worried about my baby corn help me plzz?

Question

my corn shed last night and is really beutifal but i can seem to get him to eat any ideas y he is not eating.....what should i do its my first corn and i now that they can go months without eating but i still want him to eat

Answer 1

First it takes alot out of any snake to shed, so he may be just tiered.. Are you feeding frozen or live? sometimes when you feed frozen thawed if they are not very hungry and you get bamboo sticks Tongs pretty much and you dangle it in feont make it move he will strike.. Alot depends on the last time the snake ate and how much.. I have kingsnake I feed every week and he eats 6 fuzzys's a( frozen thawed) sitting and last week I had to play the old game of making it look live.. Give him more time to eat not every time witll they go after food immediatley sometimes it can take 20 minuites or so. If it si live food you are feeding sometimes snakes will not eat if they know something may be medically wrong with the food or if it is a female mouse and it is pregnant.. Not sure how long ago his last meal was so not sure if you should really worry.. keep offering every 3-5 days he will eat when he is hungry..Watch for him to be out of hiding more and active in his tank usually that is a sign they are hungry

Answer 2

Tim, has he not fed for you at all since you got him or did he just refuse the meal you offerred after the shed? Refusing one meal is no reason to panic but if he has already gone a few weeks without ever feeding for you then that is cause for concern. There are several tricks to coax reluctant feeders that you can use if that is the case.
A well fed adult snake can go months without feeding but a baby corn that has not yet built up any fat reserves will start to decline and weaken in a few weeks.

Answer 3

Don't worry, he is most likely not hungry. How long have you had him, though? He may not like the kind of food you are giving him. Good luck!