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Posted - 19/12/2009 : 23:09:01
hi my names rachel i have 2 corns a baby and adult the baby is eatting fine but my adult wont eat i was wonderin if any1 can help, shes intrested in the food but never takes it we have tryed feeding her out the viv, in the viv, warming the mouse up but still nothin.. if any one could help i would be greatfull. oh a forgot could it be because its winter??? |
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| Kellog |
Posted - 21/12/2009 : 04:18:22
I know it is worrying Rachi, but this does happen sometimes and the fact that it is an adult who has missed a couple of feeds is more reassuring than it being your baby. When I first got Kellog (who is a male 4yr old) he wouldnt feed for 13 weeks. I was a total newbie and it was this forum that kept me sane and gave me the advice I needed. Through them I discovered that he had gone into a mating mode and just wanted a female...so I just had to wait til it had passed. I followed their advice and continued to offer him a mouse on his usual feeding day, dangling it first and then leaving it in the viv overnight. But it was always there in the morning. One thing I also started to do was weigh him which is a very good idea cos it showed he wasnt loosing much weight. I would certainly suggest you do that with your snake. You can imagine my shock when one morning I went through the normal feeding ritual expecting nothing and he suddenly struck and ate! It was the first time I had experienced it and it had been a long 13 weeks of worry that I was doing something wrong, despite being reassured on here that everything was fine. Since then he has fed well.
Is she still active? Handling ok? Drinking? Pooing normally?
Try reading this topic if she continues to not feed - http://www.thecornsnake.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=3720
Posting pics - http://www.thecornsnake.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=14
xxx |
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Posted - 19/12/2009 : 23:49:33
oh ok well al see what big snakes like after xmas and if no im provment will av to take it to vets, ow long would it not eat for if its a male? and how do u put the pics on your page?? |
| matty18714 |
Posted - 19/12/2009 : 23:46:46
The young snake will carry on eating anyway, regardless of sex. |
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Posted - 19/12/2009 : 23:45:05
see am debatin wever its male cos my baby corn eatin so tht could be a female and the big corn always seems intrested in the babys viv cos they next to each over |
| matty18714 |
Posted - 19/12/2009 : 23:42:30
It could have produced eggs, though its unlikely. This would stop it from feeding. |
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Posted - 19/12/2009 : 23:39:10
if its not a male what would be up |
| n/a |
Posted - 19/12/2009 : 23:36:43
it would cost me to get it cheked over any way not unless ma mum could drive me to a breeder i no |
| matty18714 |
Posted - 19/12/2009 : 23:34:37
An exotics vet would do it, but it would cost you. |
| n/a |
Posted - 19/12/2009 : 23:33:56
we dont have any near by ****y cumbria would a vet do it |
| SexyBear77 |
Posted - 19/12/2009 : 23:32:42
quote:
Originally posted by matty18714
quote:
Originally posted by SexyBear77
Sorry for the repeat Matty 
Too slow 
 Shall try harder next time... you better be prepared!
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| matty18714 |
Posted - 19/12/2009 : 23:32:27
A reptile shop should sex it for you. |
| matty18714 |
Posted - 19/12/2009 : 23:31:23
quote:
Originally posted by SexyBear77
Sorry for the repeat Matty
Too slow |
| n/a |
Posted - 19/12/2009 : 23:30:56
sorri lol, a cant really say and a dont no anywere that woul sex it for me |
| SexyBear77 |
Posted - 19/12/2009 : 23:30:44
Sorry for the repeat Matty |
| SexyBear77 |
Posted - 19/12/2009 : 23:30:07
Well then if there is the possibility its a boy they can occasionally go off their food at this time of year |
| matty18714 |
Posted - 19/12/2009 : 23:29:55
quote:
Originally posted by rachi123
not sure a think its crule to sex em, we were to it was a she when we got it and we av had er nealy a year
So how do you expect people to breed corns? Just put a few together and hope they are differant sexes?
The reason I ask is because males may go off their food at this time. |
| n/a |
Posted - 19/12/2009 : 23:27:45
digital fom, about 2 week |
| n/a |
Posted - 19/12/2009 : 23:25:48
not sure a think its crule to sex em, we were to it was a she when we got it and we av had er nealy a year |
| SexyBear77 |
Posted - 19/12/2009 : 23:25:28
quote:
Originally posted by devilsmistress
Ok Sexybear posted at the same time with bascicly what I asked so I have changed my post so not to repet things!
PMSL dw bout it!
How are your temps measured? And how recently has she gone off her food? |
| matty18714 |
Posted - 19/12/2009 : 23:24:17
Is she deffinatly a she? |
