Baby Refusing Food, Help!

[chairman]

You don't need to unbury the snake to feed it. You can just set the mouse in the cage after dark, possibly just before everyone goes to bed for the night, and then check to see if the mouse is gone in the morning.

Another option is to wait until you see the snake cruising before you feed it. My corn snakes poke their heads out of their hides when hungry.

Yet another possibility is that you need a better hide on the surface. A nice, tight hide where the snake can feel the hide on all sides of its body. This can be done by adding a couple magnolia leaves or bark flats. Even a piece of cardboard laid straight on the dirt will work. The snake will dig out a little hollow underneath it but will be more or less on the surface in its "burrow."