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My Snake Isn't Eating ...

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BlackMamba

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Hey everyone,

I got my corn snake last Thursday and I just attempted to feed it tonight and it's not eating the pinky . I got Arctic Mice, followed the directions and thawed it in a cup of warm water for 10 minutes. Then I held it with big tweezers and wiggled it in front of the paper towel tube that he's hiding in and he's not taking it. I don't know if I should try to get him out of the tube or what to do. Any help would REALLY be appreciated! Getting really worried! Right now the pinky has been sitting in front of the tube for over an hour and it's still there.

Also, this is my first time ever feeding a snake. I don't know how long to try wiggling it in front of the tube before I give up. I did it for couples minutes but I don't know and I'm panicking. This was my biggest fear when I got him.
 
Reheat the pinkie, put it in the tube, turn out the lights, leave the room, and go to sleep.

In my experience, wiggling the mice just scares the babies.
I leave all my babies alone with the pinks over night and in the morning the babies are nice and fat.

If you constantly check on him (which it sounds like you are doing) you're just stressing him out.
 
Thanks for the reply! Unfortunately his tank is in my room and I don't plan on going to sleep for a few hours. I also like my lights on, should I cover his tank maybe? Right now the pinky has been half in, half out of the tank for almost 2 hours and nothing. I just look over and see that it's still there. I'll try reheating it and putting it all the way in the tube.
 
i found the best solutions for a non eater was to put them in a paper bag with a pinky that had been thawed and then put into boiling water. After about 30 seconds take the pinky out and put the snake and mouse in a paper bag. Seal it well and leave it until the morning. Good luck.
 
My viv is in my room to and I just leave for an hour and sit on the couch.. lucky for me my little one seems to eat fine. I would cover it if u really want to stay in your room.
 
I just saw him exploring his tank and the pinky is in his warm hide and he still doesn't seem to be eating it. I don't know if I should reheat it for a third time and try to feed him again now, or just give up and try next week. This really sucks though, I was afraid this would happen. I happen to be sick and feel like crap right now too which isn't helping.
 
I would, next time, feed him in a small container (with a lid, with holes, covered up with a towel) or in a paper bag, with the top folded over, IN his viv. If you put the pink in his viv, he'll just go off and forget about it. You also don't need to feed with a tweezers- just put the baby in with the pink and leave him alone. Also,the pink should be HOT- as hot as your tap water will get, and it doesn't hurt to cut a few snips in the pink's back.
 
I have a couple of hatchlings that eat fine, but didn't like being watched the first few meals. Either they wouldn't even look at the snake, just sat there staring at me, or would bite at the pinky, then freeze for a long time.

Like the others, I put them in a small container with holes, dropped in the warm pinky, and left them for a while in a dark room without me in it. They both ate within thirty minutes, which is how long I left them. I knew they weren't "problem eaters" though, just nervous.
 
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