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[sesshomaru 15405]

my coachwhip has not eaten in 4 weeks! when i took him to the vet he cheaked out with a clean bill of heatlh and hes as hyper as ever. so whats the deal!?

[mpgt]

I wouldn't be too concerned. Some snakes fast every now and then. Has he lost weight or condition that you can tell?

[sesshomaru 15405]

not that i can tell but i would just asume that a snake with a high matabilizem would be eating a lot mare than this.

[louise]

the is one of the downfalls of snake keeping. they just stop eating sometimes and you worry yourself sick and then out of the blue they eat again. i would not be to concerned if i was you

[telefrag]

if its a male, he's probably entered in breeding season and not interested in food.

My adult male stops eating from between march and june usually.

He will still eat occasionaly, but maybe 1 in every 3 times.

he usually will eat two adult mice, but during that time, he will usually only eat one.

as long as its not followed by weight loss, I would not be concerned, yet.

[mjf]

Is it possible its the snakes natural breeding season?.....I think colubrids breed this time of the year.