baby western hognose hasnt ever eaten for me and i got him 10/7/14!!!! HELP!!!

[kiiarah]

Hooray!! I am so glad to hear it ^_^. I can't believe the breeder would suggest force feeding. I mean I suppose if there was dramatic weight loss, but really to suggest force feeding before having tried scenting seems grossly irresponsible. It is great that you got him to eat on his own though. If you don't already have a scale I would pick one up just in case he ever gets picky again. Even a month isn't necessarily unusual for a snake to refuse food and just about anything can trigger it. The primary thing is to remember that they will get hungry eventually and eat on their own. If he does go off feed again, you can keep your sanity and peace of mind my monitoring his weight. As long as he is not losing a great deal of weight you know it hasn't been too long. I have read stories of ball pythons going a year or more without food and hardly losing weight, then resuming feeding like nothing happened. Not sure what the "record" would be for hoggies but even a few months wouldn't surprise me. Oh and with the tuna scenting I usually just dip the head in the juice and then pat it dry, then blow dry it the rest of the way. The tuna can be really sticky and I am using shredded aspen, so I try to minimize bedding sticking to the rat by making sure it is completely dry before putting it in.