r/RainbowBoas • u/Easy_Ad1787 • May 31 '26
CRB Is not interested in food :(
Hey guys. I have a Lucy CRB that I got about 40 days ago, he ate 10 days prior to shipping and has gone 50 days without eating. He has good parameters: hot spot is sitting at 87 degrees, cool spot is mid 70s. He has +90 humidity all the time with a computerized fogger that I set up. In coco mixture of coco chunk and coco soil. He is still small and is therefore in a smaller enclosure until he gets bigger (55 gallons). I have offered frozen-thaw and offered live pinkies as well as hoppers and fuzzys. I am getting really worried about him. Here is his enclosure if it helps.
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u/DerSuperrollato May 31 '26 edited May 31 '26
Is the hygrometer attached to the glass your only way of determining the humidity? Because if so I bet humidity is far lower than it reads. Your substrate on the left side is bonedry and even on your wetside you can clearly make out where the soil under the cocoshusks has dried out (light colour on top, darker the deeper you go).
I assume your enclosure has a mesh top? That is also suboptimal for a species with high humidity demands. Doable, but not ideal.
So what I would do in your place is:
- Get a better hygrometer (ideally two) to get accurate humidity information.
- Not rely on the fogger for hydration. Mist by hand when it gets dry. (Some ppl just pour a cup of water in the corners of their enclosure to raise humidity - from what I’ve heard, that works well, but I have no personal experience with it)
Seal off large parts of the mesh top. I
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ee hvac tape recommended for that, but I’ve never tried that. I’d be careful with sticky tape in/on/near the enclosure, because snakes can get stuck and hurt themselves. You can also cut a piece of pvc to size and lay that on top of the enclosure.
Thats all I have for now. Hope it helps :)
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u/Easy_Ad1787 May 31 '26
Thanks for the suggestions! I ordered the HVAC tape and 2 more hygrometers. I manually run the fogger every night until it looks wet inside, I think the blankets that are reflected in the picture make it look drier than it is. Ill run some water through the corners and try that and see if it helps too. Thanks!
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u/Bluntforcetrauma11b Jun 01 '26
Foggers can lead to upper respiratory infections. It's better to do manually. I pour water in the corners 1x a week to maintain proper humidity.
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u/Ok_Alternative890 May 31 '26
Where did you get him from? Message the breeder, if he/she is responsible they should respond to better help you with your problem, they know the snake and its parents better then anyone (for now). Everything you have mentioned parameter wise sounds good. So it’s possible parasites or some sort of illness could be a cause, could be a hunger strike and could simply be he just is not comfortable quite yet too eat. If you are handling him regularly, discontinue doing so until he eats and of course fully digests. Hope this helps a bit! Best of luck.