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She won't eat :|

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corsara

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We had her for about 2 months now, never refused a meal.

She is always being fed in a separate container. Two days ago it was time to eat, so she was left with the little fuzzy--very same one as her two previous feedings. She sniffed it a bit, then didn't show any interest for an hour or so. Today, two days later, I tried the same---very same kind of fuzzy (old one was thrown away obviously). Initially she looked like she's interested---she was sniffing it from everywhere, then went for the head and I was thinking "yes, she's gonna eat it now", but after a minute or so---turned around and she's just crawling around it, on top of it, just like it doesn't exist. This went on for about an hour and a half.

I just moved her and the fuzzy into a copperware container, kinda small but it can fit in her cage. I made a few small holes on the top for air, and I left it in the viv. From the looks of it when I peek, she's curled around the fuzzy (there isn't much space, it's a smaller container), and she's just doing nothing.

For how long should I leave her like that with the fuzzy before I give up? Also, what if she doesn't eat it, what should I try next? She's a 25 gram snake, about 17 inch long. The little fuzzy is really tiny, like 3-4 grams, but already has fur. These were my last little fuzzies like that, I was thinking to start her on a bigger one after these are done, but now I don't know what to do.
 
Is she going blue?

In my experience, if a snake that has in the past been a good feeder refuses to feed in a reasonable amount of time (30-60 minutes) you are better off not trying to persuade the snake to do so. I have had a few regurge after the snake initially refused, and I tried to tempt it by re-heating, leaving a long time, etc.

After a refusal, I just wait until the next scheduled feeding in 5-7 days. If the snake is obviously blue at that point, I don't feed until the snake sheds.
 
No, she's not going blue, she shed about 15 days ago :( Then after that she had two good feedings before she started refusing.

I just peeked in the tupperware---she's curled up to the very side, fuzzy sitting in the other end :( At this time it seems like I should just let her out and try again in 4-5 days. At that time it will be almost 2 weeks after her last meal :(
 
Two weeks is nothing. Next time, use a SMALL container. So she can barely turn around. Then, make the fuzzy REALLY hot- as hot as your tap water will go. Cut 4-5 slits down its back with a scissors. Then put her in, cover the cup up with a towel or something, and don't peek for an hour.
 
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