Maybe she snagged a feral rat.9ft 13yr old red tail boa has not eaten since 2/20. Seems not interested. She looks healthy. shiny clear eyes?
def. ok...don't worry about that. When red tails and a lot of other snakes get that old sometimes they will go quite some time without eating. If it looks healthy and is still acting fine, than hes fine. I've heard of a red tail going 7 months without eating before. It will eat when it wants to...just keep trying every two weeks or so untill it actually eats. Let me know if you have any other questions, good luck
have you given her a bath? they like baths..and always in a big giant bucket....she also needs a huge rock to shed with...she may want to shed and doesnt have anything to rub on..and get her something smaller like a small rat..she might just be picky..sometimes they go awhile especially if they ate a big meal..ours only ate once a month...has she pooped?..does she have a big enough cage ours was built and the size of a shower...a single shower..with mesh wire and we put a big dead tree in it..with a big 5 gal bucket of water and a hube rock...
It is not the end of the world, I would give her sometime, and make sure her temps are good. Then try again. Not to sound bad, but at 13 years... she could start going down hill. They usually live longer, about 20 years, but sometimes... it happens early.
If shes happy and healthy 2 months without food isn't a problem. Some snakes can and will go 6months at a time without food without a problem. Get a scale and keep and eye on her weight as long as she doesn't start wasting away she's ok
does it have a daylight time and night time? mine stopped eating when i put them in a darker room, even thought i still had a heat source for them.
have you got a dog or cat? if you have them ive keep the snake locked up and well away because shes starving herself to feed up to eat them
watch them.
Is your dog or cat missing?
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