I've been collecting different species of snakes for a couple of years now, the last of which is the European rat snake. He's still very young and I've been told he was a good eater, but no matter what i try i just can't get him to eat anything.
I've been weighing him weekly to make sure he isn't losing weight, and he is always at 17g. His humidity is typically around 40-50%, the temps are on the cooler side (around 23 cool side and around 26 warm side) as I've read they prefer cooler temperatures.
I use orchid bark substrate and he has plenty of small hides in a suitably sized enclosure. I have the lights on 12 hours and then off 12 hours. He just won't eat or show any feeding response whatsoever
Does anyone have any experience with this species? I'm getting pretty worried about him. Please let me know if i'm going wrong with my husbandry
I've been weighing him weekly to make sure he isn't losing weight, and he is always at 17g. His humidity is typically around 40-50%, the temps are on the cooler side (around 23 cool side and around 26 warm side) as I've read they prefer cooler temperatures.
I use orchid bark substrate and he has plenty of small hides in a suitably sized enclosure. I have the lights on 12 hours and then off 12 hours. He just won't eat or show any feeding response whatsoever
Does anyone have any experience with this species? I'm getting pretty worried about him. Please let me know if i'm going wrong with my husbandry