So about six weeks ago I got two baby Blood boas. Much to my chagrin they have yet to eat for me. According to the breeder they ate three times for him before shipping, they were about a month old when he shipped them and they were eating live hoppers. They're currently in "shoebox" sized tubs. Warm spot is about 88 degrees cool side is 78-80, humidity around 65-70%, I put a hide in there for them but they mostly just burrow into the shavings. Same setup as my 2015 litter. I left them alone for two weeks before offering them a meal, and have continued to leave them alone and offer them a meal once a week. I thought maybe it was because I was offering rat pups not mice hoppers so I've switched over to mouse hoppers (also tried mouse fuzzies). They show absolutely no interest, never strike or anything. At this point it's been almost two months since they've eaten so I'm starting to get worried.
Unfortunately getting live feeders is going to be difficult, the local chain pet stores only sell adult mice. There aren't any rodent breeders in my area, I know of a few in Connecticut and New Hampshire so I'm planning on contacting them this week to see if I can pick up some live hoppers from them. Unfortunately this means a 4-6 hour round trip drive for me. I've actually never had to feed live in two decades I've been keeping reptiles so I find this incredibly frustrating. It doesn't look like they've lost any weight but they're pretty small anyway so it's hard to tell. At this point I just want to get them to eat something : /
So what's the longest you've ever had a baby boa go without eating?
Unfortunately getting live feeders is going to be difficult, the local chain pet stores only sell adult mice. There aren't any rodent breeders in my area, I know of a few in Connecticut and New Hampshire so I'm planning on contacting them this week to see if I can pick up some live hoppers from them. Unfortunately this means a 4-6 hour round trip drive for me. I've actually never had to feed live in two decades I've been keeping reptiles so I find this incredibly frustrating. It doesn't look like they've lost any weight but they're pretty small anyway so it's hard to tell. At this point I just want to get them to eat something : /
So what's the longest you've ever had a baby boa go without eating?
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