2 weeks still not eating

[kracken]

last week ares would not eat at all. This week he is doing the same, i thought i was giving him too big of rat, so i got a smaller one this week. he is doing the same thing shows very little interest then almost a fear if the rat (live) he wont eat frozen he is picky. should i wait another week and try again? or take him to the vet? thanks

[ClockwerkBonnet]

The snake might just be going through a hunger strike. If you see that there's something wrong with it, however, do take it to the vet.

[craigafrechette]

Originally Posted by kracken

last week ares would not eat at all. This week he is doing the same, i thought i was giving him too big of rat, so i got a smaller one this week. he is doing the same thing shows very little interest then almost a fear if the rat (live) he wont eat frozen he is picky. should i wait another week and try again? or take him to the vet? thanks

2 weeks is nothing. In the last week I had snakes end fasts of 13 weeks, 13 weeks and 5+months.

What species of snake? What does he weigh?
How often are you offering? Offering too often can stress the snake and end up leading to more refusals.

I would wait a week and offer again.
Also, how and what time of day are you presenting the meal?

[kracken]

he is about 1 year central american boa and i offer every Wednesday and i offer always at night

[EL Ziggy]

Try offering every 14 days instead of weekly. If he's still refusing then offer every 3-4 weeks. If your husbandry is dialed in and the snake isn't losing a lot of weight just wait them out. They'll all eat when they're hungry enough.