Graveyardghoul
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yea so i figured... well im going to look around tomorrow for some live food.. if that doesnt work within 2 days i will have to resort to that :/
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Baby Corn Snake not eating after 3 weeks
- Thread starter Graveyardghoul
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AliCat37
Michelle's Candied Corns!
If it's a hatchling that you're trying to force feed, a really, really easy way to do it is to force feed adult mouse tails. I had a stubborn eater and I force fed him cut up pinkies, which was a nasty mess, and when I used an ASF tail he was interested, I force fed him that, then he next week I started to force feed him a regular mouse tail and he started swallowing! After that he began eating on his own with some lizard/ASF scenting the first go around.
Graveyardghoul
New member
hhmm well that saved me a mess since i was going to force feed the pinkie... i will try the tail then if i have to force feed it then... 
KingCrimson<3
Crackberry Junkie
1st, ASFs are illegal in California, so it is very unlikely that you will find them.
Other than that, when a snake starts eating and is fine for a time and then begins refusing husbandry is almost always to blame. You said that the snake ate for your cousin, but then you got him and he has not eaten since. From this you know that the snake knows how to eat, so you have to ask yourself what is different and fix it before you go force feeding and such. What are your husbandry practices? What kind/how big is the viv? What are the temperatures? Hot side, cool side, measured with what? How is the humidity? Does the snake have a lot of places to hide or is it out in the open?
Let's figure that stuff out and get the snake eating on it's own again. Force feeding is really stressful for the animal and should only be done as a last resort for animals that are either ill or have never taken a meal on their own.
Other than that, when a snake starts eating and is fine for a time and then begins refusing husbandry is almost always to blame. You said that the snake ate for your cousin, but then you got him and he has not eaten since. From this you know that the snake knows how to eat, so you have to ask yourself what is different and fix it before you go force feeding and such. What are your husbandry practices? What kind/how big is the viv? What are the temperatures? Hot side, cool side, measured with what? How is the humidity? Does the snake have a lot of places to hide or is it out in the open?
Let's figure that stuff out and get the snake eating on it's own again. Force feeding is really stressful for the animal and should only be done as a last resort for animals that are either ill or have never taken a meal on their own.
Graveyardghoul
New member
everything i have is the same as my cousin had it... i asked her everything and set it to the same way she had it... the only difference was that they were kept in smaller containers since they were babies and they didnt want a separate tank for everyone of them and especially when she was going to give them away.. but i still have that container as their feeding container.. they ate in that before so they are use to eating in there :/ other than that i have learned everything from my cousin.. so nothing really different from her
reddragon087
New member
has it ever had regurge with your cousin? sometimes when they regurge it is extremely hard to get them to eat again.
Graveyardghoul
New member
nope... it ate fine with her.. first time it ate was not a problem..
KingCrimson<3
Crackberry Junkie
Just because everything is the same doesn't make it right necessarily. I do want to help, and I might be able to if you answer some of my questions. I would try feeding a VERY HOT f/t pinky in the viv. Just put it down right out side the snake's hide and close everything up and turn off the light. Moving it to feed it might be stressing it out.
Graveyardghoul
New member
Well I really don't understand what you are asking... It's my first snake so I don't understand most of the lingo here haha
And yea I have done that plenty if times and even kept it there for 2 days and nothing happened :/
And yea I have done that plenty if times and even kept it there for 2 days and nothing happened :/
Graveyardghoul
New member
okay just an update for everyone... i have tryed everything you all have said.. no live pickies up here and i have been everywhere... and is going on 5 weeks of not eating now... time to force feed now?? any suggestions on how to do so and what to feed it to make it easier??