was eating like a champ...

[emseeKAY]

so my new corn was eating like a champ before when i had first gotten her, 1 pinky per week, every 4-5 days, but all of a sudden she just refuses food, she is not skinny to the point that i am fearful of her life, but she is losing weight, i have tried scenting, dangling the food around, marinating in chicken broth, i even cut the pinky in half lengthwise in order to expose the organs and entice her as well as marinating the pinky, she will look at it, taste it, and will slither away like shes not hungry, but its been 3 weeks?! shes only 4-6 months old, in a 10 gallon terrarium with many hides, cold side is about 72-75 hot side is around 78-80, shes still alert and active when i pull her out to inspect her, she did have a bad shed the other week but i bathed her and slowly and gently rubbed the shed off... am i doing something wrong here? please help... :confused:

[infernalis]

This behavior is typical in the winter.. My corn snake went off feed once when he was little too.

[emseeKAY]

okay thanks! im just really worried i called my breeder and he said hell come take a look lol better to be safe than sorry :P

[emseeKAY]

figured id post an update, while looking at her we (both the breeder, the vet, and i) found 2 subtle abscesses on her lower region, which looked quite worrying, we checked her mouth and it seemed to be fine, other than her stubborn attitude lol, shes being checked out by my herp vet and has been given some antibiotics as a precaution, we shall see what the xrays reveal on monday i guess, fingers crossed here everyone!!!

P.S. sorry for the double post!

[marvelfreak]

Best of luck hope everything turns out ok.

[Squisher]

Good Luck.. your actions are commendable!

[emseeKAY]

thanks guys shes pretty much my baby lol id be pretty sad if something happened to her :(

[emseeKAY]

just another update, because of her odd behavior and stubbornness myself and my breeder decided that it may be a good idea if i gave her back to him to look after, at least for the time being. i feel horrible for not being able to fix the problem but i also feel that its probably best for the snake if shes with someone MUCH more experienced in the matters than me as she is only my first snake. so after much deliberation i have given her back to the breeder (much to my own dismay) in order for what is best for the animal, i have already gotten a deal on a kingsnake which should be in soon, so hopefully this one eats... well at least i can say i tried...

[infernalis]

It is very commendable of you to do what you have done.

Kudos to the breeder also.

[Hillsberry]

Awwww Sean I am sorry. :( Kings eat like its there last meal. Lol. You should have no problem. I have had no problems with Damian. Right now he is eating Fuzzies. I hope you get a really nice Kingsnake! :)

[emseeKAY]

thanks guys for the support, and yeah lol i hope so lol :P ive gotten myself a Greer's Kingsnake which have amazing colours, im really excited about it lol, i just hope shes not a problem feeder lol

[Hillsberry]

Most Kings aren't. I hope all goes well. And post pictures of her when you get her! Please :)

[Hillsberry]

Oh and they are pretty kings!

[emseeKAY]

i definitely will, and yeah it was between a greeri and a gray banded lol

[Hillsberry]

They are really pretty. Are you getting a baby?

[emseeKAY]

well im hoping for something less than a year old but im not too picky if its a nice snake with great eating habits, temperment, and looks overall healthy lol