pagan1966

i have had a corn snake for about three months and it feed well
without problems about two weeks ago i got another from shop i let it
setle in to its new viv and tried to feed it and it did not want to
know so i left it a day and tried again after about 30 mins it took
the mouse a week later she is still not taking food i was told by the
shop where i got her that they feed them the same way i do and that
some like small rats instead of large mice and told me to try a small
rat instead can anyone help on this

thanks

steven schindler

I am assuming these are adult corns since you are talking small rats and
large mice. What are the sexes of the corns? I have experienced many of my
adult male corns not feeding consistently in the spring because it seems
they only have one thing on their minds, and it ain't dinner. Are the
snakes being housed together? Sometimes cohabitation will cause snakes to
become stressed and they may not eat for a while. For the most part I
wouldn't be too worried just yet. You said it did eat once so its probably
not a health issue. I would just give it time. If they are together make
sure you separate them for feeding. Don't handle it too much until it gets
into a steady feeding pattern. Also, are you feeding live, pre killed or
frozen thawed. Make sure the temps are right. You have one feeding corn so
you obviously know what to do with them, it's probably just an adjustment
period and I wouldn't worry too much. Keep us posted and feel free to email
me with any other questions.

Steve

pagan1966

thanks

the one thats not feeding is a female i do split them for feeding but
they do cohabitate but was thinking of getting another hide at weekend
also not shure about the sex of the other one yet i have also got 3
bearded dragons a breeding pair and baby that i have had for yrs and i
only just started with corn snakes the first corn i got was a rescue
from someone who did not look after it too well and only took a week
to settle in but i was told my female could take a couple of weeks to
settle in so hoping its only this that is the problem as i would not
want anything to happen to her

and thanks for your help

jules

ok my corn has just fed tonight for the first time in a couple of months, he
can be a bitch to feed....but is fine, he lives with 2 much older Bairds rat
snakes and has done for a couple of years, big differance in size but all
get on fine..

some times all of my snakes miss a feed, and as the other said, as soon as
the spring weather warms up, they go off food and just want sex.

If the snake is alert etc, as normal, then dont worry, just try feeding, or
leaving the food in overnight, but if doing that seperate the snakes

sirdar20

Hey! I was shopping for stuff for my corns new tank yesterday, and I couldn't help but notice some flavour additives in the snake section. If I were you, I'd give it a try. It's just a case of a couple of drops on the mouse to make it even "Tastier". Lol.

Sid