royal (what a fool am i)

[farleigh24]

i bought, adult royal from my local reptile shop, great im sure you would say, well it looks in great condition, fat and healthy......BUT it will not feed, we always advise to see them feed bofore you buy, but i felt ok cus ive used the shop loads, now i have a non feeder and unsexed royal, ive had it for about 2 months temps are correct and ive tried loads of ways to get it feed stuck as to what to do next

[Dave_D]

if you can add a little list of different ways you have tried to get it to feed then it would help, jsut inc ase you have missed something

I tried so many different ways before I finally hit a way of doing it and now he eats everytime without fail so far!!!

All I did was defrost the rat, heat the head up more, then poke the head into his hide and leave him there, within 5mins its gone!

[farleigh24]

things i have tried,

rats and mice colours and sizes

braining the rat/mouse

leaving over night/ quiet place

warming before giving,

teasing snake

just doesnt want to know

[Dave_D]

Since I dont know fully...Have you tried what I did as said above?

I used to remove his hide and tease him, then 1 day, after 3 months of not eating, I left him in his hide, warmed the head of the mouse up more than the rest, using the heat lamp, then left it, head 1st in the entrance of the hide

Also, if oyu have only just got your Royal then it will probably not eat for a couple of weeks anyway

If it carries on then I think you eithe rhave a problem feeder, or there is summin maybe not right about the husbandry or the tank size

[Kylie]

TRY A CHICK CHICKS ARE LIKE CHOCOLATE TO A SNAKE THAT SHOULD GET IT FEEDING AGAIN ALSO TAKE A LOOK AT
Feeding Tips LOADS OF TIPS ON THERE IF STILL NO LUCK PM LAURA LNV SHE WILL BE HAPPY TO HELP YOU

*sorry about caps lock*

what size viv is he/she in?

[Dave_D]

yeah she is always full on good info!

another one is a gerbil, but dont make a habit of it as I have heard they can be addictive, and of no nutritional value compared to rats or mice so not the best staple diet!

[farleigh24]

its in a 3x18"x18" i will try warming head next time, im only trying to feed once a week or is this too often

[CaseyM]

Try moving the royal into a 50L Really Useful Tub.

Royals do not like open space and you may find that it feels a 3ft viv is too much space, some do.

once a week is fine...and viv size is ok....
try putting tuna juice on its head...you know the canned tuna...in brine..(drain tuna) save jusice and dip in...

alternatevly....scent with a chick.