achestnutt
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I have a 6 year old corn snake. About 6 months ago, he got a kink in his spine. It is about half way down his body, above where his poop hole is. He no longer moves like a snake and seems to just have a hard time getting around. We took him to have him looked at and we were told that he has a calcium deficiency which caused the kink. Since we heard that, we have been supplementing calcium in his water and have a special light for him.
Since this has happened, we've had to shed him. We've been trying to feed him once a week, and in all this time, he still has not eaten. I think everytime we've bathed/shed him, he's pooped though. Although he is still docile and likes being handled, he just isn't the same.
Does anyone have any advice on how we can get him to eat? Or is he purposely not eating because he doesn't think he can process the food since he can't move the same way anymore? I am just so unsure on what to do and feel very bad for him.
Since this has happened, we've had to shed him. We've been trying to feed him once a week, and in all this time, he still has not eaten. I think everytime we've bathed/shed him, he's pooped though. Although he is still docile and likes being handled, he just isn't the same.
Does anyone have any advice on how we can get him to eat? Or is he purposely not eating because he doesn't think he can process the food since he can't move the same way anymore? I am just so unsure on what to do and feel very bad for him.