My corn snake hasn't eaten for 8-10 weeks! She (the vet said it was a little tricky to tell, but he thought she was most likely female) is normally a great once-a-week eater. She is about two and a half years old, and has never had a problem before. The last mouse she had bit her, so I thought that might have made her skittish...the vet said that can be a problem, and to try a rat pup. I could only find frozen ones, so I tried that, and she showed no interest. I have tried both live and thawed frozen mice, also to no avail. I tried "lizard maker" liquid, which is supposed to make other prey smell like lizards. That didn't work, either. She is incredibly active, "searching" around her cage much of the day and night, "sniffing" at the top of the cage, which she does do sometimes when she is hungry. I did read on the forum that it could be a mating season thing, but the length of time seems excessive. I am very concerned. Any suggestions or explanations? Help!
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Snake hasn't eaten for 8-10 weeks!
- Thread starter mksmat
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Are you sure that she isnt a Male. "Her" behavoir sounds exactly the same as my male, roaming around the cage and being very active. This is usually a male thing looking for a mate. Mine has just gone 14 weeks without eating. Only started feeding 10 days ago.
If she is a he it would explain things a bit better.
If she is a he it would explain things a bit better.
hmmm been there
i have a python and about a year ago she did the same thing had me so worried... she went from eating two large mice every 2 weeks to "fasting" for 4 months after getting bit pretty bad by one and acting the same way yours is liek shes looking for food but wouldnt touch it when she had it......while i sat there wanting to pull my hair out and tryign to find ways to get rid of all the rats i was buying but she wasnt eating.... eventually i got really fed up when i was trying to feed here took a spoon and smacked the rat on the head and killed it and put here and the rat in the cage and just left it and then went in a few hours later to see and she was eating it and since then shes back to normal and has gone back to eating live prey
i have a python and about a year ago she did the same thing had me so worried... she went from eating two large mice every 2 weeks to "fasting" for 4 months after getting bit pretty bad by one and acting the same way yours is liek shes looking for food but wouldnt touch it when she had it......while i sat there wanting to pull my hair out and tryign to find ways to get rid of all the rats i was buying but she wasnt eating.... eventually i got really fed up when i was trying to feed here took a spoon and smacked the rat on the head and killed it and put here and the rat in the cage and just left it and then went in a few hours later to see and she was eating it and since then shes back to normal and has gone back to eating live prey
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Usually i wouldnt feed live mice to my snake, its much easier for me and him to just freeze them and thaw them out before eating. I dont know about you guys but it seems easier to me. 