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| Jayh987 |
Posted - 14/04/2013 : 22:20:45
Hi I've had my adult corn snake 2n half weeks now and it still hasn't ate 1st feeding day it refused it so I left it in the tank didn't eat so week after I tried again with a fresh mouse if refused so I dangled it in front of him and he strikes it and started eating and spat it out? Tried again it its refused it a few days after plus it eyes are normal I don't think it's gonna shed anyone no why it ain't eating I don't want it to starve to death :( |
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| Kellog |
Posted - 15/04/2013 : 21:58:11
Think we must have cross-posted Mamma  ! Just means Jay gets great advice twice  !!!
Xxx
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| Mamma |
Posted - 15/04/2013 : 08:40:12
your snake wont starve itself to death. As Luke said it is breeding season, which puts alot of males off eating. I had experience with a male who refused for just about 5 months. He never lost any rapid weight, was plenty hydrated. He was just more interested in getting a lady than eating/ (he was an ex breeder).
What is your set up like? Temps etc?
He could also possibly still be settling in, which will effect his eating too. Some snakes just take longer than others to settle in and start eating properly. x |
| Kellog |
Posted - 15/04/2013 : 08:36:37
Can you fill us in a bit more on your snake's set-up Jay? Number of hides; whether you have a heatmat, controlled by a stat and monitored by a digital thermometer; what the temp is in the warm end; etc. Did you leave him for a week to settle in, with no handling or feeding?
First I would say don't worry, although that's really hard to do. I was in EXACTLY the same position with my first corn....brought him home having been told he was a good feeder and he refused to eat. It went on for 13 weeks  ! That's when I found this forum and discovered that it was what Luke has suggested....it was breeding season and he was more interested in finding a female than eating  . If that's the case with your snake he will be showing breeding season behaviour - roaming around his viv, trying to escape, rubbing his nose up and down the glass.
Second, don't offer him food more often than the days he's supposed to be fed....that will just stress him out and he's more likely to refuse.
Third, same as first  , try not to worry!! Corns can go a long time without eating....as I said mine went 13 weeks that first year and he's done the same each year. We just need to discover why he isn't eating. And the more information you can give us, the easier it'll be .
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| LukeW |
Posted - 15/04/2013 : 01:48:22
Its breeding season dont forget all hes interested in atm is looking for the ladies its not uncommon for them to not eat during this aslong as he isnt rapidly loosing weight hes fine or if you really want him to eat drop down a size food wise |
| Jayh987 |
Posted - 14/04/2013 : 22:22:23
Actually I would say 3 weeks |
