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cole

cole

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ok so we we were goin to go on a little trip for memorial weekend, now ive been wanting to move Ares up to smal rats becuas ehes getting a little to big for adult mice alone so before we left i gave him a fuzzy rat, he wouldnt eat it he but it and dragged it around but didnt eat it, i know he can because the fuzzy rat was smaller than someof the adult mice ive fed him before, so we had to go on our trip so we were gone for three days so i figured he would be realy hungry when i got back well today we got him a mouse and he still would not eat, and he doesnt seem to be about to shed. any help?
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A few things:

1. Are you sure he is he and not a she?
2. How old is this corn?
3. How long have you had this snake?
4. How often are you feeding it?
5. Do you have any other corns?
6. If so, do any of them "live" together?
7. How are you housing this snake...bin, viv, glass tank, uth or lights, bedding?

Just trying to figure it out from here...
PJ
 
1. no but, would that matter for its eating?
2. about 2 years old
3. about a year and a half
4. once a week
5. nope
6. nope
7. at glass viv with a lamp and aspen bedding
 
Small rats are huge- if your corn is that big it needs to slim down. Also at 2 he/she only needs to eat every 10-14 days so no worries they can go months with no food at that size and be perfectly fine. Males and even some females go off feed for the spring because their in breeding mode if you know what I mean so relax and try in another 5-7 days:)
 
I was under the impression that most corn snake owners fed adult mice, to adult corn snakes. Even a fairly young rat is a pretty good size, at least compared to a mouse.

As for not eating, just wait a few more days and try again. As said before, if a snake goes a couple weeks without eating, it won't really effect them much.
 
It sounds like you are feeding him very well already. My biggest adult cornsnakes, who weigh in at 550 grams, are eating one adult mouse every two weeks and gaining weight. They are three year olds. The more rapidly growing younger snakes get an adult mouse every week to ten days- these would be comparable to your snake. I weigh the snakes at every feeding so I have an excellent grasp of their growth rate.

If one of my adult snakes skips a feeding, I don't try him again till his next scheduled feeding. This means they are plenty hungry by the next time. Your snake can go a long, long time if he is voluntarily not feeding- maybe because he's a male and it's spring. My oldest male has eaten twice since the middle of December, although he gets offered a rat pink or fuzzy (he likes rats) every two weeks.

But maybe the prey was too big for your snake to eat and luckily he knew it. If he _does_ manage to get down a prey item that is too large, and then can't digest it, he will regurge it. One regurgitation isn't life threatening, usually, but it is of serious concern, and to be avoided at all costs.

It wouldn't hurt to test your snake on a ten day schedule of one adult mouse and see if he eats more eagerly.
 
cole said:
1. no but, would that matter for its eating?
2. about 2 years old
3. about a year and a half
4. once a week
5. nope
6. nope
7. at glass viv with a lamp and aspen bedding
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You have been given some good advise on feeding your corn rats vs mice. I only have a few adults that will actually eat a pup from time to time. But they are big corns. I do offer my corns rat pinkies from time to time without any issues. Your snake just might not be hungry. It could be a bit too warm and it doesnt want to eat but wants to get out. It could be a male coming into season and is looking for a mate by nature. Or he could be a she and ovaluating and possibly going to lay a clutch of slugs. :shrugs: Just a few ideas.

I would not worry too much right now. Keep an eye on him/her, offer smaller meals once every 7 to 10 days and see what happens.
 
man, thanks iv enever heard of them not eatinf due to seasonal things. whoo weight of my shoulders ill take all the advise to heart thanks!:dancer:
 
I have a few males that we dont breed some years and they will stop eating because they know it is breeding season. In fact, almost all my males that are breeding dont want to eat everytime they are offered food either. It could be just my snake room but that is what I have come learn from our corns.
 
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