corn wont eat

[viper99]

he/she ate but for some reason it constricted the pinky and he never used constrict before why would he start 2 constrict when he never did it before?

[gonesnakee]

Because its totally natural & its instincts are showing . Constricting the prey is a good thing, it should be encouraged, its good for the snake to use those muscles that way. Bet you are glad you didn't rush off to the vet & waste a bunch of time & $ for no reason. Mark

[viper99]

i know snakes usually constrict the food but it dident the first couple time is it normal for it just to all of a sudden start constricting their food? ya im glad that i dident go 2 the vet 2 get it force feed or somthing like that and have to pay $100+

[gonesnakee]

Usually once they get a little older their feeding response increases somewhat as they "clue in" a little more about life. Mark

[viper99]

ya thats what happend with my other corn it took him a while to ge used 2 what time he got feed at but know hes eating once a week

[viper99]

its going into its first shed and hes 3 months old

[gonesnakee]

After it sheds might want to bump it up to a couple pinkies at a time or bigger ones more often. At 3 months should be taking 2-3 pinkies a week, depending on the size of them. Mark

[viper99]

ive tried to feed him more then i pinkie a week and he wont eat more then 1 a week.I have another corn that is about 5 months should i be fedding him 2-3 pinkies a week?

[gonesnakee]

Likely or even small fuzzies depending on the snakes size. A general rule is 1 or 2 prey items the same girth or upto 1.5 times the girth of the thickest part of the snake every 5-7 days. My 2007 babies I still have here eat 2-3 pinkies a week depending on the size of the pinkies. I could likely feed them 1 small fuzzy weekly, but I prefer to go with smaller prey items as it is easier for them to eat & digest. Mark