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need help with feeding behavior

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deanna

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My baby corn has quit eating, I've had him about six weeks. He ate the first two he was home and not at all since. I've made no major changes to the viv and his room mate eats fine. Does anyone have any suggestions?
 
I can't quite make out your post. He did eat the first time but not after that, wich is 6 weeks ago?

Did you check your temperatures? Does he have a secure hiding space and a place to go to get some 'extra heat' for digesting. Another option would be stress. Are they the same in size? One might just stress the other snake causing him not to eat.

What do you feed him? Live pinkies or F/T (Frozen then thawed). If you feed frozen try a live one. When you feed frozen try opening the skull and smear the brain out a little bit. Present it to him in a secure space, away from the other snake. Leave him there in absolute peace for a couple of hours and see if he ate.

Not eating for 6 weeks seems like a rather long time to me for a juveline. Good luck with your snake.
 
Perhaps your baby corn is about to shed, they usually don´t want anything to eat then.
Otherwise I think Jicin said the most...but good luck
sara
 
Aye I think Jicin had some good things to look for. I agree with Ormis to see if your snake is going in to shed, they tend to dissappear for a while during that time and not eat.
 
Most likely a shed, I would say. For a baby, 4 weeks is a fairly long time, but I wouldn't worry too much. Wild snakes can go for months without food. I would start to get concerned in another couple of weeks.
 
Thanks so much for all of your responses. To answer your ? Jicin, he's not eaten in nearly 4 weeks. The shed is something I had considered, but wasn't sure if it would matter. None of our other snakes change eating habits during shedding. No really loud music, no temp changes, but Alexander is a bit bigger than him so the stress of that is a possibility. Good idea, thanks.
 
Hi Deanna. I am (for my sins and to the distress of several) an advocate of keeping Corns in groups, but some do prefer the single life. I agree with Jicon that it's possible that your young fella might be stressed by living in close proximity to another Corn. If he is sharing quarters, I suggest giving him his own pad for a couple of weeks, to see if stress might be at the root of the trouble.
 
Well Balthazar, my baby corn that won't eat, has shed and is yet to eat. He's acknowledging the pinkie, but not feeding. I've seperated him into his own home with all the comforts he had before. I figured I would give Jicin's suggestion of braining the pinkie a try. Is there any correct procedure for such a disgusting chore?
 
I just got a knife and cut in to it's head and made sure that some juices were flowing. I had to do this recently with a stubborn eater my sister had gotten.

Then we did live pinkie, and what ended up working in the end for us, was anole scented pinkie.
 
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