5 Month Old Corn Snake Hatching Hasn't Eaten In a Month!

[OnyxWerewolf]

This is my first time taking care of a corn snake and I've read books about them saying that I should feed them once a week. So far, Rose hasn't eaten in a month!

My Tank Temp. High is 86 degrees F and Humidity is usually at 55%.
She isn't too skinny however.

Am I doing anything wrong?

[Roy Munson]

You may not necessarily be doing anything wrong, but you may not be doing the thing that will prompt her to eat. There are many dozens of tricks employed by keeper to get hatchlings to eat. Look in the FAQ stickied to the top of this sub-forum, do a few searches, or just browse the pages of this sub-forum for thread titles similar to yours. You'll find that you are definitely not alone...

Good luck. :)

[mbdorfer]

86 degrees is too high IMO. try to get it down around 82. What's the temp on the cool side?

[MegF.]

I keep my corns in the mid 80's on the warm side with no problems. They have a total gradient though that goes down to the mid 70's on the cool side.