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Stuart · Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:06 pm Post subject:

My sons female went months without a feed so don't panic,it will feed again Cool

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Dracowoman2 · Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:45 pm Post subject:

Thanks Paplan and Scott Very Happy

I wasn't exactly worried as he looks healthy enough, he's just about the 3rd of the size of some of the others Laughing

Poor little chap, and he really is a little character when he asks to come out. He has stopped prowling now though thankfully. Now some of the females have started prowling instead, I'm starting to run out of hides, so I'm about to go into production of a new range of designer hides of my own Laughing

I'll get some pics up soon Scott of the others, the Mojo gets more stunning everytime he sheds, and those normal females are looking swsome as well Very Happy

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Lynne · Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:59 pm Post subject:

i have one who didnt eat for 8 months, and one who didnt eat for 6 months. i know how frustrating it is, but, and i was told this too, they will start eventually. i didnt see how they would and every week i threatened to sell them!!!!! try getting the head really roasting, drag one around the water bowl, this worked with nyah. some of mine wont take if they see the tongs, so dragging a mouse/rat around the water bowl hides them. have you brained, and i read that popping the eyes can work!!!!
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blueroses · I've settled in... Joined: 28 Jan 2008 Posts: 42

I had a Royal go 10 months last year ( I hear you gasp )...... and a female at that. Another went 8 months last year. I tried everything and I mean everything. Then one day I offered a little black mouse to one and he ate and started up again from then on. 8 and 10 months of non feeding meant they didnt put any weight on and are far behind the others.... but what can I do?? The same 2 are doing it again this Winter. They are kept in exactly the same way as the others, who incidently feed fine . D'oh Confused

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Lynne · Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:11 pm Post subject:

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PaulG · Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:16 pm Post subject:

Just keep up the patience.
Not that i can talk I have lost flaming patience.
Not fed on her own since i got her and she was only 70g then,
so i doubt she has ever fed on her own.
I was told to assist her so I did and did and did and did. . .
But i have left her for a month or so and she still wont eat.
[I got her like oct i think]

I think I am going to get some live to try her.
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Dracowoman2 · Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:48 pm Post subject:

I have to admit I haven't tried braining yet Lynne, but the next feed is going to be the heatmat for 15 minutes or so before I feed it to him, along with cooking the head which I do anyway with the hairdryer Laughing

I think it must just be that time of year, as he was a good feeder before that and then just suddenly turned off. His heat is a little higher at the moment anyway as he has a rock hide directly ontop of his hot end, and that has pushed it a little up. I've even tried feeding him in the dark so that he could home in on the heat sig.

I'll just keep trying him until he changes his mind again, and if I'm lucky I won't end up like you with Little Kya Lynne Laughing

Otherwise someone will be getting dragged around the waterbowl for sure Laughing

I scuttled his last rat round the side of his hide, he popped his head out and for a second or two I thought he was going to take it, and then he lost interest and went back to bed Evil or Very Mad

Little Bugger!!

I guess this is just my baptism proper into the delight that is royals, but even so, I still oove em silly Very Happy

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jamie_s · Site Moderator Joined: 08 Jan 2006 Posts: 1963

i wouldnt stress yet claire Wink

i had a female alb go something like 8 months last year and a pastel about 10 months or somthing silly like that Crying or Very sad

both fired back up in the sumer but they both missed the breeding season because of it Mad

but thats balls for yuz.most of my males arent feeding at the moment
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Lynne · Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 10:37 pm Post subject: