loss or dehydration and has not eaten in about nine months or shed in about seven months, in my opinion is due to the lack of her not eating.resp.,stomatitis,parasites,heat, and husbandry have all been ruled out. ive tried placing her in large deli cups with a pre killed mouse (that has had a tease induced bite to aid with digestion) in a dark closet for an hour or so and have tried for longer periods of time also. she has been put in hibernation for the season but before hand there was no reason that i could think of why she would not eat. i try to follow how the weather is gonig here in missouri with all temp. fluctuations but do not let it go below 52 degrees any info is greatly appreciated
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by Cro on December 10, 2006
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Thomas, sometimes snakes will develop a fear of domestic mice or rats and stop feeding on them. This often happens after a snake is bitten by or scared by a live rodent, but can also happen if the snake eats one that makes it sick, (sort of like food poisoning, perhaps a mouse that was frozen then thawed and then refrozen again, and was somewhat spoiled).
Go to a hardware store, and get a Victor Tin Cat or one of the Tip Up mouse traps, and set it outside along the side of your house or near a wood pile. Bait it with casshews, almonds, peanuts, etc. You should be able to catch a Wild Field Mouse or Vole or Shrew that way.
Then try feeding it to the Coppehead. The wild rodent will have a different odor than a domestic mouse. Snakes that are problem feeders will often take wild caught food.
Also, try not to disturbe the snake too much by moving its cage around. Just put the mouse in and then cover the cage with newspaper or something similar and leave it undisturbed.
Hope this helps. Best Regards JohnZ
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by snakeguy101 on December 10, 2006
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all reptiles digestive tracks are stimulated by warm water. If possible, soak it for about an hour to clear the snakes system. It might be constipated.
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by pw on December 10, 2006
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i have tried that with this snake but no attempts to deficate are in measure any thing else you would like to add would be great.
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by pw on December 10, 2006
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that is a great idea she IS a wild caught and has given me 8 neonates 1 month after capture and still have them all except three, im am currently trying to breed them for different colour and pattern variations, also how do you come up with albinos and different colours is by inbreeding and if so how many generations does it take for a colour abnormality to take affect and after so many generations when is it not safe to inbreed. i like the fact of maybe having an albino A.c.phaeogaster or another morph. any info would be of great help.
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by LarryDFishel on December 11, 2006
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I can't help with you feeding question (never had a cotton that wouldn't eat), but see the thread below for a brief answer to your breeding question. The even more brief answer is that it doesn't work the way you think and I suggest a little reading on genetics.
http://www.venomousreptiles.org/forums/Experts/19179
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by LarryDFishel on December 11, 2006
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Oops, you were talking about A. c. not A. p. I don't have alot of experience with them. I've worked with a few that would go off feed for many months every winter, but would always start eating again in the spring, The genetics answer still applies.
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