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8 month baby not eating

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johnny

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i took my blizzard out of brumating has my breeder told me to put him for 3 months. i fed him weeks ago i tried last nite to feed him.
and he wont eat hes kinda lookin slim not like rest of my corns.

can someone help me how to make him eat again


thank you
 
It's mating season and many male corns go off and not feed for awhile. One member had their corn not feed for 3 months. So he could be not eating because of the season.

If you do a search under "Problem Feeder" you'll come across a post called "the saga continues" it's lengthy, but has tips on how to encourage a problem feeder to eat.

How long has your corn been off it's feeding?
 
1. Make sure the prey is hot enough- 101-103F
2. Slit the back of the prey
3. Feed in a small container with air holes in a darkened place, possibly even covering the container
4. Leave the snake in the container with the prey for hours, or even overnight

Nanci
 
Why brumate a corn that isn't even a year old? Maybe I'm missing something, but my corns all ate through the winter. They're all '06s. :shrugs:
 
good point just well my baby wasnt eating the breeder told me brumate him and take him out for 3 months he will start to eat
 
If he was a non feeder before, sometimes brumating will help, but obviously it's not a sure thing. It may take you a while to work with him to get him eating again. There are MANY threads on getting problem feeders to eat. Have you tried washing, braining, slitting, scenting, and tease feeding? You say he ate a week ago, but you don't mention if you had to do anything special to get him to eat. If he ate willingly a week ago, and refused now, I'd give him another week and try to feed normally again. Then if he doesn't eat, you can try all the other methods to get him to eat. I wouldn't stress too much, unless his spine is showing, he should be fine with a meal a week ago. Also, don't constantly offer him food, give him at least 5 days between offerings.
 
i cant see his spine but he just eat small pinky bout a week ago just left it for him and he died it has he is real thin for 8 month baby blizzard. cant she his spine but i just want him to eat proper again


my other 8 month females all eating fine
 
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