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Boaboss08
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 New female

hey guys i got a new female burm shes 15 foot and weighs 110 pounds but the guy i got her from said she hasnt eating in 3 months she just stricks coils the rabbits and lets them go she wont eat at all



09/21/09  03:35pm

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Boaboss08
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   Message To: Boaboss08   In reference to Message Id: 2074557


 New female

could anyone help me out?????
09/22/09  12:03am

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Nelson jacobson
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   Message To: Boaboss08   In reference to Message Id: 2074835


 New female

have u tried feeding her yet?



09/22/09  09:57am

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Boaboss08
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   Message To: Nelson jacobson   In reference to Message Id: 2074911


 New female

yea she she did the same thing the guy said she did
09/22/09  11:12am

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Nelson jacobson
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   Message To: Boaboss08   In reference to Message Id: 2074935


 New female

how much space does she have? how long u give her to eat?
09/22/09  07:21pm

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Tav13
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   Message To: Nelson jacobson   In reference to Message Id: 2075066


 New female

Try f/t or freshly killed, try at night and cover the cage so she’s not stressed etc....
09/26/09  10:15pm

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Timmay
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   Message To: Boaboss08   In reference to Message Id: 2074557


 New female

How often are you offering food?
Does she have the proper temps etc?
Tav13 gave good suggestions.

On another note why did you buy a snake that wasn’t eating?
09/27/09  02:34am

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Jeff Sadistik
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   Message To: Boaboss08   In reference to Message Id: 2074557


 New female

why wouldnt she want to eat?
09/27/09  09:22pm

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Happyherp
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   Message To: Jeff Sadistik   In reference to Message Id: 2077406


 New female

how long did you have her before you tried to feed her? is the room shes in quiet?
shes acting more defencive than hungry. striking at it and coiling up is a way to scare off her attacker not eat. seems she may be stressed.

also try the above ideas please. ft/fresh killed,fix temps if need be, what her area size?

and how big of prey are you feeding her? {possibly she thinks its TOO big and is scared of it?}
10/03/09  02:11pm

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Tav13
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   Message To: Happyherp   In reference to Message Id: 2079877


 New female

I gotta say if your weights and lengths are correct, sounds like it had definately been feeding. I have a 14’ Granite that weighs close to that and is VERY girthy at around 105 lbs. or so. She never turns down food and eats 10lb rabbits, so that why the weight you are saying and the not eating part is throwing me off a bit. Try getting a fairly accurate weight on that snake and length. Sometimes peoples weights and lengths can be WAY off. So many people claim they have a 10’ Boa that turns out to be 7’ and 12-15lbs. Put your snake in a tote and try it on some house scales and deduct your weight of the tote. It wont be exactly accurate but at least you can get a better idea. Good luck. Oh and use a string to measure your snake. Just trace it’s body and that will get you a good idea on that also.
10/13/09  12:34pm


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