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Feeding not going well!
MattJaeger44
02-14-2008, 12:07 PM
I got a baby corn snake 3 weeks ago or so. When i first got him he wouldnt eat and didnt eat for about 6 days then I made three slits in the pinkies back and one vertical one and he ate it. So since ive had him hes only eaten once its been 10 days since hes last eaten i dont no what is wrong. Should i try to feed him live pinkies i have a hot side and a cool side in his house and hides on both sides. I am not sure what else i could do to get him to eat, can anyone help me?!
Matt
Corny Noob
02-14-2008, 12:15 PM
Well could you give us a little more detail first?
I'm assuming it's a baby. But how big is the tank? How are you regulating the tempatures? What are you measuring them with? Things like this will help.
Nanci
02-14-2008, 12:48 PM
And, how often are you offering food, how long between attempted feedings, how are you preparing the frozen pinks and how hot are you getting them?
This is what I would do. Wait four days from the last feeding attempt. Do this at dusk. Take a frozen pink and thaw it in water that has been boiled- it will just take a minute. Take the very hot pink and slit its back four times. Put the pink and the snake in a plastic Gladware or Tupperware dish, with air holes, that is SMALL. The snake doesn't need to be roaming around not finding the pink. Cover the whole thing up with a dish towel or dark T-shirt and leave in a QUIET place, undisturbed, and do not even peek for an hour. If, after an hour the pink is still there, I would wait another hour. If it is still there, I would take the whole container and put it in the viv overnight. If the snake still hasn't eaten, try again in four days.
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