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my son has a ball thet we got back in dec his room was


Sent to Pet Experts March 23, 2006 12:31 p.m.

my son has a ball thet we got back in dec his room was cold and the snake would not eat so i moved it up to my room with my tank of snakes . ihave balls & bermease .this is my question can one female snake cause other females tostop eating because hormons thet cause the need to prepare for bredding .also i live in crestline california i cant seem to find a vet thet handels snakes.any one you can recamend

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Age: 2; Female; Breed: ball & bermese pythons

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March 23, 2006 1:04 p.m. (33 minutes and 53 seconds later)
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Usually snakes work off their environment about the timing on breeding. Diseases can be spread from one snake to another as can parasites that would cause them to all stop eating. If it is breeding season timing for them they could all be off at the same time too.
You may find this site has helpful info
http://www.kingsnake.com/ballpythonguide/
This site lists vets recommended by others who own herps. Here is the link to the California listings
http://www.herpvetconnection.com/calif.shtml
Hope this helps you!


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Sent March 24, 2006 11:32 a.m. (22 hours and 27 minutes later)

my bermese is in a differnt tank and has stopped eating to. the only place this snake shares is the bath tub and not at the same time. yet my large bermese male has not been haveing any probulm at all eating.
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March 24, 2006 11:54 a.m. (22 minutes and 48 seconds later)

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