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 Posted - 05/02/2009 : 21:56:19
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Hi! Didnt want to hijack the other problem feeders post :)
Myself and my partner run an animal rescue centre - The North East Wildlife & Animal Rescue Centre - the initials of which spell The New Arc -
We currently have 2 corn snakes, the larger ( 4 foot ) Slither has not eaten for 3 weeks. He shed 2 weeks ago and expected him to be ready to attack his food with some gusto, however, despite wiggling and braining his potential meals he shows absoloutly no interest in eating.
He is beginning to look quite thin now and we are all quite concerned.
Any and all sugestions welcome.
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Posted - 06/02/2009 : 07:45:09
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Posted - 06/02/2009 : 09:08:18
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| The cold is causing a few snakes to stop eating, so be patient, I think he will eat eventually. When my royal stopped eating I just left him be for a couple of weeks, after that he ate so maybe give him some space? |
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Ell
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/02/2009 : 12:47:39
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Dont worry too much at this stage, an adult 4 foot corn can last a good few months without food.
As mentioned by Muluv, the cold has been a problem and a few corns arn't eating due to the change in light also.
Offer him food every set feeding day until he takes it, Im sure he will soon ^^ |
 
1.0.0 Normal corn snake - Dusk
0.1.0 Strawberry Snow Stripe corn snake - Dawn
0.1.0 Harlequin Crested Gecko - Stickles
1.0.0 Sable Syrian Hamster - CoCo
0.1.0 Hognose snake - Truffles |
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dazb
The Corn Snake Moderator
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Posted - 06/02/2009 : 13:24:49
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are all his temps and viv set up ok...?
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Kazerella
The Corn Snake Admin
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Posted - 06/02/2009 : 15:53:16
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If Slither is a male, then they usually don't eat as well as females in the winter. Just keep trying with the braining.
One of our males, Cornelius will only eat in the dark when left alone in a tub during winter, but will strike feed in summer. Weird! |
 
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gingerpony
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Posted - 06/02/2009 : 21:09:51
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make sure your temps and set-up are right. the colder ambient temperature can put them off feeding, with this particularly cold snap the our central heating is on all day which has got any reluctant feeders going again.
what are you feeding him? how often are you trying to feed him? how are you defrost and heating the prey item? |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
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