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HELP chocolate corn won't eat

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mymechew

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Ok I followed alot of advise from all of you I have a cornsnake that since she escaped her cage one month ago she won't eat she is spoked by everything, I have open the head for brain smell (very gross) but she still won't touch, tank is between 80 to 85 degrees. Anyone have advice please give.
She has no swelling still poops and sheads.
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mymechew
 
You might want to leave her alone for a week or so, and then feed her in the viv. If you have substrate, I would remove it first and just put in paper towels. My aztec was very jumpy when I got her and wouldn't eat in a seperate container, and regurged when I used a paper bag. I put her on paper, fed her f/t mice in the viv, and covered the outside to keep it dark afterwards for a couple of days. She has now calmed down to the point where I can feed her in her feeder box now, and I have put the substrate in the viv again. You might have to treat your snake as if it's a new addition and start just as you would any new snake that's stressed.
 
I have had similiar problems and tried everything that you mentioned. After all was said and done, I gave up for about three weeks before trying to feed.

Kept the cage temp regulated and in a area of the room that had little or no foot traffic then tried feeding.

My snake got back on track with its feeding habits after this.

As long as the snake is not losing weight I don't think you should worry!!
 
:shrugs: I know this sounds gross, but I was advised that if I'd tried everything else I had to buy a dead chick, split open its guts, rub the mouse in the gut, and then give it to the snake. I nearly reached when I was told this, but I have to say I have tried it and it flippin works. I tried every single other option first, and nothing else worked. Thankfully I only had to do this once, and the snake resumed normal feeding afterwards. The chick thing is because corns love chicks, they are a delicacy aparently, but it is not advised to feed them chicks as an alternative to mice, as they do not contain the goodness a snake needs to live a healthy life.
 
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