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mrderson
04-19-14, 11:25 PM
My male hognose hasn't eaten since January. I tried braining and scenting but he's not interested. He is still active and looks healthy and his setup has not changed since he stopped eating.
My female has also not eaten the past two weeks so I just assumed it was that time of the year that some hognoses stop eating.
However he has gone from 60g to 58g so I want to see if there is anything else I should be trying to get him to eat.
Thanks for your help :)

wrecker45
04-20-14, 05:57 AM
My hoggies stopped eating for three months. My male has not eaten for the last three weeks. There mating season.

GUITARZAN509
04-20-14, 11:04 AM
Try placing prey item in an empty toilet paper tube

poison123
04-20-14, 11:09 AM
My male is eating great.

jpsteele80
04-20-14, 11:26 AM
Never had one but it's not uncommon for snakes to go 2 or 3 months without eating

mohawk
04-20-14, 11:53 AM
Have you tried puttin the snake in a pillow case,and basically anoy it into strikin for the food..?
we were told try a vibrator to aggitate the snake...seriously.

poison123
04-20-14, 11:55 AM
Have you tried puttin the snake in a pillow case,and basically anoy it into strikin for the food..?
we were told try a vibrator to aggitate the snake...seriously.

This will definitely cause unnecessary stress. And even if the snake strikes I doubt it would be out of feeding response.

mohawk
04-20-14, 12:01 PM
This will definitely cause unnecessary stress. And even if the snake strikes I doubt it would be out of feeding response.
Aplogies in advance...i was just relatin what we were told...obviously incorrectly...:confused:

Tsubaki
04-20-14, 12:03 PM
Wow, that's the worst thing i've ever heard to get a snake to eat :O That will make the snake strike stressed out, not make it think of food..

mrderson
04-20-14, 12:12 PM
So is the weight loss not a problem? Should I just keep watching his weight and hope he eats soon?

wrecker45
04-20-14, 07:54 PM
Sorry my female has not eat for three weeks. Im getting old.