So it has been 70 days since Cheeto has eaten. She is getting thinner and lighter, although she is still active and in good spirits. I will be honest, I have no clue what has been going on. I have tried a lot of different things to get her to eat, but nothing so far has enticed her enough to eat.Cheeto was previously in a 20 gallon long tank and is now in a 4 quart tub with the hot side heat at 93 °F. I bought another thermostat so I could control the under-tank-heater, as they are notorious for exceeding 120°F. I gave her some fresh bedding and a bowl of water in this temporary tank that I placed within the 20 gallon long tank.
A few days ago, I noticed skin discoloration and I was overcome with hopefulness that Cheeto would be going into shed soon. I kept a close eye on her and kept her humidity high enough to where her skin would come off in one piece.
Today I went to check on her and she had shed completely! Her colors look more vibrant and I am just overjoyed that this will be a good indicator that she is ready to eat.
Tomorrow will be a trip to get some live mice to try to get her to eat. If she eats I will most likely cry because my baby is getting better.
...if she doesn't eat though we have an appointment with the exotic vet on Friday to examine why she hasn't been eating. The vet will do a full exam, help me feed her by any means necessary so she stops losing weight, and possibly prescribe medicine or give her an appetite stimulant to get her to want to eat again.All and all I am thrilled with the progress that we're making!
Another update soon!
With all due respect, I have never liked snakes until a buddy of mine brought his into work. I didn’t know snake breeding was so big until I got to Texas. I hope all is well with Cheeto though!
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