Hello!
I've bought my very first baby corn snake last Sunday (on the 17th of October). The breeder told me that he (the snake) last ate on the 12th. He allegedly already ate frozen/thawed pinkies succesfully.
After bringing him home I've let him adjust to his new surroundings (small plastic box with coconut fiber as bedding, a small water dish, plenty of clutter and two hides). He seemed pretty chill in the past few days, mostly hiding, only coming out exploring sometimes in the night.
My problem is that when I try feeding him a f/t pinkie he seems more terrified and trying to escape than hungry. He is not my first snake so I'm not 100% unexperienced feeding them but him rejecting food still makes me feel very anxious and panicky about his health and well-being since he is so tiny. I'm sure he shouldn't go without eating for so long.
There are plenty of good feeding tips on this forum and I'll try them all, but my most important question is that after how much time should I get really worried if he doesn't eat?
I've bought my very first baby corn snake last Sunday (on the 17th of October). The breeder told me that he (the snake) last ate on the 12th. He allegedly already ate frozen/thawed pinkies succesfully.
After bringing him home I've let him adjust to his new surroundings (small plastic box with coconut fiber as bedding, a small water dish, plenty of clutter and two hides). He seemed pretty chill in the past few days, mostly hiding, only coming out exploring sometimes in the night.
My problem is that when I try feeding him a f/t pinkie he seems more terrified and trying to escape than hungry. He is not my first snake so I'm not 100% unexperienced feeding them but him rejecting food still makes me feel very anxious and panicky about his health and well-being since he is so tiny. I'm sure he shouldn't go without eating for so long.
There are plenty of good feeding tips on this forum and I'll try them all, but my most important question is that after how much time should I get really worried if he doesn't eat?