Red Tail - Feeding

lately i can only be getting my female to eat about once every 3 weeks, shes not losing weight and is very active. is there something wrong? will this affect her growth? sorry bad pic

Have there been any changes in her environment (mainly temperature)? Have you checked her mouth for any signs of stomatitis (mouth rot)?

Regards.

no changes and no signs of mouth rot.

If she is eating an adequate size meal every three week I wouldn't be that much concerned. Just try to rule out any other medical conditions to make sure she is perfectly healthy.

Regards.

Brittany,
How old and how big is your female?
What do you mean by lately? Has this been going on for six weeks, six months, etc... Obviously something has changed as you have noticed a difference and are concerned enough about it ask.

Provide as much information as possible and I'm sure everyone here can at the very least, help you to understand what is happening.

shes pretty young, i got her in october. when i got her she was eating fine then as soon as it hit december it was every three weeks. i heard some snakes dont eat much in the winter, could that be it? she doent seem distressed, she is active and keeping weight. for right now it is just curiosity, but i dont want to risk something more serious happening because i ignored some warning sign.

Have you been checking the temperature of her enclosure since you received her? Any changes in yje overall temperature in your house? What type of an enclosure is she in?

Thanks.

i have thermometers in her cage, the temp ranges from mid to high 70's at night with low to mid 80's during the day. she is in a tank that is one and a half times her size long and the depth is equal to her length. there is a water dish she can completly submerge in, a hidway and branches.

I'd bump those temps up a few degrees. She may be having problems with proper digestion at those temps. 88-89f on the warm side with an ambient temperature of about 80-82 degrees has worked out great for me. You could let this drop off a few degrees at night, but anything lower than the mid to high 70's is a bit risky in my opinion.

My boas have a warmer area in their enclosure that's at 90 degrees. In my case the heating element (flex-watt) is placed on the top of the enclosure, thus the temperature is coming from above. There is a shelf that allows the boa to lay in the warmer part of the enclosure or go down to a cooler spot (around 80 degrees) in the bottom.

Regards.