Comments | cornsnakes: 122 days of anorexia-- any pro keepers in here?

neumeindil in cornsnakes

122 days of anorexia-- any pro keepers in here?

Mar 17, 2015 02:20

We've had a rescued adult male normal corn of unknown lineage for 18 months, that was supposedly eating f/t hopper mice steadily in his last home. In that time, he's eaten 9 times, mostly adult mice and small rats, which are appropriate for his size if he was eating twice a month. In the last 122 days, he's refused everything we've offered, which ( Read more... )

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dinogrrl March 17 2015, 14:59:30 UTC

Is it possible he's just reacting strongly to the seasons? Is there natural sunlight where his tank is? Even if it's not directly reaching him, it may still be enough to trigger him to rest rather than eat. My Noodle has a definite slow-down during this part of the year. The days are just now getting longer, and right on cue, he's just starting to rummage around. I fed him about five days ago; his last meal before that was about two months prior. Remember, in the wild, snakes would commonly go entire winters and then some without food; it would be very rare for them to be eating as frequently as we tend to feed them in captivity, even in the summer ( ... )

gunblade_girl March 17 2015, 20:14:57 UTC

I'll second the braining. Sometimes that will entice my snake to eat when nothing else does.

Also, your comment gave me some serious nostalgia, I remember you and Noodle from when LJ was more active years ago. :)

dinogrrl March 17 2015, 20:21:05 UTC

lol Noodle's famous. He's 10 and a half now! My babysnake is my oldest animal...

fallyn March 20 2015, 23:27:45 UTC

WOW...i think i remember baby pictures lol

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fallyn April 2 2015, 17:24:34 UTC

Any progress?

neumeindil April 2 2015, 21:35:25 UTC

Semi-progress, yes. We were able to track down someone who was hands on with this animal before we got it and figure out what pet store it came from. I made a call to ask who their reptile supplier is, looked up that company and started reading reviews. Turns out this animal is likely wild caught from southern FL. So, he's on our "wild caught injured" protocol instead of being treated as a CB animal. Hot side: 92*, cool side 80*, back on aspen chips instead of towels, misting once a week. Might end up putting him on a potting soil/peat/sphagnum mix if he refuses again. BUT--

He took a live fuzzy mouse on Friday, and a frozen crawler rat on Tuesday. We'll worm him again after 3-4 more successful feeds. So, cautious optimism in the snake room this week. :) I just want to punch a poacher posing as a reptile "breeder" in the reproductive parts.