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Kenyan refusing food...for too long!
Hey guys.
Age-old problem, I know, but one of my male Kenyans refuses to eat. TRUST ME, I have alot of snakes, have had alot of picky eaters, BUT...
He's just a baby!
Currently, his sister DWARFS him. He hasn't eaten in 4 weeks, coming on 5.
He used to eat f/t with NO issues whatsoever. Now he won't even touch a live pink, which any of my kenyans would automatically go for.
He threw up his last meal after refusing food for about 2 weeks (most likely due to shedding, he did shed), so I started him on a water/vitamin a&d regimen, and he drinks ALOT of water, which is good. His skin actually is more brilliant even than his sisters.
He's perfectly healthy by my standards. No dry shed, no impactation, and as far as I know, no worms (he hasn't pooped in FOREVER, didn't collect the last sample because at the time NOTHING was wrong with him), he is extracting urates, but of course he's not pooing because he hasn't eaten in a long time.
He's lost all body fat as I can tell (they are skinny babies anyway, but he's so much skinnier than anyone else), but he's still definitely got all of his muscles.
What should I do...? I am currently attempting to feed him a live pink, and still no luck. I did the "leave him alone with the food " trick for a few hours, and still no-go.
Should I be worried? My Dumerils does this to me ALL THE TIME but he's an adult. Desmond is a baby and I'm worried that this just isn't normal...what do you think?
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