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My snake wont eat HELP2007-11-24 2:01:48

i got a baby corn snake saturday afternoon and the girl at pets mart told me to feed her a pinky 3 days later (monday) but i tried and she wouldnt eat so then today (wednesday) i tried again and she still wont eat. this porbably wouldnt be a big deal if she was older but she is pretty young.. suggestions pleaseeee

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Snakes can go a really long time without eating-- months, I believe.

Snakes like to think their prey is alive, so they won't eat the pinky unless it's warm (put it in warm water until it thaws) and moving. So just putting the pinky in the cage won't help, you kind of have to dangle it.

If this doesn't work, I'd go back to the pet store and ask for advice. You might need to force feed the snake (sometimes they refuse to eat after a transition like this), but that probably won't be necessary for a while.

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It sometimes takes a little while for them to get used to their new home.make sure it is not disturbed all day long and that the cage is warm enough and that the snakes has a place to hide..after 2-3 days of this without disturbing it..try again and it should be hungry and comfortable and ready to eat.corns are usually very good eaters.

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Don't stess out to much about it. I had my baby corn for almost a month before he ate. IT is recomended to try to wait and feed them until three days later. Ok nice for general statments. Callt eh store and see when the last tiem they fed their snakes, make sure your corn is not getting ready to shed. Wait a while, if you are trying to feed you snake live try feeding it frozen and vice versa. Snakes may eat what ever but my corn perfers frozen so I feed him only frozen. Just make sure that if he doesn't eat in a moth that you call a repitle speacilist and don't just rely on a web site like this.

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first it is ok make his cage warmer are you feeding him live or frozen pinky`s if your feeding him frozen you may need to get them warmer if its not warm to tuch it is to cold if your are feeding live it could be that pet smart fed him frozen after you warm the cage try feeding him agine if you need any thing just im me

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With the baby corns I have had it became apparent to me the easiest way to feed them is to place them in a relatively small container, 3/4 the length of the baby, with holes in the lid for air. Place the pinky, a live one first, in the container than place the baby in the container and close the container. Leave the container perfectly still or set it down. Those babys that would not eat immediately I would leave in the container for a few hours, even overnight. Your baby will get hungry eventually and eat.

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Snakes from PetSmart are often diseased. Not to scare you or anything but I work for a vet and we often see sick snakes from PetSmart. Some of their stores have been known to not take care of the animals in their care.