My Snake stopped eating!

[MrMarblz]

I recently moved home from college, about 4 weeks ago. When I first moved back I tried to feed my snake but she didn't eat. I think that was pretty natural, she was a little bit stressed from the move back. I waited a week and she wouldn't eat a live mouse but ate a frozen/thawed. But now it's been over 3 weeks and she still refuses to eat! Is this weird? What could be the problem? Please help me!

Also she's been rattling her tail a lot ever since I moved (and I mean right after I moved). Pretty much every time I open the cage or as I motion to pick her up. She's never struck at me or anything, once I pick her up she's fine. At college I didn't have a job so I had a good amount of time to hold her. But during the summer I've been working about 50 hours a week so I haven't had as much time. And she's a little over a year old now.

Please help! Any advise??

 

[Nomed]

Did you give her time to settle I sugguest about a week or two until she calms down

 

[@__@]

wew, i think she's stress, have you try to cover her cage with something?? maybe black sheet?? just to make her comfort for a while,,,

and where do you put her now? in your room or in the living room?
b'coz mine feels stress when there's too much people staring at her...

and hope this link will help you
http://www.cornsnakes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42403&highlight=feeding+sticky


Please CMiIW
thanks before

sorry if my english is bad

--Bram--

 

[Velvet]

I agree, it does sound as if your baby is a bit stressed. Handling her at all will just stress her out more (no matter how used to you she is), she may be acclimatising to her new environment.

I would just leave her completely along for at least a week, then try feeding her again. Pop the prey in and leave it over night, just "ignore" her til the next day. Speaking from personal experience, you checking on her every two mins to see if she's eaten will not help!

I don't think there's any cause for panic just yet!

 

[@__@]

from what i've read MrMarblz already gave the snake "spare-time" about a week, and after that MrMarblz tried to gave her food, until now (3 weeks) she haven't eat something..

i still suggest try to cover her cage with black-sheet about a week,,and you can try to give her food, and live it in the cage till the next day..
or you can move her cage to more-quiet environment, so she would feels save and comfort

please CMIiW
thanks before

sorry if my english is bad

--Bram--

 

[MrMarblz]

Thanks for all the replies. I have tried to leave her alone for awhile, so I'm not sure if that's working or not. But I haven't tried covering the cage so that I will try. Thanks for all the suggestions!

 

[crmsnprncss]

I recently had the same problems with my snake. He didn't eat for a little over a month.
He finally ate when I brained the mouse (frozen/thawed). The smell entices them. Try that--along with covering up the cage so your baby has complete darkness.

Hope he eats!!

 

[MrMarblz]

Ya I think you all can imagine/relate to how nervous I am about the situation.

 

[@__@]

so is your snake already eat?
hope she gonna eat as soon as possible

--Bram--

 

[Jessicat]

Is your home town warmer than where you went to college? Perhaps your snake thinks that "spring" has come and has his mind on mating.

 

[Nomed]

Is your home town warmer than where you went to college? Perhaps your snake thinks that "spring" has come and has his mind on mating.

Wow, I would never have thought of that.
Really good question

 

[MrMarblz]

I don't think that would be the case. In college I lived in a house where there was little air conditioning and now I live in a basement that stays around 70 degrees. But thanks for the idea, I hadn't thought of that!

 

[MrMarblz]

She ate! I've covered the cage for a few days then thawed a frozen mouse and left it in there overnight. In the morning it was gone! Thanks everyone for the advise. But hopefully next time I wont have to feed her in her cage because I'd rather not associate it with eating.

 

[Nomed]

YAY :cheers: