His temperature in his tank is fine, it stays between 77-84 degrees, however drops alot at night because of the climate where i live, so i insulate the tank with bubble wrap at night when i switch off his lamp to help trap the heat. He is 2.5 ft long and i keep him in a 2ft x 1ft x 1 ft tank. I last fed him a large white, followed by a medium 7 days later, and its almost a month since then. He excreted several days after the feed and then again yesterday. He is still very strong and active. He seems very curious and seems to really enjoy being handled. Am I worrying over nothing or is there reason to be concerned about the length of time since he last fed. I've had him 1.5 yrs and he's never rejected his food, so far he has rejected 5 mice over the month. What things should I look out for?
2007-01-21 05:38:55 · 7 answers · asked by BROCK 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
He'll probably start when it gets warmer where you live. This could be from Feb-May. Even when kept at a constant temperature, some of my snakes still sense (either by temperature in the room, dryness of the air [heating the house makes the air less moist], or outside light) that this is winter and they should be hibernating. As long as he's active, alert, and not losing a lot of weight, he'll be fine.
Also, when he starts eating, he may only be interested in food about half as often as when he's a "good eater", so keep this in mind.
2007-01-21 07:12:18 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I h ave had a snake that went 3 months wihtout eating. I tried different size mice and different ways to feed him. One day he just decided to eat the same food i had always been feeding him. Keep an eye on his girth, if he seems to be skin and bones a visit to the vet may be in order. If he still has some meat on him i wouldn't worry too much. Another thing is the weather outside. Snakes can tell if there is a climate change and may change their diets accordingly. I hope this helps.
2007-01-21 05:48:51 · answer #2 · answered by lynnabugg 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would'nt worry quite yet. My corn snake Princess refused to eat twice. The first time she was about to shed, and the second time either the pinkie was too big or she just did'nt want frozen. We went to get a small live pinkie, had them kill it at the store, served it to her fresh, and she went right for it. Another tactic you might use is to take a large rat pup, puncture it's head, sqeeze out some blood and then give it to the snake fresh. Noone knows quite why, but this often works. If all else fails, they have things called "pinkie pumps" that are used to force feed snakes. Its kinda like a syringe with blades on one end. You use live or fresh-kill pinkies and the device sort of liquifies them in a little water. Make sure the snake is'nt having trouble shedding and if in doubt, take it to the vet.
2007-01-21 08:13:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
thrilling...I actually have a cushty snow corn and a cushty pink tailed boa. I actually have not in any respect encountered an challenge like another posters have suggested. i am going to carry both snakes interior of a few hours of eating, although the corn snake does seem somewhat uncomfortable, so in many cases provide him an afternoon. The boa honestly seems to savour being held, and often curls up in my blouse and sleeps after eating.
2016-12-02 20:33:52 · answer #4 · answered by picart 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are they frozen? If he is not accepting frozen mice, buy him alive mice. This is only because it is a rare situation. Make sure u are feeding him in a box, or anything that is not his tank.
2007-01-21 05:45:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should be concerned up until the snake dies...try feeding the snake new born white mice....
2007-01-21 09:00:11 · answer #6 · answered by drmushroom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
next month
2007-01-21 05:43:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋