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Just a few questions

He looks to be in healthy weight to me. He's slender, but not thin at all. Proportional I'd say. Very nice litte snake there.Don't worry, by your third or fourth snake, you won't worry so much :)
 
It is 2 am and i just wanted to announce that i just put Stewie back in his viv....

HE FINALLY ATE!!!!!!!

oh god i am so happy.. i fed him a really small fuzzy almost the size of a large pink...he doesnt have a lump but at least he ate something.......
I couldnt take pics after eating because my camera died... i probably snapped a pic of him before the food...i had to seperate him again.. put him alone in complete darkness with the food and one of his hides then put the whole feeding container in his viv and close the whole thing with cardboard that goes around all 3 sides of the viv.. its actually the actuall carboard that the viv came in.. i never threw it away and i have been using it for the past month or two to make his viv darker for him to eat... and its been successful.

Thank you so much all of you
Specially Roy and Meg.. you two have been so much help and i thank you for the support... you guys rock and we need more people like you (im sure theres alot but they are shy)
 
Aww you guys are so sweet
thank you, really
and im sure Stewie thanks all of you too

Diamondill... he really is a beautiful snake and i cant wait to own more of them.. I love cornsnakes and im sure all of you do too.

Im just happy he ate and im hoping he would continue..
now on to the upgrade....

I wanted to add some plants in his viv... is there any specific type for it or should i just get a branch?
 
Any non toxic wood will do. In Calif. I used sycamore and maple. Here in SC I use oak types. It's usually best if you cut a living branch from the tree and live wood usually has no insects living in it such as termites or ants. Never had a problem using live branches.
 
Wait four or five days (or longer if someone more experienced than me says to- with my 22 gram snake I'll give him a week) and then get the pink/fuzzy really hot, like 100F, and after it is thawed, take a small scissors, like a nail scissors, and cut three or four slits down the middle of his back. I just started doing that, and my snakes are all going CRAZY for it!!

Nanci
 
He'll be ok- don't lose heart. Tomorrow the days start getting longer again, and hopefully everyone will be back to normal. There have been a _lot_ of feeding successes in the last several days!

Nanci
 
Nanci said:
Wait four or five days (or longer if someone more experienced than me says to- with my 22 gram snake I'll give him a week) and then get the pink/fuzzy really hot, like 100F, and after it is thawed, take a small scissors, like a nail scissors, and cut three or four slits down the middle of his back. I just started doing that, and my snakes are all going CRAZY for it!!

Nanci
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Youre right Nanci
but i alreayd did that last time he stopped eating
and then he ate for one feeding (Normal as usual) and now 2 nights ago, which was his next scheduled feeding... he didnt eat.. and i left the fuzzy overnight in there........... and a few more hours in the morning......
 
ever since 12-21 which is the last time i reported of him not eating again

he did NOT EAT at all ever since...................................

i am going NUTS!!
the first time i posted about this problem was 11-25 and at that time it has been 2 months for him not eating and not shedding..

that means...............over 3 months!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
:sobstory: :crying: :sobstory:
nothing yet.....
i am going to monitor his weight

he is right now 93.6g or 3.3 ounches
hes i think *last time i measured* 35 inches
and about 1 1/2 years old

does that sound right
 
Cursed_Witch said:
the first time i posted about this problem was 11-25 and at that time it has been 2 months for him not eating and not shedding..that means.....over 3 months!!
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You might have to force feed. It isn't too difficult if you choose the right size food. I have a non-feeder hatchling who I have been force-feeding for four months.

Buy a pinkie that is smaller than you would normally feed him and then try this method:

Place a large towel in front of you as a work surface. While holding the snake directly behind the jaw so you have control of his head, gently pry his mouth open with the tip of a toothpick. Once you have his mouth open, lay the toothpick across his jaw (like a dog holding a bone) to prevent him closing his mouth. Pick up the warm pinkie. Slide the toothpick out the side of his mouth while placing the pinkie in from the front, nose pointing toward the throat. Gently push the pinkie into his throat, nose first so the throat opens easily. If the pinkie is small enough, you can usually get the head of the pinkie all the way into his throat. Push the remainder of the pinkie into his throat. I use a rounded stainless steel rod to do this, but use whatever you have that is smaller than his neck and has no sharp edges or points to hurt him. You'll know you've pushed it in far enough if you can close his mouth. He may try to regurge at this point, so it's important to hold him a little while to make sure the pinkie is going down and not back up. With my little guy, I gently stroke his throat until I see the lump completely clear the throat. If he tries to regurge at this point, I push the pinkie back in and gently hold his mouth closed. It's very scary the first time, but you'll know he has some food in his system. He may return to feeding on his own after being forced once or twice.

Good luck.
 
His age and size make him about right for the yearly male going off food syndrome. My male went off food for about 3 months the first time although he waited until January to do it. Your snakes weight is a little low for that size, but not dangerously. I think my male lost about 50 grams total during his fast. I offered a smaller than normal food item every couple of weeks and all of a sudden, he nailed it.
 
I know this is :-offtopic , but my Deckert's rat is doing the same thing now, He's cruising his tub constantly but only feeding about every 3 weeks
 
jaxom1957 said:
You might have to force feed. It isn't too difficult if you choose the right size food. I have a non-feeder hatchling who I have been force-feeding for four months.

Buy a pinkie that is smaller than you would normally feed him and then try this method:

Place a large towel in front of you as a work surface. While holding the snake directly behind the jaw so you have control of his head, gently pry his mouth open with the tip of a toothpick. Once you have his mouth open, lay the toothpick across his jaw (like a dog holding a bone) to prevent him closing his mouth. Pick up the warm pinkie. Slide the toothpick out the side of his mouth while placing the pinkie in from the front, nose pointing toward the throat. Gently push the pinkie into his throat, nose first so the throat opens easily. If the pinkie is small enough, you can usually get the head of the pinkie all the way into his throat. Push the remainder of the pinkie into his throat. I use a rounded stainless steel rod to do this, but use whatever you have that is smaller than his neck and has no sharp edges or points to hurt him. You'll know you've pushed it in far enough if you can close his mouth. He may try to regurge at this point, so it's important to hold him a little while to make sure the pinkie is going down and not back up. With my little guy, I gently stroke his throat until I see the lump completely clear the throat. If he tries to regurge at this point, I push the pinkie back in and gently hold his mouth closed. It's very scary the first time, but you'll know he has some food in his system. He may return to feeding on his own after being forced once or twice.

Good luck.
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Thank you for that explantion although i must admit it does sound a bit harsh and im not sure i can follow exactly what you said......but i will try that because everything else hasnt worked yet.....
I will let you know what happens..im going to the petstore tonight
 
MegF. said:
His age and size make him about right for the yearly male going off food syndrome. My male went off food for about 3 months the first time although he waited until January to do it. Your snakes weight is a little low for that size, but not dangerously. I think my male lost about 50 grams total during his fast. I offered a smaller than normal food item every couple of weeks and all of a sudden, he nailed it.
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Hi Meg
Nice to see you again
So you think its a syndrome, wow, alot of us here are having this problem.
Well i guess the good thing is that if i wasnt sure Stewie was male....now i know hahah

What worries me is that he hasnt shed nor ate in a long time...but he is very active at nights and parts of the day (at least the days i stay home i see that) shouldnt he get hungry after all that exercise? He seems not even interested with food... he even gets bothered when i try to feed him
 
diamondlil said:
I know this is :-offtopic , but my Deckert's rat is doing the same thing now, He's cruising his tub constantly but only feeding about every 3 weeks
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Diamond... I am with you in this..
Theres alot of us going through this..
I just hope it all works out for your Rat and for mine and everybodys
 
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