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Can Stress effect feeding?
- Thread starter ERJ
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Snakebite001
New member
stress...
well if your snake is stressed let it have time to its self to calm it down....i think the snake would have to be really stressed for it to have problems feeding
hope i helped
Lizzy and Sidney
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well if your snake is stressed let it have time to its self to calm it down....i think the snake would have to be really stressed for it to have problems feeding
hope i helped
Lizzy and Sidney
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Katie
Crazy for Corns Member
Is your snake in a high traffic area in your house? Corns are nocturnal and if they're constantly being bothered by people walking by, shaking the floor or their enclosure they could become stressed. If this is the case you could try moving it to a different (less used) part of the house. Maybe a spare bedroom or something? Also, if that's not possible, try draping something over the front and sides of the tank for awhile. You could tape newspaper or a towl on the sides for a bit to give it some more privacy. I found that my snake always hid under her paper towl when there were lots of people around but I switched to aspen that she can burrow in and she seems much more content and secure. Perhaps she just would like to be able to hide better? I don't really know if any of this will help but I hope so!
Oh, and if your snake is a male (I can't remember if you said or not) it could be not eating for awhile because it's breeding season. I've heard that some males will do that, particuarly if they can smell a female snake close by.
Oh, and if your snake is a male (I can't remember if you said or not) it could be not eating for awhile because it's breeding season. I've heard that some males will do that, particuarly if they can smell a female snake close by.
Tim Madsen
New member
I would put stress at the bottom of the list of things that can cause feeding problems. Here's a short list of most of the things that might cause a snake to go off feed. Temperature is to low, going into a shed cycle, Parasites mostly internal but sometimes external, respiratory infection or other illness, males during breeding season. Having said all this I don't consider a snake (that seems healthy) having a feeding problem until it hasn't eaten for four weeks. It probably would be a good idea to have a fecal exam done. IMHO
I know its not anything to really worry about because it would take far more than a month for a snake to even phyically change because it hadn't eat anything but apart for the internal parisites or the breeding season i cant't think of anything (i already am sure about other possible ones). About the male breeding season: all i know about the age is that hes last yrs hatchling, hes around 26" (2"either way) but would this mean hes not effected by it as hes not mature? I know this is a bit shallow but i'm wasting food and he hasn't shown any intrest since last feeding on the 6th. Should i just wait a bit until he might be attually hungry? or just carry on trying?
thanks, oh and also how could i get a fecal exam done? (would i have to see a herp vet or could you tell me what to look for?)
shallow but i'm wasting food and he hasn't shown any intrest since last feeding on the 6th. Should i just wait a bit until he might be attually hungry? or just carry on trying?thanks, oh and also how could i get a fecal exam done? (would i have to see a herp vet or could you tell me what to look for?)
Dean
New member
I wouldn't worry about a fast for 10 days, my corn higgy didn't eat for over a fortnight due to the fact she was ready to start her shed cycle the last time I tried to feed her and she turned it down, she shed on monday and I tried to feed her again, and she declined, but she fed tonight with no problems.
It mght be that you are trying to feed yor snake too much or too quickly.
Regards.
Dean.
It mght be that you are trying to feed yor snake too much or too quickly.
Regards.
Dean.
Tim Madsen
New member
When ever I have a snake refuse to eat I don't try to feed it again for atleast a week. As snakes grow their shed cycles are less frequent but the duration is longer. A snake that is near adult size will sometimes go off feed two weeks before signs of shedding appear. As for the fecal exam, unless you have a powerful microscope a vet. will have to do that. Hear in the states we just collect a fresh sample of feces and take it to the vet. It sound most likely that your animal is going into shed. Give it another week and if it isn't showing signs of shedding try feeding again.