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HELP! Dead Pinkie, still ok to feed?

Tinkerbeller87

Tinkerbeller87

Happily a cornsnake lover
Hello, I just got a new baby snow corn from a local breeder that said it had eaten three times a live pinkie. Last time it ate was Friday. Well, I bought it on Wednesday so i left it alone until today. I bought a live pinkie, even though I was looking forward to frozen/thawed, to try to feed it @ around 9am this morning. My snake striked at it once but then left it. Now it is dead but I know the snake didn't constrict it. Should i still allow her to eat it? Please help!
 
I would not let it sit out dead for too many hours, but you can refridgerate it, rewarm it, and try to feed at night when they are most likely to want to feed for you. I would also recommend feeding in a small deli cup and leaving it in there with the dead pink for a few hours or even overnight to encourage future f/t feedings.
 
Even if your baby has been accustomed to eating live, she still _should_ take FT with no problems. To give the switch the best chance of working the first try, give her five days between feedings so she is nice and hungry. Generally, with a new snake, new keepers are advised to let the snake relax without handling or feeding attempts for a week. The ensures that the snake is very ready to feed when offered! Feed at dusk or after dark, especially if you see the baby out roaming around. Feed in a small, separate container. Think margerine-sized dish, with air holes. Heat the pink up nice and hot!! About 102F. Cut a couple slits in the back of the pink with a small scissors. Put the baby in the container with the food, in a dimly lit place, and observe. Most likely, the baby will start to eat right away. If not, I'd drop a dish towel over the container and walk away. Wait an hour, no peeking! If the baby still hasn't eaten, I'd reheat the pink and put the whole feeding container in the viv over night.

Pinks don't keep very well once dead or thawed. I'd refrigerate it and try again this evening. If she doesn't eat it, wait 4-5 days and try again with a new FT.
 
Not the microwave!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! For a pink, it only takes seconds to thaw. Fill a bowl with very hot tap water, drop in the pink, about a minute later, feel it. If it feels hot all the way through, I turn the hot water on again, let it get very hot, run the pink under it for a couple seconds, remove, and slit. I don't bother to dry pinks. Feed immediately. Well, I put the pink in the feeding container then go get the snake, so it does have a minute to cool. It the pink turns gray, you've cooked it. Still ok to feed, but try to heat for a shorter period of time, next time.
 
Awesome! So very helpful! I'm so glad I found this forum!!! I feel a lot better now that I know what to do... i've been a little nervous! Thank you all so much!
 
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