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feeding help! my new corn wont eat

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dbinder1987

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Ok, well i got my male corn last friday (6 days ago) and tried to feed him a f/t pinky and he wouldnt touch it, didnt seem interested at all. so i waited a few days, and tried again last night, still nothing. I put the frozen pinki in a cup of warm water for about 10 min, and dangled it in front of him with feeding tongs. i also tryed just putting it in his feeding tank and leaving him for like 30 min but he didnt touch it. any help would be greatly appreciated.

Oh also, the first pinki he didnt eat i put back in the freezer, havent use it yet because i dont know if it is ok to re freese a pinki? the second one i gave to my beardie.
 
Do not feed the refrozen mice to your snake. It could cause harm to him do to the bacteria that grows in the mouse do to it being warmed up. I warm my mice up by running hot water over it for about three to five minutes. Dont worry if he has'nt eaten yet he may be stressed do to the new surroundings
 
I'm assuming you have baby corn, as you say you're feeding pinkies. So.....

First off, throw away the pinky that you put back in the freezer, it's not a good idea to re-freeze mice of any size once they have been defrosted, which is the same as with human meat.

Secondly, it's suggested to let any new addition have about a week to settle in before attempting a feed, without handling or too much disturbance, except for changing water.

Seeing as you've already attempted feeding without success, my suggestion would be, to wait 4 days before trying again and try feeding around dusk, as this would be when they hunt for food in the wild. Defrost the pink in warm water, as you did before, put the snake in a feeding container, the smaller the better, with a secure lid (make sure there's ventilation so he can breathe), then dunk the pink in very hot water, just for a second or two, before popping it into the feeding container with the snake, shut the lid and leave the snake alone for at least 30 minutes. I wouldn't bother trying to tease feed at this point, as it can sometimes scare them off.

Check back on him after the 30 minutes and if he's eaten, then gently transfer him back to his viv and leave him to digest in peace for 2 to 3 days.

If he hasn't eaten the pink, put the feeding container into his viv (not on the warm end, about half way between warm and cool) without opening it and leave him overnight, he may be shy about eating until after dark. Hopefully when you check in the morning the pink will be gone and your corn will have a nice plump tummy :)

Hope that helps,
Good luck and keep us posted.
 
I'd go so far as to cover the feeding container with a dish towel or something, so the snake isn't distracted by worrying about you. And I would NOT PEEK, not even one little bit, for an hour.
 
Nanci said:
I'd go so far as to cover the feeding container with a dish towel or something, so the snake isn't distracted by worrying about you. And I would NOT PEEK, not even one little bit, for an hour.
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Covering the feeding container is a great idea, don't know why I didn't add that :shrugs: and waiting an hour is even better, Thanks Nanci :)
 
ok thanks for all the responses guys, ill try this in a couple days and let you know if it works out! that is if my computer is still working by then, its been shutting off on me and saying i dont have an operating system
 
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