Adult corn snake hasn't eaten in 2 months! Please help!

hi my corn snake that I just got from petsmart about a month ago has not eaten what should I do he is a year old

Is this snake poisonaus????

Originally Posted by baranbaran

Is this snake poisonaus????

The word you're looking for is venomous, and the answer is no. Poison does you harm when you ingest it; venom does you harm when it’s injected into you. It’s “poisonous” when you bite it - it’s “venomous” when it bites you.

Corn snakes kill their prey by constriction.

Originally Posted by ssssnake

hi my corn snake that I just got from petsmart about a month ago has not eaten what should I do he is a year old

You'd be far better off posting a new thread than resurrecting a 5 year old thread from 2010.

how do you post a thread I am new to this site

Go to the very top of the page, in a box at the very top you will see:
CornSnakes.com Forums > The CornSnake Forums > Health Issues/Feeding Problems
Click on health Issues/Feeding problems, on that page there will be a little blue box labeled new thread click it and follow the directions from there.

thank you firefur

Been concerned about Salazar (!) not eating as well, and that makes about 2 months. He is about 8 years old and a very healthy male, plus he just recently fully shed. I believe he must want a girlfriend. I have read on this forum that I should keep offering him food, which I've done once a week to every other week. My thoughts were that if I waited a bit and he was really hungry, he'd "go for it." Unfortunately, he only sniffs and leaves. I'm relieved that others are seeing the same behavior and it's "normal." TY!

I'd just offer every two or three weeks. Do you have a back-up snake to give the mouse to if he refuses?

No back up snakes at this time, but I'm seriously considering getting an adult female from someone this weekend. Is it a bad idea to introduce a new snake in Salazar's cage, or should they be able to smell/see each other for a while? How long? As for the "rejected" hopper rats, I've had to put them outside/compost all that time because he won't take them.