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need feeding help!!!!

neiman07

neiman07

Tra la la Ashley!
ok, where to start.:shrugs:
we just got 2 baby corn snakes one a week ago and the other on monday, it is time for both of them to eat but i cant seem to get them to eat. I have tried everything i was told or could think of, I tried to warm it to above room temp, putt them in a little area in the dark to eat, we tried cutting the pinkie open so it would have more scent, ,also leaving it in its feeding place over night.
Im just worried that they are going to not eat and die, sounds dumb but im worried about it! could it be because they are new and stressed? :confused:


any new info would be great on anything you want to tell me.. please im here to learn!
thank you :bowdown::bowdown:
 
OK
so i just went o pick up pepper my newer one and i dont know if it is gettin ready t o shed but it looks totally different then yesterday. its skin is all wrinkly and you can see it breath in and out! we are trying to feed it again so i hope it eats.

Also if i thaw a pinkie out can i then refreeze it so it wont go to waste if it doesnt eat it?
 
If the snake is greeting ready to shed, do not feed it.
Sometimes they will regurge if fed while in shed.
I don't think it's good to re freeze thawed food (people or for animals).
I check all my snakes before I start thawing food, to see if anyone is in shed, that way I have an accurate # on how many should eat.
 
does it sound like it is about to shed he looks like he is all prunie is the only why i can explain it!
how do you think i should get my other to eat his week was up on sunday to be feed again but it wont eat i dont know if im doing something wrong or what?

also on a side note im from washington to lol
 
Cool, what part of WA?

It does sound kinda like the newer one may be in shed.
Wait 5 days & try it again (not with any that look like they might be in shed process).
When they're in the shed process, they turn opaque (cloudy/milky), then they turn clear for a few days, then they shed. Once you see them turning cloudy, don't feed them until you see the shed in the cage.
 
around WALLA WALLA =]

ok its sorta hard to tell if it is opaque cause its albino but i have to say that its not as bright as yesterday maybe a little duller.

ok so i wont try to feed the other for 5 more days? did i read that right sounds good.
and pepper not tell it finishes shedding!

GOTCHA thanks
 
Yes, you read that right. If you try to feed them too frequently, it can stress them out & make it harder to feed them, so it's recommended that you don't try any more than every 5 days.
It can be hard to tell when the albinos are in shed. After some time, you will probably get good at recognizing the signs. You will get to know how they look normally, & notice when they look "off", & likely in shed. :)

I grew up in Spokane, & I now live on the west side :)

Welcome!~
 
I'm currently living near the Walla Walla area too! :)

As for your snakie that appears wrinkly, I've had that happen when the baby tries to shed and it's skin is too dry to come off. Does its skin appear very dry and trying to sluff off? You might need to make him/her a cheap "moist hide" or let him/her go for a lukewarm swim and do a very careful assist on removing the shed. If you need more directions, let us know :) .
 
Are they in the same tank or separate? Also what are the temps in the tank/s and what kind of thermometer are you using?

They may still be a bit stressed and I have a couple corns that won't eat when they are about to shed so that may be it too.
 
I wouldn't try feeding a snake for the first week in a new home.
They will be stressed, and even if they do eat they could regurge.

I would wait 5 days then try to feed again.

Remember, snakes can go quite a while without food.
 
The fact that the skin is wrinkled indicates to me that the snake is dehydrated or has stuck shed on it. They don't go wrinkly as a standard part of shedding and I think you need to do something for this one rather than wait and see what happens. It's more urgent than leaving it alone and not stressing it.

My guesses:
- The temperatures in the tank are too high and the humidity is too low
- They're living together and the wrinkly one is too nervous to go and find the drinking water bowl

For the wrinkly one, try putting it into a small plastic tub (with airholes in it) with some damp kitchen paper in the bottom, for a couple of hours, with the tub at the cool side of the normal tank. That gives the snake some time in a humid enivronment. It will lubricate any stuck skin and give the snake a chance to drink from condensation drops.
 
Yes they are housed together, we have moist moss stuff in a hide over the heating pad and it also like to slither to in to the water alot.
should i try misting water into the tank to make it more humid sense today is not a very humid day!
 
around what temp should the tank be, we have a heating pad and a uvb i think it is strip light on top (but that doesnt give heat of course) and then the black light one! there is a warm and cool side its been hanging out al over it is always out and climbing things compared to the other one who still hides all the time!
 
Dehydration is deadly.
I would follow Bitsy's advice.

By cohabbing, you are going to encounter many problems like this. Not eating is another symptom caused by cohabbing.
 
k i put i in the dish about an hour ago now, and i spritzed the cage with so warm water.

i saw it last night drinking water it seems to always be by the water and at least 1 a day go though the water!
so i hope its just shedding and it needed to be more humid for it.
ill keep updating you on how pepper is doing..
 
My guess is that your temps are too high. If the water bowl empties every day it is probably evaporating rather than the snakes drinking it all. High temps can definitely cause shed problems which is what the wrinkled skin indicates. Follow Bitsy's advice and get a good read on your temps. An uth plus a black light and a strip light is probably generating too much heat. Being very active and moving around the tank a lot could be a sign of discomfort rather than a sign of health and happiness.
 
neiman07 said:
Yes they are housed together, we have moist moss stuff in a hide over the heating pad and it also like to slither to in to the water alot.
should i try misting water into the tank to make it more humid sense today is not a very humid day!
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You need to separate them. Snakes are solitary animals and become stressed when forced to live together.

neiman07 said:
around what temp should the tank be, we have a heating pad and a uvb i think it is strip light on top (but that doesnt give heat of course) and then the black light one! there is a warm and cool side its been hanging out al over it is always out and climbing things compared to the other one who still hides all the time!
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Heat pads get over 100 degrees. You need a thermostat and a digital thermometer with a probe so you know what the temps are. Your hot side should be 86 F.
 
O well the strip light with the UV bulbs doesnt feel very warm like you can touch it fine with your hand, we turned off the heating pad today cause it warm enough in the house lately to keep it off.

We dont have an extra tank for the other one! we were told and ever where we read said that 2 in a tank would be fine.

our water dish doesnt empty daily i change the water every day cause i know i dont like to drink water that has set out so i dont think they would either.
 
neiman07 said:
O well the strip light with the UV bulbs doesnt feel very warm like you can touch it fine with your hand, we turned off the heating pad today cause it warm enough in the house lately to keep it off.

We dont have an extra tank for the other one! we were told and ever where we read said that 2 in a tank would be fine.

our water dish doesnt empty daily i change the water every day cause i know i dont like to drink water that has set out so i dont think they would either.
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90°, which will feel cool to you, not warm (your body is 98.6°) will kill your snakes.
If your heatnpad feels warm, it is deadly hot. Snakes get burned and die from heat pads that you can touch.

Of course you CAN keep two corn snakes together.
You are doing it the hard way, and the dangerous way though.

You will probably have trouble feeding them. They could get aggressive on each other. They could eat each other. If they are both males, they will fight. If one is male and one is female, the male will harrass the female and possibly get her pregnant, which could kill her if she is too young.

If one gets sick, you won't know which one. If one regurges, you won't know which one. They will fight over territory. They will live stressful, possibly shorter lives.

A home for a corn snake costs $1 at Target, Walmart, or the Dollar Store. You can't afford $1 to give your snakes a less stressful and safer life?

Lower your temps immediately. Snake burns are nasty and sad.
If you are having problems getting your snakes to eat, the recommendation from everyone here is going to be to separate them into two tanks to lower their stress level.
That is is first thing I always recommend to get snakes to eat.
 
Also, my experience with a possibly burned snake, who died, started out with the snake looking wrinkly. If the snake isn't dehydrated, it could be a burn.
 
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