Hi everyone,
I'm sure this question is asked a lot, but I'm having some trouble getting my new snake to feed.
I joined this forum in 2013, and I've been lurking around since then. I finally had the opportunity to get my first snake. He's a funky ivory, and was hatched in November. I brought him home on January 13th. Here's a picture of him.
I have him set up in a viv, with his warm spot being around 91-94 using a UTH and thermostat, and the temperature on the cool side substrate around 77-78. Ambient temp is around 78-80 and humidity is never below 50, usually 55-60.
He fed on a f/t hopper mouse 9 days after I brought him home. It took a little bit of movement and he didn't strike, but he finally ate him. It's since been 2 weeks and he refuses food. I know snakes can go a while without eating, but he's still small so should I be getting worried? The breeder, and the place I got him from said he had been feeding consistently every week with no problems.
I have a lot of moss and fake plants in his tank, with a branch, and a fairly large water bowl on the cool side. I only have one hide on the warm side, but he burrows in the moss on the cool side. He cruises around a lot at night, and doesn't seem to use his hide much at all. Is this a concern?
Should I get another hide for him? I'm not sure how to get him to eat again and since I'm a newbie I'm starting to worry about him.
Any help would be appreciated.
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