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New snake won't eat

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Momofson'ssnake

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I just purchase an albino corn snake for my son's b-day about 2 weeks ago. The snake is very young about 3months(i think). From what I've read it should be eating about every 3-4days. Feeding 1/2 pinkies. I move it to different container when trying to feed. any suggestions?
 
My newest snake is very young as well and only weighs about 14 grams..I feed her one full pinkie every five days..How are the temps in your snake's tank? When you feed your snake how long do you keep the pinkie in with the snake? Is the snake in a secluded area where people won't walk by and scare it? These are all factors that can affect how your snake eats..two of my snake I put in a closet while their eatting so they have darkness and peach while eatting and I've noticed they eat much more readily and quickly then when I used to have them on a table..I hope this helps..
 
Thanx for info. I leave pinkie with snake for about 1/2-1 hour. She did eat once about 3 days after got her. I usually try feeding her during the day when kids are at school so its very quiet, but will try puting her in bathroom where its dark. How often should she feed.
 
try giving her 1 pinkie every 5 days for now..sometimes you may have to leave the pinkie and the snake alone longer then just an hour..I would say maybe about 2 hours max..If they haven't eaten after 2 hours chances are their not gonna eat it..But yes try and have the snake in a dark corner of sorts and in a warm area..Make sure it's quiet and also make sure the pinkie is very very warm..Sometimes to get the snake's interest I would cut the mouse open a bit so the snake gets the scent of the mouse's blood..I'm not sure if your willing to do this but I figured I would hand out suggestions..

Also if you ever get the chance to...try to look into getting a gram scale to weigh your snakes and the amount of food it's getting..It's a great way to check up on the weight gain of your snake and a good way to determine that your snake is getting the right amount of food..If your unsure how much your snake should be getting you can look up "munson plan" in the search box..It's a good guide to how much a snake should get depending on it's weight..but again it is only a guide..not a set schedule...good luck :0)
 
I know I have been gone for awhile and have not been putting posts but, I have three corns. I have one and his name is striker because he likes to strike at what ever he sees. He doesnt like to eat for me so i put the mouse in his tank and put a towel over it for the night and in the morning it is all gone. Hope he gets to eating. g2g
 
Maize411 said:
sometimes you may have to leave the pinkie and the snake alone longer then just an hour..I would say maybe about 2 hours max..If they haven't eaten after 2 hours chances are their not gonna eat it..
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You've given some good advice in this thread, Des, but I have to disagree with this part. A young corn (and even some older corns) may wait longer than two hours to eat their meal. For a young corn, particularly one that isn't feeding well, you'd want to leave the pink in with the snake overnight, and refrain from peeking AT ALL during that time.

I think the temps are definitely a big issue here. Young corns will do better at 82*-87*. 72*-75* is just too cold.
 
Not like Dean needs my back up ( ;) ), but my 2 year old corn wants me to leave him and his meal alone for a good 3-4 hours, sometimes even overnight. Despite that, he's a consistent feeder, so I just toss the mouse around 8 or 9pm (he likes to eat at night) and check in the morning. It's always gone, unless he's in shed. So even older snakes can certainly be shy and slow to feed.
 
Momofson'ssnake said:
Roy, should I leave pinkie in cage or put snake in feeding container all night?
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I'd find a small, secure, ventilated container just big enough for the snake, a small hide, and the pink. That way, the snake is constantly encountering the pink. I'd make sure this container was placed in a warm, very dark, zero traffic location. And like I said before, leave it there overnight and DON'T PEEK. I'd offer the pink just after sunset.
 
I actually was thinking about this after I had posted it..I have left food overnight with my snakes before but they never ate it..So I had figured that after a certain time..a snake will just not be interested in it...guess I was wrong..ah well...One wrong nail in the whole board isn't too bad...
 
I'm with Dean on the temperature. If you get that sorted, chances are the feeding won't be a problem again.
 
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