Got him just before xmas,hes 9 years old and was with his previous owner from a baby. She had no problems with him feeding. He ate the first mouse I gave him but after that he just hasnt been interested at all, I have tried every week but hes just not Interested, hes drinking, moving around and pooing. But not eating.
2007-01-21 01:35:17 · 23 answers · asked by Deborah d 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
He could still be full from the last mouse, but also note that this is their hibernation period in the wild. Give him a few more weeks and you should see a change in appetite. Continue to try to feed him just in case he does get hungry in the mean time. If you want a professional answer, call your local zoo, or one closest to you, and ask for the supervisor of the reptile house.
2007-01-21 01:42:16 · answer #1 · answered by housemouse62451 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My son has a Cornsnake, he is 10 years old, cornsnakes can go with out food for 2 or 3 months, in the wild they are used to this. My son feeds his every 6 to 8 weeks on 2 baby rats. I really wouldn't worry about your Cornsnake not eating. perhaps he is ready to shed his skin again. I would have thought though that at his age he would have been on more than one mouse when fed.
2007-01-21 07:07:20 · answer #2 · answered by sky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check the temperature of his tank, he might just be cold, or in hibernation over winter. If the tank is cool, turn up the heat a bit for a week and then try again. If the tank is a warm temperature, just keep trying once a week to feed him.
Try getting frozen baby rats instead of mice. Make sure you thaw it properly in a bowl of hot water for around 20 minutes (and make sure it feels warm all the way through) and offer it to your snake. If he doesn't seem interested, you can try wiggling it in front of him to get his attention, or try piercing its head with a needle. This will give it a stronger scent. If he still isn't interested then toss the rat out and try again next week.
(If you use a mouse, do all of the above except the mouse will only need to be in the water for 10-15 minutes)
2007-01-21 01:58:01 · answer #3 · answered by stuff 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't Panic! When I brought My 5 year old Ball Python he would not eat for 6 weeks that is why I called him Bones. He eventualy did eat. Is the Mouse defrosted and warmed up with a little hot water first? This is what I do with My corn snake. Good Luck
2007-01-22 09:20:47 · answer #4 · answered by Rebecka 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, i have had a few feeding problems with my mex blk king snake that sound very similar to yours....
My snake normally eats large fuzzy rats but when she goes off her food i leave her for a week then offer her a couple of pinkies or pups....
If she eats these i give it another week or so then offer her a pup with a small fuzzy and the next week ill try her normal size..
if your snake wont eat the big but will eat the small keep her on them for a while just make sure she gets enough...
Good Luck
2007-01-25 00:37:53 · answer #5 · answered by sphinxx 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stephanie is ideal about corns liking to burrow in substrate. Mine won't be able to get sufficient of it. yet I extensively utilized to apply newspaper and it not in any respect brought about any issues. If he become having difficulty eating earlier the swap, then it probable isnt the challenge. Corn's are in many cases strong eaters, so this will be a extreme challenge. The temperature will be the challenge, so make effective those aren't any further too low. It also will be an damage from the stay prey interior your snakes mouth. i might want to swap to the former substrate, fix the temperature difficulty if there is one, and in the adventure that your snake nonetheless refuses food, get to the vet immeadiately to make effective its no longer a extra extreme challenge.
2016-12-02 20:21:53 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont worry,snakes can go months and months without wanting to eat,if you didnt do this the first time then what i would do is get the mouse with tweasers hold the snakes head near the back and gentley squeeze(this should open its mouth)and guide the mouse in,this is what we did with our ball python when it wouldnt eat,but if your a bit worried about doing this,go to a reptile shop and ask them(if hes 9 then i would try this)
2007-01-21 08:00:08 · answer #7 · answered by sezcoco 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have the same problem our snake refused to eat, its down to the fact tat the days are shorter and long dark nights its mostly males what refuse to eat at this time of year. If you are really worried try feeding it a day old chick.
2007-01-24 19:57:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
hi Deborah
i am in exactly the same postion! my son got a corn before Christmas and we have been trying to feed him unsuccessfully since. i have been told he is most likely hibernating. maybe the temperature change from one home to the other was enough to prompt this? we have got a dimming thermostat and are setting the tank to 65degrees. we have been told to up this slowly over the next 2-3 weeks to about 85 degrees to 'wake him up' before we try feeding him again. i know how you must be feeling- it is very distressing, but i am confident that ours is hibernating. good luck. if you've got sorted...tell me what you did!
2007-01-23 06:29:16 · answer #9 · answered by Lesley 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try warming the mouse up under the heat bulb if that fails try covering the mouse in chick juice get chick from same place you get mouse from and cut it and squeeze inners over the mouse or simply cut the mouse just a small nip on nose if all else fails you have to try and force feed it
2007-01-22 10:19:41 · answer #10 · answered by inspector blackley 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋