This corn snake is probably about fifteen inches long and very thin. When I bought him I got another corn snake and it is growing very quickly. I have debrained a pinkie, tried small live mice and even went to crickets. It will just not eat. It has been almost a month. Any new things that I could try would be appriciated.
2007-04-01 05:19:09 · 8 answers · asked by Mattman114354 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
How high is the temprature? And do you keep both snakes together in the same cage? Some snakes won't eat unless the temprature is high. You should have a basking lamp for them and a heater to keep the temprature at 40-50. If you keep them in the same habitat, then one snake could be hogging the food, letting the other one go hungry. Seperate them, and see f the skinny one starts eating again. Good luck!
2007-04-01 06:17:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, all these people are wrong. Don't listen to the 40-50 temp thing. That won't help. Provide your corn with a basking spot of 88-90° F and an ambient (background) temperature of 70 - 75° F. The ambient temperature should not fall below 70° F. You don't need a basking light. Just use a head pad that is connected to a thermostat so it doesn't get too hot. Be sure the tank isn't too big for the little snake. It will stress them out. If the snake is too stressed it won't eat. Make sure it has stuff to hide under. This will help him feel more secure. Keep him in his own tank. Never put 2 snakes in the same tank! Try to not handle it a lot. Sometimes snakes just fast, so don't worry yourself too much.
2007-04-01 13:52:52 · answer #2 · answered by GT 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Go to nearest pet store and find the person that runs the reptile part of the store, ask him. I would suggest force-feeding the snake and not letting it puke it back up, it isn't pleasant but, it works. If that doesn't work let it go and cut your loses
2007-04-01 16:37:26 · answer #3 · answered by matthew b 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It might need to be forced fed. If you have never done this then you need to find a vet that has. Sometimes they just don't "get it" at first.
2007-04-01 13:30:04 · answer #4 · answered by JoanD 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
DID you find a mouse to eat? or an egg. OR small birds EGG?
2007-04-01 12:22:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Albino's don't like to be stared at... Especially not when they eat.
2007-04-01 12:26:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's only been a month. Chill out.
2007-04-01 12:21:41 · answer #7 · answered by Always Right 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
let him eat you
2007-04-01 12:22:09 · answer #8 · answered by alessio m 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋