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snake not feeding

cobstein

cobstein

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It has been 2 weeks since my snake ate. She is on 14-20 gram mice once a week. I put in a new Joyce under her hide with her. She struck at it and then slithered away and burrowed
 
2 weeks is not a terribly long time for a snake not to eat. I'm assuming you are wondering how to get her to eat?
How old is your snake/how much does she weigh?

I urge you to check, check, and recheck temperatures to make sure those are proper, as that can be a reason for not eating.
Have you changed anything recently in the tank that might stress her? (What is "a new Joyce"?)
 
I haven't changed anything recently. She is a year old and 160g. I meant mouse, I hats auto correct
 
Did you know

Did you know that snakes don't need to eat ever? Only every two years, if you start feeding them too much they'll most likely get greedy and eat you, it happened to my friends moms dads granddaughters cousins goldfish owner...AND NOW YORE GOING TO DIE DA DA DA DA DA.. ITS A SONG
 
So I had thought that my snake ate last Tuesday. When I was cleaning out her tank today I found it had just been moved back into the hide and left there. She has been in that hide for 2days with it. Is there anything I can do. She seem to have any health issues and she is active could there be another resin she isn't eating. It has been over a month now
 
could she be getting ready to shed???
I know that some snakes will go off of feeding while there preparing to shed their skin.
 
She shed 2 weeks ago so when she went off food a month ago I thought she might have been but now I do r know what it is
 
I just thought about this. I know when younger snakes don't eat pinkies you can split head them. Can you do this with a full sizes mouse
 
It's that time of year. A lot of snakes ( and some lizards ) go off feed this time in the fall.
I have a few that haven't ate in a month. Striking at the food item is their way of saying they have no interest in it. Your snake might just want to naturally brumate triggered on by shorter day cycle and drop in overall temps.
You should check to see if there has been a drop in temperature in its habitat. if your using a under tank heater then make sure it didn't stop working. You might need to supplement the heat.
Also weigh her weekly to make sure there is no dramatic change until it starts eating again.
That's my best guess based on our info posted :)
 
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