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just adopted, not eating.

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dbinder1987

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Ok, i work at petco, and thursday night someone brought in 3 adult corns as surenders because he said he couldnt afford to feed them anymore. i adopted 2, a m/f pair, and another co-worker took the other one. So he tells me that they are eating 2 small mice a week, and that they had eaten last friday, and one of them hadent eaten the last week. he did say they only eat whey they want to eat. now its friday, so i went to work and got 2 small rats. i put the big one (4'3") in the tank and dropped one of the rats in. well the rat walked around for a few min, the snake didnt seem interested. i tried this with both snakes, and neither seemed interested. Im not sure if its because the rats are too big, or if there just not hungry? And the only reason i got them live rats was because the guy said he had been feeding them live. he was also feeding them in there cage, which i know is a no no, but do you think that could be the problem as well?

thanks, any questions and il get back to you asap
-Dave
 
There is a big difference size wise between a small rat and a small mouse. I would try a F/T or stunned mouse before you try live rats.
 
f/t

I am planning on switching them to f/t, but they guy said that he had been feeding them live, so i wanted to make sure they ate something before i tried to feed them f/t. the bigger one probably has a 1.5 - 2 inch diameter, the smaller is probly like 1.5 in diameter. I know the food should be roughly 1/4 bigger in girth than the snake, and the rats seem like the right size, but im not 100%. i might get a pack of frozen mice tomorow and try that instead. could it be that there not used to there new cage yet? its only a 20L right now, its the size that all 3 came in, and they were on dirt from outside. i have them on aspen now, with a \n empty cereal box as a hide till i can find something bigg enough for them. Im gana get a 40 breeder soon because 20L def seems too small for these guys.
 
The 20L should be ok, you're just short one ;). Even though they have lived together for some time, the benefits of separating them are many, especially if their health history is unknown to you.

Many points have been brought up concerning the topic of cohabitation, and in my opinion the possible negatives are more than I'm willing to risk.

Give them a few days to settle into their own enclusures, and once they have found their own personal space, they might be comfortable eating for you.
 
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I got them both to eat f/t adult mice today! yay! ok, for the cohabitation thing, what are some of the risks? the guy that surendered them at petco brought there set up, which sadly, was my 2 adult creamsicle corns, and one adult snow, all in a 20L with dirt from outside as the substrate. he told me they are 4-5 years old, and im prety sure they have lived together for the 4 years he had them. what are some of the risk to housing them together? i could see if i had one, and added a second one after some time, but they have lived together for a long time.

thanks in advance
-Dave
 
Well you said that they were a M/F pair right? Are you ready for a bunch of baby snakes?

Snakes are solitary creatures, so they don't need to be with other snakes except to breed. Other animals may benefit from social activity, but snakes can become stressed out having to share territory with others.

If you feed them and then one regurgitates its meal, how will you know which one to take regurge precautions with?

There are also aggression and cannibalism issues.... cannibalism would probably lead to death in the remaining snake if they were of similar size.

I haven't ever cohabbed so i cant speak from any personal experience, but after hearing such things i thought it would be best not to take such chances.
 
I would do a search for "cohabbing" on the forums- There are many pages where the topic has been debated, even since I became a member...

Congrats on getting them to eat by the way!
 
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