I put a mouse in his tank the next day. snakes dont attack food they hunt when they are hungry if your corn snake is not eating there could be many reasons for it is the snake stressed its too cold wrong size food are just a few reasons. 8. He's always been healthy, always ate his food and shed his skin fine. What you want to do is provide a temperature gradient in the cage so your snake can choose the area he's comfortable in. By chatting and providing personal info, you understand and agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Hasn't eaten in 3 wks. When he came to us, he had always been fed live mice which we continued to do and all was well. At this point it is VERY IMPORTANT to switch off the heat mat, otherwise the snake could overheat and possibly die, if they were left inside the pot for too long. The snake is simply not hungry due to possibly having been fed too recently. you might want to get him to a vet fast, reptiles get sluggish when the temps are too low, so yuo might want to check that, Does he often move around like he is dizzy? JustAnswer.com...has seen a spike since October in legal questions from readers about layoffs, unemployment and severance. This type of food can also be purchased frozen. Biology degree. Thank you so much!!!! I just saw a snake in my yard, in Lakeway,XXXXX, 78738. I tried feeding it a couple days after and it isn't eating. Hold the corn snake by their neck close to the head, with the rest of their body wrapped around your fingers, then gently tap the snakes' nose repeatedly with a pinkie in a left to right motion, this will torment the snake and their response is usually to snap at the food. I will recommend your site to all my pet loving friends. 7. JustAnswer.com...has seen a spike since October in legal questions from readers about layoffs, unemployment and severance. By chatting and providing personal info, you understand and agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Snakes are also capable of sensing vibrations on the ground and they use this ability in the wild to sense where their prey is. 0 comments. Too cool or inconsistent temperatures are one possibility. My female corn, in the tank below him, is perfectly fine. The snake may be to cold and will know instinctively not to eat. As it gets bigger just increase the size of the mouse for the snake. All I do know is when I have a clutch of eggs hatch, I am likely to get 1 or 2 'non feeders'. The site may not work properly if you don't, If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit, Press J to jump to the feed. Small Animals and Fish, DVM, Emergency Veterinarian; BS (Physiology) Michigan State Univ, 15 years of experience in emergency, surgery and medicine. Do, my red tailed boa just regurgitated a guine pig i fed her about 5 days ago, it was a large guinepig but it took it down without any problems. You should always provide your snake with a warm area at all times, they will need both warm and cool areas within their vivarium in order to be able to regulate their body temperatures. Wrap the chick & pinkies up tightly in another clean piece of kitchen towel & leave on a warm heat mat for an hour. why does my snakes tounge not come out all the way? Couldn't have asked for more. What Substrate do you use? I always try to coax these baby snakes to feed, one way or the other, and I'll only give up on a snake if it is obvious that the snake is incapable of digesting a meal, this is where the food will just lie in the snake's stomach and literally rot. Normally he would get up about a half a second later, but this time he didn't even move for about thirty seconds, then he slowly turned over. The food may have lost it's odour due to being defrosted in hot water. over the last 3 days it has been out in the open all the time and not very active. The snake may have a digestion problem and be unable to eat, regardless of being hungry. It's good to know you're there!! It is always a good idea to not handle your snake for a day before they eat, and also a day or two after as well. 3. No, corn snakes do not eat any insects.