not eating

[Nicky]

ahhh my corn won't eat does anyone know what to do? my corn won't eat it's been 2 weeks and she won't eat i try frozen thaw she always used to eat but noww she won't whats the matter with her

[Dom]

Hello,

Two weeks is not automatically a problem unless its a neonate..

How old , how long and what is its wieght? Also what is he feeding history like .. as in size, amount, time lapse between feedings..


Let us know a bit more details and we could access the situation for you.

Take care
Dom

[gunnerslakeshor]

Nicky
I have a male albino king that does the same thing. The solution i came up with was to put your corn in a rubber maid container along with your food offering pinkys or fuzzys or ??? close the lid and leave it alone for about 1/2 hr check in on it after that time .
Tip---> Heat the food up in hot water and place in the container before putting the snake in .
Odd's are this will get it to feed if nothing else is wrong phsically.
Hope this helps
Phil

[rattekonigin]

My small corn did the same thing for a while, it really helps to poke a little hole in the head of the pinky with a knife, when it's thawed, and squeeze a little bit of brains out. I know it sounds gross, but the smell seems to stimulate them to take the meal.

[sophia]

We feed all our snakes by the same process... either put em' in a ziploc bag in a warm bowl of water or we set them in a basket with a paper towel on the top/rear of our fridge {the heat from the coils warms the mouse slowly} - for a couple hours - then we blow dry em!

Our milks were beginning to be fussy as well - so we have been feeding them in the rubbermaid containers... matter of fact, just like mentioned above... works like a charm.

Jon

dipping the pinky head in unsalted chicken broth can also help

[SilverTongue]

I know no one is stupid on this forum, but please make sure the rubbermade container has air holes in it first

Try puting the mouse in the container and the snake and leave them in the dark for a few hours.